“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…
Food & Farm Profiles
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…
Success for Sugar Valley Farms
For Joe McLead and Bill Walters, the Little Brown Jug is the result of more than six years of planning to bring their Standardbred stallion station, Sugar Valley Farm, to fruition.
Meet a Board Trustee: Robert Imbody
Welcome to Marion County Farm Bureau’s member spotlight blog! Every month, Marion County will feature a spotlight blog on a board member so you can get to know him or her a little better. Our monthly spotlight blog features Marion…
Neff inducted into Crawford County Agricultural Hall of Fame
James Neff was inducted into the inaugural Crawford County Agricultural Hall of Fame, a recognition for outstanding contributions by an individual to agriculture.
Uncorking Ohio wine
Ohio wineries were as rare as soy lattes in 1975, when 13 wine producers decided to form an association to promote their product. The initial kitty was $750. Had you told them that by 2018 some of Ohio’s 285 wineries…
Dairy at the crossroads
Grim Dairy sounds like a metaphor for the multiyear downturn in milk prices and the struggles of many farms in Ohio and other states. But Eric Grim, who grazes and milks 70 Jersey and Guernsey cows (and one Ayrshire), in…
Families launch Buckeye Valley Beef Cooperative
Families come together to establish co-op in Brown County, Ohio.
Southern Ohio farm grows bright blueberries next to green turf
When Angela Allan first heard that Pickaway County Farm Bureau members Daniel and Jamie Huggett intended to grow blueberries on their sod farm in South Bloomfield, their longtime family friend couldn’t help but wonder if the venture would be fruitful….
New Hampshire (Ohio) spice company has a zest for service
Scott Gray’s zest for doing the right thing flavors his work and his personal life. As the owner of Wildman’s Spice Company, the Auglaize County Farm Bureau member strives to find the freshest products for his line of spices, extracts…