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….
Ty Higgins - May 11
On this week’s Our Ohio Weekly: A new study titled Eating 2020: How COVID-19 Will Change Consumer Engagement With Food, surveyed more than 1,800 participants and looked at purchasing trends before, during and after the COVID-19 stay-at-home restrictions. 00:00 –…
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…
Kelli Milligan Stammen - May 5
During the most robust economy in history, about 1.6 million Ohioans relied on Ohio food banks to feed their families. Then COVID-19 hit. The state in essence shut down in mid-March. The folks who already relied on food banks to…
Ohio Farm Bureau Staff - May 1
When the COVID-19 pandemic started impacting everyday life in Ohio and across the country, no one was prepared. Everyone was told to shelter in place to help slow the spread of the virus so medical personnel wouldn’t be overwhelmed. Schools…
Megan and Tyrone Brannon - April 30
Megan and Tyrone Brannon from Tuscarawas County are the editors of the May 2020 Growing our Generation enewsletter, featuring insights and ideas directly from Ohio’s young farmers and food and agricultural professionals. Hello! We are Megan and Tyrone Brannon of Stone Creek…
Ohio Farm Bureau Staff - April 27
Six weeks after nonessential businesses throughout Ohio were ordered to close due to the COVID-19 pandemic, sending the state’s economy to a screeching halt, Gov. Mike DeWine has announced the blueprint to begin allowing some businesses to resume operations. After…
Ohio Farm Bureau Staff - April 27
Scott Rodhe has never seen anything like this in his lifetime. No one has. The owner of Rodhe’s IGA Marketplace in Millersburg recently talked with Our Ohio Weekly radio program about the impact the COVID-19 pandemic is having on his…
