Just like farmers have markets for their corn, soybeans, wheat and livestock, there’s now a small, but growing, commodity market for building and storing carbon in a farm’s soils. How do farmers get paid for storing carbon?
Ty Higgins - Oct. 18
Our Ohio Weekly
Our Ohio Weekly shares the story of Ohio agriculture and Ohio Farm Bureau. Each week, this radio program and podcast features guests who represent leaders in agriculture, government, academia and the food industry, among others. Host Ty Higgins talks to interesting guests and brings the story of Ohio agriculture to life by featuring Farm Bureau members and staff who are working hard all across Ohio.
Our Ohio Weekly can be heard on 21 radio stations throughout Ohio, including 610 WTVN-AM in Columbus, as well as on many major podcast platforms like iHeart Radio.
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Our Ohio Weekly: The 2021 Washington D.C. Leadership Experience
This week on Our Ohio Weekly, hear more about this opportunity for members to help legislators make the connection between what is happening on Ohio farms and what is being debated in the halls of Congress and within federal agencies.
Ty Higgins - Sept. 27
Our Ohio Weekly: Ohio Farm Bureau Policy Development
Twenty Ohio Farm Bureau leaders are serving on the organization’s 2021 Policy Development Committee. The committee collects and organizes public policy recommendations from county Farm Bureaus and presents the final policy suggestions to be voted on by Ohio Farm Bureau’s…
Ty Higgins - Sept. 20Our Ohio Weekly: Ohio’s Timber Industry
According to Ohio State’s College of Food, Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, nearly 31% of Ohio or over 8 million acres of the state is under forest cover. Almost 6 million of those acres are held by some 336,000 nonindustrial private…
Ty Higgins - Sept. 13Our Ohio Weekly: The Expansion of H2Ohio
H2Ohio is a water quality initiative that addresses water issues in Ohio, including Lake Erie algal blooms caused by phosphorus runoff from farm fertilizer, wastewater, and home sewage treatment systems due to aging infrastructure, and lead contamination from old water pipes and fixtures. On this Our Ohio Weekly, find out what H2Ohio means for the state’s agriculture sector.
Ty Higgins - Sept. 7Our Ohio Weekly: Rural Broadband Expansion
How soon will Ohioans see a difference in their broadband offerings and what does that process look like? On this week’s Our Ohio Weekly, we connect with experts to talk about rural broadband.
Ty Higgins - Aug. 23Our Ohio Weekly: A Farm Science Review preview
The Ohio State University’s Farm Science Review, which was held online last year because of the pandemic, will return this year to be live and in person for the 59th annual event. Farm Science Review attracts over 100,000 visitors from…
Ty Higgins - Aug. 9Our Ohio Weekly: Controlled Environment Agriculture
If you were to visit 80 Acres Farms you might be looking for tractors, silos or acres and acres of soil, but those things typical to agriculture are nowhere in sight at the Hamilton, Ohio facility. Instead, the farm is…
Ty Higgins - Aug. 2Our Ohio Weekly: The Business of News in a Digital World
Industry experts from print and broadcast talk about the changing landscape of news in a digital world.
Ty Higgins - July 26Our Ohio Weekly: Starting ag careers after high school
Offering high school students a different path to a successful career, foregoing college.