The Ohio Department of Agriculture has announced the second sign-up period for programs in the Western Lake Erie Basin funded by the passage of Ohio Senate Bill 299. Signed in 2018, Ohio Senate Bill 299 provided $23.5 million for soil…
Western Lake Erie Basin
ODA Ohio Working Lands funds still available
The Ohio Department of Agriculture announced a second sign-up period for programs in the Western Lake Erie Basin funded by the passage of Ohio Senate Bill 299. Two programs have been a success so far this year, the Ohio Working Lands…
Joe Cornely - Oct. 25, 2018
Update: Fate of watershed rules still up in the air
The Ohio Soil and Water Conservation Commission will meet at 10 a.m. Nov. 1, and likely decide whether to designate eight watersheds in northwest Ohio as “distressed.” While Farm Bureau does not believe the public will have an opportunity to…
Field Day with Jordan Hoewischer: Decision science and farming
In the latest edition of Field Day, Ohio Farm Bureau’s Director of Water Quality and Research Jordan Hoewischer talks with Dr. Robyn Wilson, associate professor of risk analysis and decision science at Ohio State University. Wilson’s research includes studying decisions…
Amy Beth Graves - Jan. 26, 2017
Free nutrient management plans still available for Western Lake Erie Basin producers
Four educators are available this winter to help farmers in the Western Lake Erie Basin develop Nutrient Management Plans (NMPs). Ohio State University Extension educators Tony Campbell, Linda Lauber, Jessie Schulze and Brittany Sieler are developing the plans at no cost…
Joe Cornely - June 16, 2016
OFBF comments on plan to reduce phosphorus entering Lake Erie
The state of Ohio recently released a draft plan to reduce the amount of phosphorus entering Lake Erie by 40 percent by 2025. OFBF’s analysis indicates the plan is science based and results oriented but should acknowledge farmers’ proven ability to protect water quality through voluntary measures.
Amy Beth Graves - April 4, 2016
April 29 deadline for new round of Western Lake Erie Basin conservation funding
Farmers should make an appointment with their local NRCS office as soon as possible to begin the conservation planning process to apply for funds.
Nutrient Management Meeting on March 17
Join the Lucas County Farm Bureau and surrounding Soil and Water Districts for the Nutrient Management Meeting on March 17 at Glass City Boardwalk.
Amy Beth Graves - Feb. 18, 2016
Water quality funding available until March 18 for Western Lake Erie Basin farmers
Farmers in the Western Lake Erie Basin can apply now through March 18 for Regional Conservation Partnership Program funds for conservation practices that benefit water quality.