Tag: beginning farmer
Ohio beginning farmer finds a future in specialty grains
Marysville's Tim Schact is juggling a full-time job, a growing family, renovations on an old farmhouse and the production and marketing of seven specialty grain crops.
Ohio Dept. of Ag introduces beginning farmer tax credit
The Beginning Farmer Tax Credit is now available to those who've recently entered the field and those who help beginning farmers.
Beginning farmers and burnout: Knowing when to say when
Half of all new businesses will fail by their fifth year, and that includes farms. How do beginning farmers decide when to take a step back from the industry they love.
Ohio grown: Columbus man grows local jute for international grocery store
Jute isn’t really grown in Ohio. But on Aug. 7, in Gambier, Ohio, Chernor Bundu stood in the middle of a field of jute, almost shoulder-height. He's growing it for his international grocery store, in Columbus.
Conservation program to help new farmers
A new land access program in northwest Ohio intends to connect new and beginning farmers with land and conservation.
