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GrowNextGen Introduces Ohio Students to Modern Agriculture
Students in Ohio schools are much more likely to experience hands-on learning about agriculture than to read about it. For example, every third grader in Akron City Schools hatches chicks, learns that...
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Succession Plans Ensure the Future of Family Farms
The decision of who will take over a farm can often be an afterthought. But on Jeff Duling’s farm, succession planning began 30 years ago, when his grandmother was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease...
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Back Off Asian Longhorned Beetle
The Ohio Department of Agriculture (ODA) and U.S. Department of Agriculture recently proclaimed that parts of East Fork State Park in Clermont County are free of the destructive Asian longhorned...
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Ohio Battled Avian Influenza in 2022
Because of poultry popularity, the highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) poultry disease in 2022 significantly impacted the poultry and chicken industry in Ohio and the country. Photo credit:...
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Ohio CAN Food Program Reaches Under-Resourced Ohioans
Sharifa Tomlinson of ARROWROCK FARM, an urban sanctuary llc near Dayton, teams up with her fellow cooperative members to provide fresh food to the Ohio CAN program. Photo credit: Megan Leigh Barnard...
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H2Ohio Commits to Water Conservation
Governor Mike DeWine launched H2Ohio in 2019. Since then, Ohio has renewed its commitment to clean water in the Western Lake Erie Basin (WLEB). With local Soil and Water Conservation Districts (SWCDs)...
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Ohio Alpaca Farms Provide Fiber for Warmth and Fashion
Photo credit: Michael Hickey RaeRae is one of the older female Suri alpacas living on Blue Bird Hills Farm in Springfield, Ohio. Not only is she friendly and loving, but when her fleece is sheared each...
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Grant Program Improves Ohio Meat Processing
Some doctors find relief from the stress of their jobs on the golf course or fishing pier. David Montgomery’s happy place is the cooler of Lazy Acres Meats, the processing facility in Junction City...
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Top 10 Ohio Agriculture Products
Learn about Ohio’s top 10 agricultural commodities based on annual cash receipts. 1. Soybeans Photo credit: Todd Bennett $3.1 billion Ohio farmers harvested more than 5 million acres of soybeans in...
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Top Ohio Agriculture Facts From the 2024 Census of Agriculture
Download Ohio Census of Ag Infographic PDF Ohio agriculture is a massive and thriving industry. The state’s producers grow and raise more than 200 commodities, contributing billions of dollars to the...
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