Amy Beth Graves - Nov. 22, 2017
During tours of the Blanchard River Demonstration Farms, project manager Aaron Heilers likes to bring along a mason jar filled with white pellets of commercial fertilizer. It represents the amount of phosphorus — 1 pound — that scientists estimate is…
Amy Beth Graves - Nov. 16, 2017
Solar energy companies are making a push throughout Ohio, approaching landowners about leasing their property for solar-powered projects. As with other agreements concerning natural gas, oil, wind, pipelines and electric transmission line projects, landowners need to be careful when signing…
Ohio farmers are making positive impacts to water quality in the Western Lake Erie Basin, according to a new report from USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service. The report shows applied conservation practices reduce sediment losses from fields by an estimated…
Amy Beth Graves - Nov. 8, 2017
American Farm Bureau and American Farm Bureau Insurance Services, Inc. are seeking approval from the U.S. Department of Agriculture for a new type of insurance for dairy farmers. Dairy-Revenue Protection (Dairy-RP) is a revenue-based insurance option for dairy farmers and…
Produce farmers who are concerned about complying with the Food Safety Modernization Act’s agricultural water requirements can breathe a temporary sigh of relief. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration recently issued a proposed rule that, if finalized, would extend the…
The question of whether or not a “finished natural gas” or liquified gas pipeline can use the power of eminent domain to legally seize property in the state of Ohio remains unclear. Ohio Farm Bureau had filed a legal brief…
Joe Cornely - Nov. 1, 2017
The state of Ohio has committed to reducing nutrient loading into Lake Erie by 40 percent by 2025. This commitment was made as part of the Western Lake Erie Collaborative agreement signed in 2015, which includes similar pledges from Michigan…
Lynn Snyder - Oct. 31, 2017
Two fire departments in Ohio received life-saving grain rescue tubes and training as part of Nationwide’s fourth annual Nominate Your Fire Department Contest. The Florence Township Fire Department (Williams County) and Blanchard Township-Gilboa Fire Department (Putnam County) are now well…
