Rachael Vonderhaar pauses when asked where the crops grown on her Preble County farm end up. It’s not that she doesn’t know — it’s just that the list is long. The wheat is sold to Consolidated Grain and Barge on…
Amy Beth Graves - March 3
Food & Farm Profiles
Amy Beth Graves - March 3
Flower farm blossoming
A galaxy of small, white Edison bulbs sparkled overhead. Bowls of roses, dahlias and other blossoms made a low, flowery hedge down the center of the long table. As if on cue, the early October moon rose in a cloudless…
Amy Beth Graves - Jan. 8
A collaboration with Ohio cattlemen
A sense of dread overcame Bill Wickerham as he walked around the corner of the barn. Worried about two newborn calves, he’d left work early to check on them. Lined up on the fence posts were several black vultures watching…
Farm work may help autistic individuals bloom
When given the opportunity to plant, water and weed at two small greenhouses and a field of vegetables, some people with autism blossom. “Our goal is to find out what’s in their hearts and souls and makes them go. Once…
Horse camp brings community together
For five years, Rick McCleese searched across the country for the perfect site to fulfill his dream of running his own equestrian campground. Since 2008, McCleese has operated Elkins Creek Horse Camp in Lawrence County, offering access to miles of…
Scheffler inducted into Crawford County Agricultural Hall of Fame
Milton Scheffler was inducted into the Crawford County Agricultural Hall of Fame Sept. 10 during the Crawford County Farm Bureau Annual Meeting.
Lynn Snyder - July 25, 2019
Growing our Generation: The challenges of farm labor
Megan McMaster from Columbiana County is the editor of the July 29, 2019 Growing our Generation enewsletter, featuring insights and ideas directly from Ohio’s young farmers and food and agricultural professionals. My name is Megan McMaster and I live in Columbiana, Ohio…
Specialty growers not as dampened by spring rains
The impact of a rainy spring can be pretty easy to spot when hundreds of thousands of acres that should be lush, green fields are instead dirt brown and riddled with weeds. Corn and soybean farmers across Ohio will tell…
Ellingtons work to bond with consumers
“We are very transparent. We do what we do because it’s important that people understand where their food comes from.” – Casey Ellington Bellamy Ellington has no fear, according to her mother, Casey. The toddler has been known to stroll headfirst…
How consumer demand has an impact on farmers
Consumer demand is a loud drum that can be heard beating from the smallest freezer beef operation in southern Ohio to the offices of Wendy’s corporate headquarters in Dublin. When Wendy’s, the second largest fast food hamburger chain in the…