This is the first in a four-part series examining the conservation practices of farmers participating in the Blanchard River Demonstration Farms Network.
Ohio Farm Bureau Staff - March 2
Ohio Farm Bureau Staff - March 2 Ty Higgins - Feb. 18
Enroll now in OACI’s Farmer Certification Program
Farmers participating in the H2Ohio program must be enrolled in the OACI program by March 31, 2021.
Ty Higgins - Jan. 29
Ohio Farm Bureau had integral impact on LEBOR defeat
Ohio Farm Bureau supported the case of Mark Drewes against the Lake Erie Bill of Rights.
Amy Beth Graves - Jan. 29
OFBF worked to modernize ditch petition processes
HB 340 modernizes the process and improves the state’s water quality.
Ty Higgins - Jan. 8
HB7 signed, creates important water quality program
Statewide Watershed Planning and Management Program allows for the development of more localized watershed plans.
Ty Higgins - Dec. 21, 2020
Early H2Ohio success could lead to program expansion
As 2020 came to a close, the directors of all of the state agencies involved in the H2Ohio program gave an update on the initial rollout and implementation.
Ty Higgins - Dec. 14, 2020
Farmers needed for $900,000 farmer-led conservation project
The application period is open for farmers in the Maumee River Watershed who are interested in being a part of the Farmer Advocate for Conservation program. “We know that there are a lot of farmers doing really great things for…
Ohio Farm Bureau Staff - Nov. 30, 2020
Field Day with Jordan Hoewischer: Dr. Laura Johnson
On this episode of Field Day with Jordan Hoewischer, Dr. Laura Johnson, director of the National Center for Water Quality Research at Heidelberg University, discusses the latest on water monitoring and the effect farming practices have on downstream nutrient loading,…
Ty Higgins - Nov. 5, 2020
H2Ohio receives $28 million for 2021
In mid-October, the Ohio Department of Agriculture requested funding to continue the H2Ohio water quality initiative through 2021. The $28 million ask was granted by the State of Ohio Controlling Board. “This shows a real commitment to improve water quality,…
Lynn Snyder - Nov. 3, 2020
OFBF, NRCS extend demo farms project
The Ohio Farm Bureau Federation and the U.S. Department of Agriculture Natural Resources Conservation Service have signed a new, five-year agreement to continue research for the Blanchard River Demonstration Farms Network project.