Ohio Department of Agriculture Director Brian Baldridge visited Young's Jersey Dairy in Yellow Springs to kick off National Agriculture Week.
Some farmers in Ohio are shifting their practices and being part of the climate change solution. They do that through regenerative agriculture that seeks to restore and build on farming’s pre-industrial practices. Some small farmers are leading that change.
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Utility scale solar power is coming to Ohio. The innovative way it could be a boon for sheep farmersOhio has approved over two-dozen utility-scale solar farms across the state this year. That's led solar companies and livestock farmers to work together on what's called solar grazing, a form of agrivoltaics.
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According to a report published by the Environmental Working Group, over 600 Ohio schools near farms may face pesticide spray risks. Some congressional members aim to block state and local safeguards.
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The bill would expand the national Farm to School program and make it more accessible to schools and nonprofits.
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The Ohio Agricultural Mental Health Alliance aims to plug gaps in rural mental health resources. A recently launched survey is the first step to understanding how rural residents cope with stress.
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The state attorney general reached a $1 million settlement with Dollar General after the attorney’s office received several complaints for allegedly advertising goods for one price but charging a higher price at the register.