We have finally turned the calendar to 2021 and although the challenges from the COVID-19 pandemic all still with us, this new year will be a time to look back at those challenges and make changes that will alleviate the…
Ty Higgins - Jan. 18
H2Ohio
Ty Higgins - Jan. 18 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. 21, 2020Our Ohio Weekly: H2Ohio update and landowner liabilities
In 2019, Governor Mike DeWine introduced his H2Ohio water quality initiative. The plan, which farmers in the Maumee River Watershed were able to sign up for earlier this year, is an investment in targeted solutions to help reduce phosphorus runoff…
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,…
Ty Higgins - Oct. 9, 2020
New partnership, app streamline H2Ohio enrollment process
The Ohio Department of Agriculture and the Ohio AgriBusiness Association are joining forces to streamline the approval process of Voluntary Nutrient Management Plans for farmers participating in the state’s H2Ohio water quality initiative to reduce phosphorus runoff into Lake Erie. …
Ohio Farm Bureau Staff - May 19, 2020
H2Ohio moves forward
After a lot of anxiety about whether the launch of Gov. Mike DeWine’s H2Ohio water quality initiative would need to be delayed a year or cut due to the coronavirus pandemic, farmers in northwest Ohio recently received some good news…
Ohio Farm Bureau Staff - March 31, 2020
Field Day with Jordan Hoewischer: H2Ohio and OACI
In the latest episode of Field Day with Jordan Hoewischer, Ohio Farm Bureau’s Director of Media Relations Ty Higgins interviews Hoewischer about the H2Ohio program and the Ohio Agriculture Conservation Initiative Farmer Certification program. Higgins and Hoewischer discuss how the…
Ty Higgins - March 30, 2020
H2Ohio deadline for accepting applications moved to March 31
The deadline for farmers to submit applications for the H2Ohio program is moving back to the original date of March 31, 2020. Gov. Mike DeWine strongly believes in the H2Ohio water quality initiative and farmers have shown overwhelming interest to…
Ty Higgins - March 16, 2020Our Ohio Weekly – H2Ohio has Ohio farmers’ attention
On this episode of Our Ohio Weekly: Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine and Ohio Department of Agriculture Director Dorothy Pelanda announced earlier this year that $30 million in H2Ohio funding will be available for Ohio farmers in more than a dozen…
Ty Higgins - Feb. 11, 2020
Farmers eager to learn about H2Ohio
More than 1,500 northwest Ohio farmers have attended the four meetings held so far to learn more about Gov. DeWine’s H2Ohio program and the $30 million funding available to farmers and landowners within the Maumee River watershed. At the beginning…