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Whole Farm Field Day at Cherokee Valley Bison Ranch
Join Rural Action at Cherokee Valley Bison Ranch for an information packed day. We will begin with a walking tour and overview of bison, our grazing system, bison handling and the “bison advantage” (reasons why YOU might want to raise bison). We will discuss Cherokee Valley’s marketing strategies as well as our blossoming agritourism venture. At… Read More
Food Regulations & Shared-Use Kitchens (Whole Farm Series)
Have you ever wanted to start your own line of hot sauce, pickles or salsa? Are you a food entrepreneur or small farm looking to expand to value-added food production? This presentation will provide an in-depth discussion of food processing regulations, how to access shared-use kitchens and processing facilities, and who the regulatory authorities are… Read More
Beefalo, a bison-cattle hybrid, is being touted as the healthy meat of the future
By: Jonathan Ahl | Harvest Public Media
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (NPR) — Bison produce very lean meat, but they are wild animals that can be difficult to raise on a farm. Cattle are very docile, but their meat can be high in fat and not very healthy. That’s why proponents of a crossbreed — called beefalo — say they have what should be… Read More
USDA One Stop Workshop
Join us for a lunchtime webinar overview of farm bill programs. Rural Action has partnered with OEFFA and the USDA to provide a webinar on the basics of Farm Bill programs available for farmers. There will be opportunities to ask questions you may have on specific programs, as well as the chance to engage with… Read More
Opportunities for Direct Sales at Farmers Markets
Rural Action has partnered with ACEnet (Appalachian Center for Sustainable Networks) to present a series of workshops in the Whole Farm series. This workshop will be held on Zoom and is centered around trends, designing your booth to optimize sales, connecting with customers, and developing a relationship with farmers market managers.
Small farmers see a silver lining as the pandemic affects Ohio’s meat industry
By: Alejandro Figueroa | WYSO
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MECHANICSBURG, Ohio (WYSO) — Brandi Anderson runs a small farm about 40 miles west of Columbus. It’s called Women that Farm. She grew up raising cattle not far from Dayton. By 2015 she quit her job as a grain elevator manager in London, Ohio. She and her husband began raising Holstein and black Angus cattle… Read More
In elk, a Kentucky professor sees an opportunity to help revitalize Appalachia
By: Liam Niemeyer | Ohio Valley ReSource
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Ohio Valley ReSource · In Elk, A Kentucky Professor Sees An Opportunity To Help Revitalize Appalachia MURRAY, Ky. (OVR) — Howard Whiteman is inching along in his black Toyota Prius, craning his neck to see what’s beyond the rolling grasslands into the nearby woods. He wishes he brought binoculars. He’s slowly making his way around… Read More
Regenerative Agriculture Farm Tour & Lunch
Join ACEnet and Rural Action at Woodland Ridge Farm & Learning Center Saturday, September 25th from 10am – 4pm to learn about regenerative agriculture, enjoy a farm-to-table lunch & take a whole farm tour. This event (including lunch) is free but tickets are limited! To register for this free event or to view the agenda:… Read More
The ‘Beef’ With Beef: Cattle, Climate Change, And Alternative Meat
By: Liam Niemeyer | Ohio Valley ReSource
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CALLOWAY COUNTY, Ky. (OVR) — Many people might think of Blake Munger as a cattle farmer as he walks through his pasture land in western Kentucky, but he sees things a little differently nowadays. “I don’t know which is more valuable, my cattle or the pasture at this point. I used to say cattle, but… Read More
Here Comes The Sun: Solar Moves In, And A Farm Community Wonders About Its Future
By: Liam Niemeyer | Ohio Valley ReSource
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CLARK COUNTY, Ky. (OVR) — The golden hue of the sunset shines across the sky and through the window as a woman drives down Van Meter Road in central Kentucky’s Clark County, passing by green rolling hills and hay bales. In her social media video from early September, Adreanna Wills points out white signs in yards along the… Read More
Awash In Relief Money, Ohio Valley Farmers Reflect On Trump Promises — And Their Ballots
By: Liam Niemeyer | Ohio Valley ReSource
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CALLOWAY COUNTY, Ky. (OVR) — Rick Murdock drives past his neighbors on rural back roads in southwest Calloway County, Kentucky, most days in his pickup truck, where he’ll pass by some signs of the season — “Trump 2020” flags and signs. Murdock said he’s never been the type to put up signs or banners himself… Read More
