Often a vision for retiring from a career in agriculture may be a bit different than most. Options can range from staying on the farm and helping during harvest and planting, to just tinkering around the shop, or selling and…
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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. 11Our Ohio Weekly: The future of the food industry
COVID-19 has, without a doubt, fundamentally changed the food system and consumer attitudes but what we can expect in 2021. What shifts are happening in purchasing behaviors? How is the food industry evolving to adjust? What’s ahead in the new…
Ty Higgins - Jan. 4Our Ohio Weekly: Ohio’s water quality research
What does water quality research look like in northwest Ohio and how will initiatives like H2Ohio impact the future severity of algal blooms?
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 - Dec. 14, 2020Our Ohio Weekly: Ohio Farm Bureau’s 102nd Annual Meeting
For the first time in its more than 100 year history, Ohio Farm Bureau’s annual meeting was largely held remotely across the state this past week. The yearly face-to-face gathering of members from all around Ohio was prohibited by orders…
Ty Higgins - Dec. 7, 2020Our Ohio Weekly: Ohio’s Soybean Industry
Creating opportunities and increasing demand for soybeans means farmers that grow the commodity will get more money for every bushel. That is the task for the Ohio Soybean Council, more commonly known as the Soybean Checkoff. Promoting effective policies and…
Ty Higgins - Nov. 16, 2020Our Ohio Weekly: The outlook for careers in agriculture
The agribusiness industry in Ohio includes the entire crop and livestock supply chain, from production through distribution to final sale, as well as industries such as landscaping, parks and golf courses. A new study looked at the career opportunities in…
Ty Higgins - Nov. 9, 2020Our Ohio Weekly: Ohio State’s Dr. Rattan Lal, 2020 World Food Prize Laureate
Over five decades and five continents, Dr. Rattan Lal, a Distinguished University Professor in the College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences (CFAES), has reduced hunger by pioneering agricultural methods across the globe that not only restore degraded soil but…
Ty Higgins - Nov. 2, 2020Our Ohio Weekly – Showcasing Ohio’s pork industry
From chops to loins, ham to bacon, pork is the most consumed meat in the world. Pork production in the U.S. is worth an estimated $23.4 billion per year, with around 26% of the nearly 2.2 million metric tons of…