China, the trade war and a farmer named Fred
By Leisa Boley Hellwarth, a dairy farmer and an attorney near Celina As American agriculture is well aware, on July 6 President Trump imposed tariffs on $34 billion worth of Chinese goods He insisted...
View ArticleCampbells win Ohio Farm Bureau award
Adam and Jess Campbell of Waynesville are winners of Ohio Farm Bureau Federation’s 2018 Excellence in Agriculture Award. The award recognizes successful young agricultural professionals who are...
View ArticlePublic input wanted on plan to improve Ohio agriculture and food security
In Ohio, nearly 1 in 7 households experiences food insecurity to the extent that it cannot afford balanced meals on a regular basis, a rate higher than the national average, according to the U.S...
View ArticleWhat’s your No. 1?
By Matt Reese First, let me say that this blog is 100% guaranteed to NOT help commodity prices or the overall farm economy. It also should be noted that I am NOT a: preacher, doctor, researcher, PhD,...
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Farmers under fire from legal action
Agriculture is in the crosshairs as class-action lawsuits seek huge monetary awards against agricultural producers, said a panel of experts at a workshop at the American Farm Bureau Federation’s 100th...
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New ODA director changes course of watersheds in distress rulemaking
By Evin Bachelor, Law Fellow, Agricultural and Resource Law Program, Ohio State University Less than a week into the administration of Ohio Governor Mike DeWine, a new approach to watersheds in...
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Fudge selected for House Agriculture Subcommittee chair
House Agriculture Committee Chairman Collin Peterson of Minnesota announced the election of the Chairs of the six House Agriculture Subcommittees following the Committee’s Democratic Caucus...
View ArticleAgTube: The #Plant16 Song
The 2016 planting season has been Deja Vu all over again for many farmers in the Midwest. The Ohio Ag Net’s Ty Higgins wrote this tune to help share their agony with the rest of the country. It this...
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Skinner Century Farm built on leadership and community involvement
Francis Marion (F.M.) Hatton walked across the rich, agricultural fields of Delaware County and stopped to talk with an elderly man about his interest in purchasing the land from the neighboring...
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Research yielding some clear answers to murky water quality questions
Farmers want answers on water quality. The general public wants answers. The residents on and around Ohio’s lakes and streams want answers. But first, what exactly is the problem? Laura Johnson works...
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Who gets water quality?
First, let me say that I get it. I understand that the farmers in the Lake Erie Watershed were listening to the science and doing what everyone told them. It was once common knowledge that phosphorus...
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Former football pro using sports as a platform for agriculture
When a sports fan heads to the stadium to cheer on their favorite team, it is safe to say that one of the last things on their minds is agriculture. But, thanks to some help from an Ohio farm boy...
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We’ll always have Paris…oh wait, never mind
President Donald Trump again sent the left wing aflutter when he fulfilled another campaign promise by announcing a U.S. withdrawal from the Paris Agreement that laid out a framework for countries to...
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We’re converting Agri Country to digital
I take great pride in being a farm broadcaster, an opportunity in no small part thanks to the rich history of agricultural communication in Ohio. A huge figure in this industry was the remarkable Ed...
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Ohio agriculture accused of “poisoning our lake”
There was quite a stir this week in Toledo with news regarding the Lucas County commissioners’ sponsorship of a website identifying “hotspots” in the Western Lake Erie Basin watershed for nutrient...
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Ohio agriculture has stern message for Gov. Kasich and water quality
Gov. John Kasich appears ready to abandon his common sense approach to governance while ignoring the voluntary conservation efforts, scientific research and mandatory compliance efforts Ohio farm...
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Farmers watching Lake Erie algal bloom forecast for 2018
By Matt Reese Even if they have never hooked a walleye or basked in the sun on a Lake Erie beach, many farmers took a keen interest in today’s algal bloom forecast — especially after yesterday’s Kasich...
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Is U.S. agriculture ready for Generation Z?
By Robert Giblin, who consults, writes and speaks about food and agriculture trends, policy and issues for American Farm Bureau In 2001, millennials emerged as the top consumer demographic, but their...
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Trump’s budget includes ag spending cuts
President Trump submitted his FY 2020 budget proposal to Congress drawing the praise ad the ire of many with regard to agricultural spending that cuts $2.2 billion from federal food and farm programs....
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Hey Toledo: The lake don’t care
By Matt Reese There is no doubt the people of Toledo care about Lake Erie — and they should — though it could be argued that some of this caring is misguided and counterproductive. This is certainly...
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