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…
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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…
Meetings offered to learn about H2Ohio funding
Beginning in February, funding for farmers interested in incentives for implementing approved nutrient management practices will be available through the state’s H2Ohio initiative in the 14 counties of the Maumee River Watershed. Those counties are Allen, Auglaize, Defiance, Fulton, Hancock,…
Lynn Snyder - Jan. 15$30 million available for farmers through DeWine’s H2Ohio Plan
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine and Ohio Department of Agriculture Director Dorothy Pelanda announced Jan. 15 that $30 million in H2Ohio funding will be available for Ohio farmers in more than a dozen counties beginning next month. The funds will be…
Blanchard River Demonstration Farms video series
The Blanchard River Demonstration Farms Network project is a five-year initiative, showcasing and demonstrating conservation practices that will help improve agriculture’s impact on downstream water quality. This video series highlights the efforts being made on three northwest Ohio farms to…
July, August 2019 State of the Science reports on water quality
Ohio Farm Bureau’s State of the Science Report is published periodically to provide updates on Ohio and national water quality research and emerging issues. The July edition explores two important ecological questions: ‘Why are agricultural systems considered leaky?’ and ‘What…
Joe Cornely - Aug. 5, 2019
MYTHBUSTERS: Environmental Working Group
A report from the Environmental Working Group has generated some ill-informed newspaper editorials that call for a crackdown on livestock farmers. It also serves to demonstrate the challenge of getting agriculture’s views in front of the public. The report is…
State budget includes initiatives for agriculture
The state’s main operating budget for fiscal years 2020 and 2021 was signed into law by Gov. Mike DeWine after being passed by the Ohio Legislature July 17, two and a half weeks later than its June 30 deadline. “Farm…
Blanchard River Demo Farms Tour
Tour the Blanchard Valley Demo Farm with Farm Bureau on Friday, August 16th, 2019. This tour is free and bus transportation is provided.
Blanchard River Demonstration Farms Summer Bus Tour
Blanchard River Demonstration Farms Summer Bus Tour