Ty Higgins - June 5
According to the Farm, Food and Agribusiness COVID-19 Impact Survey created by Ohio Farm Bureau, 65% of those involved in Ohio’s food supply system have been negatively or very negatively impacted by the global pandemic. The survey also shows that…
Kelli Milligan Stammen - June 4
On the 10-year anniversary date of first opening, Gervasi Vineyard instead had to close its doors after Gov. Mike DeWine ordered all restaurants and bars closed because of the COVID-19 outbreak. The news was devastating to general manager Scott Swaldo…
Ohio Farm Bureau Staff - May 28
UPDATE: On June 16, Gov. Mike DeWine issued an Ohio Department of Health order regarding county fairs. The order aligned with the guidelines issued late last month (below), with the clarification that animal exhibitions on county fairgrounds are permitted. Today, after…
Ty Higgins - May 26
On this edition of Our Ohio Weekly: Over the past two months, as farmers and those along Ohio’s food supply system have continued their essential work, Ohio Farm Bureau has been hard at work as well, advocating and educating to…
Ty Higgins - May 21
To provide immediate financial assistance to farmers impacted by COVID-19, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act provided the Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue with an immediate $9.5 billion and the Commodity Credit Corporation with a $14 billion replenishment. Combining existing CCC…
Kelli Milligan Stammen - May 19
While the Ohio State Fair has been canceled, several county fairs are still hosting Junior Fair events. The Ohio protocols surrounding social distancing and gathering in large groups to combat COVID-19 is having a profound effect on fair season. Soon Gov….
Ohio Farm Bureau Staff - May 13
As the COVID-19 crisis continues to greatly impact daily life, there is an even greater need to take care of not only physical but mental health. Agriculture is an essential business, but the extra stress of the pandemic and the…
Kelli Milligan Stammen - May 12
Marking time in agriculture can often be summed up in three specific arcs – planting, harvesting and fair seasons. The continued Ohio protocols surrounding social distancing and gathering in large groups to combat COVID-19 is having a profound effect on…
Ohio Farm Bureau Staff - May 8
As some phases of Ohio’s reopening have begun, there has been very little information divulged by the DeWine administration about a plan to reopen restaurants. Those details were introduced during the governor’s May 7 news conference. Restaurants across the state…
Kelli Milligan Stammen - May 7
It has been six weeks since the Ohio General Assembly convened to pass HB 197, which contained several emergency protocols for the COVID-19 crisis including the March 17, 2020 primary. Both chambers were in session this week, however, again working…
