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Swallow Hill Jersey Dairy in Bowersville, Ohio, is a family farm that runs a popular, small self-serve roadside milk shed.
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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.
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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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DeWine's Second Inauguration Speech and Democratic Reaction; Dayton Airport Activity Increases; Tax Credits for New Farmers; Beavercreek Police Warn of Mail Theft
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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.
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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.
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Lame Duck Session Produces Election Changes, No Abortion Language Clarification; Local Filmmaker Movie in National Registry; CSU / USDA Training Partnership
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This upcoming winter a cohort of students from the Central State University incubator farms will finish up the beginning farmers program. Now, some are establishing their own farms in communities lacking access to healthy and affordable foods.
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Ohio has over 10 million acres of crop land. For decades much of it has been over-plowed, sprayed with fertilizers and stripped of its nutrients. Although recently, more farmers have seen the economic benefit of shifting their practices and being part of the climate change solution.
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President Joe Biden signed the Inflation Reduction Act on Tuesday. The historic legislation includes about $40 billion toward federal climate change and agriculture investments.
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The third annual Black Farming Conference hosted by Agraria Center for Regenerative Practice is next month. This will be the first time it will be held in-person.
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Gas prices continue to soar to record highs. Diesel climbed to an average of $5.52 per gallon on Friday in Ohio, according to AAA.