Farming

WYSO's Shay Frank sat down with the Ohio Department of Agriculture's Director, Brian Baldridge, to discuss the longterm impacts, resources for farmers in the state and possible legislation to assist the agriculture sector.

Those odd shaped fall gourds can be for more than fall decorations. More than 2,000 pounds of gourds, pumpkins and squash were processed by Miami Valley Meals to feed the surrounding Dayton-area community.

The organization was founded in 2015 by former Congressman and ambassador Tony Hall.

The results of the Ohio farm stress survey are also helping counselors and mental health workers learn how to provide better care.

Ohio's drought condition level is updated every Thursday, and for weeks the drought has been spreading and worsening. Help is available to many farmers impacted by the dry spell.

Ohio Department of Agriculture Director Brian Baldridge visited Young's Jersey Dairy in Yellow Springs to kick off National Agriculture Week.

Swallow Hill Jersey Dairy in Bowersville, Ohio, is a family farm that runs a popular, small self-serve roadside milk shed.

Using drones for agriculture is still a fledgling business. Though the practice is slowly becoming an effective way of promoting crop biodiversity and sustainability. At a demonstration hosted by the Tecumseh Land Trust, Ohio farmers got a peak at what the future of agriculture could look like.

Hundreds of biology professionals and students gathered in Columbus for the 2023 Ohio Botanical Symposium last week. The special address, “The Roots of Culture: The Relationship between Native Plants and Native People of the Midwest,” was given by Yellow Springs resident and Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Cultural Programs Manager Talon Silverhorn.

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The Ohio Department of Agriculture recently launched its beginning farmer tax credit. The new program is meant to support new farmers and retiring farmers alike.

Ohio is home to a delicious, native fruit that many have never heard of, or even tasted. The pawpaw has more vitamin C than an orange and it tastes–well, it’s hard to describe–but most people think it’s somewhere in the ballpark of a pineapple, mango, or kiwi.