Ohio foodbank program an option for growers
Last year, Terry Gram's 45-acre hillside orchard in Paris, Ohio, gave him his biggest crop ever. A couple of decades ago, much of that surplus would have been tossed out. Now, growers like Gram can turn to groups like the Ohio Association of Food Banks and its Agricultural Clearance Program.
A roundup of FFA news for the week of July 31, 2014:
MILLERSBURG, Ohio — The West Holmes FFA chapter held its annual FFA/FFA alumni hog roast July 13. More than 70 members, parents, and chapter...
Changes are coming to FSA programs
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Change is inevitable. Change is good. Change is a necessity. These phrases may seem like profound words of wisdom, but seriously we all...
A roundup of FFA news for the week of July 31, 2014
The West Holmes FFA chapter held its annual FFA/FFA alumni hog roast July 13. More than 70 members, parents, and chapter alumni participated in this year's events.
A roundup of 4-H news for the week of July 31, 2014:
NEW MIDDLETOWN, Ohio — The Country Kids & Kritters met July 20 at Zion Lutheran Church in New Middletown.
Club members earning trips to the...
Appeals court upholds country of origin labeling
Appeals court says requiring meat to be labeled from where it originated is acceptable.
New Clean Water Act rule causes concern for farmers
The Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers have proposed a new rule related to the Clean Water Act that includes protecting some wetlands and streams.
Remember the Polar Vortex? Ohio’s grape and peach growers sure do
WOOSTER, Ohio — After enduring the coldest winter in 20 years, many grape and tree growers in Ohio and western Pennsylvania predicted their summer...
Holmes County Farm Bureau holds annual meeting
MILLERSBURG, Ohio — A volunteer group is like milking a cow a cow by hand, according to Eric Shaver.
Shaver, a local veterinarian and 2014...
Farmland to be conserved in Pickaway County, Ohio
Some farmland in Pickaway County, Ohio will now become a preserve due to efforts by the Appalachia Ohio Alliance, according to The Columbus Dispatch.
