Tag: Ohio Department of Agriculture
Derickson sworn in as interim director of ODA
Replacing Dave Daniels, Tim Derickson was sworn in today as interim director of the Ohio Department of Agriculture.
ODA weighs world’s largest buckeye at state fair
The Ohio Department of Agriculture weighed the world’s largest piece of buckeye candy at the Ohio State Fair. It topped the previous record by 68 pounds.
ODA approves farmland easements
The Ohio Department of Agriculture approved local sponsors to purchase agricultural easements on 58 family farms representing 8,737 acres in 28 counties.
Suppressed for now: Gypsy moth count down in Ohio for 2016
Gypsy moth catches were down 14.6 percent in Ohio for 2016. A late season rain may have contributed to the population decrease, but populations can fluctuate from year to year.
Ohio pipeline standards get an update to protect ag land
Document provides guidance on best practices to limit impacts on agriculture.
Ohio agriculture department recognizes 114 historic farms in 2015
The new century or bicentennial farms were owned by the same family for at least 100 or 200 consecutive years.
Ohio landowners in 57 counties eligible for ag easement funds
Ten land trusts, three counties, one township and nine soil and water conservation districts will receive funding to help preserve farmland across the state.
Southern Ohio FFA’ers addressing local hunger needs
Zane Trace FFA members are helping address local hunger needs, putting what they are learning in the classroom to work in their school and community.
Swapping seeds? There’s a law for that
When the Joseph T. Simpson Library in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, decided to launch a seed library on Earth Day 2014, the group’s promotion efforts ran headlong into the state’s seed law.
ODA is spreading the word on sensitive crops
Concerns that late-season applications of herbicides like dicamba and 2,4-D could become more common has led to the development of the Ohio Department of Agriculture’s Ohio Sensitive Crop Registry (OSCR).
