Amy Beth Graves - Oct. 28, 2019
African swine fever has been sweeping through various pockets of the world, threatening the pork market. While this disease has been around for many years, it’s only been in the last year that concern has ramped up about this highly…
Nationwide Insurance - Oct. 18, 2019
Is your homeowners insurance policy enough? If you own a small farm or ranch, you could be at risk. The following information is provided by Nationwide, the No. 1 farm and ranch insurer in the U.S. Even if your farm…
Ty Higgins - Oct. 18, 2019
This summer, there were two new pieces of equipment by the pig barns at Stateler Farms in McComb, which is one of the sites of the Blanchard River Demonstration Farms project. A KDS Separator and Quick Wash trailer were both…
Lynn Snyder - Oct. 18, 2019
Every time farmers and grain handlers step into a grain bin to remove clumped or rotting grain, they risk their lives. It only takes seconds to be completely engulfed in flowing grain or suffocated and overcome by oxygen-deficient atmospheres. Added…
Joe Cornely - Oct. 18, 2019
Farmers may soon learn the details of Gov. Mike DeWine’s H2Ohio initiative, a 10-year plan to invest in targeted, long-term solutions to statewide water quality challenges. Initial funding in the new two-year state budget is $172 million. In early September,…
Ty Higgins - Oct. 11, 2019
Immediately following Gov. Mike DeWine signing Senate Bill 57 into law, the Ohio Department of Agriculture began working on rules for growing industrial hemp in the Buckeye State. One of the first steps in setting policies for the new crop…