Back To The Land: The Future Challenge And Opportunity Of Appalachian Agriculture
By: Liam Niemeyer | Ohio Valley ReSource
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WHITESBURGH, Ky. (OVR) — A line of blue and yellow pop-up tents stand along the North Fork of the Kentucky River during a sunny September weekend in downtown Whitesburg, Kentucky, and Valerie Horn is doing her part to keep the Letcher County Farmers Market rolling. Pumpkins and watermelons fill tarps laid out on the ground next… Read More
Ky. Health Officials Suggest Revisions To Food Producer Fee Proposal After Blowback
By: Liam Niemeyer | Ohio Valley ReSource
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (OVR) — Kentucky health officials are suggesting revisions to a proposed regulation that would have dramatically increased food safety inspection fees for some small food producers. Department officials said they received hundreds of public comments on the proposal with concerns about fee increases and they now plan to limit fees according to a producer’s… Read More
Big-Money Investors Gear Up For A Trillion-Dollar Bet On Farmland
By: Dan Charles | NPR
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A trillion dollars worth of American farmland will change hands in the coming years. Wealthy investors are likely to buy more of it with the power to shape rural communities and the environment.
Ohio Department Of Agriculture: Don’t Plant Mysterious Seeds
By: Chris Welter | WYSO
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (WYSO) — Unsolicited packages of seeds have been showing up on some Ohioans’ porches. Late last week, the Ohio Department of Agriculture (ODA) started getting reports of citizens receiving packages of seeds in the mail that they never ordered. Authorities think the packages appear to be sent from China, and they are urging anyone who… Read More
WATCH: Is There Help for Farmers Impacted by the Coronavirus?
By: PBS Newshour
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Most farmers should be able to take out loans as a result of the relief bill, either through Economic Injury Disaster Loan program or the Paycheck Protection Program, which is meant to cover payroll for the short-term for small businesses. PBS NewsHour’s Lisa Desjardins and Dan Bush answered this question and others about the coronavirus… Read More
Mushroom Cultivation Workshop
Are you interested in learning how to cultivate and market edible and medicinal mushrooms on native hardwood logs? Then join Morning Dew Hop Farm in Albany, Ohio! Participants at this workshop will learn how to inoculate logs with shiitake and lion’s mane mushrooms, as well as tour the farm and see how forest management practices… Read More
An Introduction to Growing Shiitake & Oyster Mushrooms
Have you ever wanted to grow an unconventional crop which requires little maintenance? Do you need to find a use for extra logs you might end up with after a timber harvest? Join Rural Action at the Chesterhill Produce Auction to learn the basics of mushroom cultivation using sugar maple logs. Participants can take home… Read More
Ohio Accepting Applications for Hemp Cultivation, Processing
By: Associated Press
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – The Ohio Department of Agriculture is accepting online applications from those interested in growing and processing hemp. Officials say the application window for the 2020 growing season opened Tuesday. The state Legislature legalized industrial hemp cultivation and CBD use and production last year in a bill Republican Gov. Mike DeWine signed… Read More
GAP Safety Training
Join Rural Action and OSU extension for a day of farm-food safety training that also counts toward GAP certification. Topics include: Water Quality Worker Training, Health & Hygiene Manure and Compost Handling Domestic and Wild Animals The OSU Extension GAP training is one way to satisfy the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) Produce Safety Rule… Read More
Major Trade Agreements Have Ohio Farmers Expressing Optimism
By: Andy Chow | Statehouse News Bureau
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The U.S. has reached two major trade agreements with international partners in the past month, with the Trump administration pitching these deals as a way to ease the burden farmers have shouldered during the trade war with China. During the nearly two-year trade dispute, Ohio farmers have battled falling commodity prices and a struggling market…. Read More
Season Creation Workshop
Join Green Edge Organic Gardens and Rural Action for a highly acclaimed, on-farm workshop. This training teaches participants about the use of gabled high tunnels for winter production, focusing on multiple aspects of the Green Edge model of year-round farming. The workshop includes both on-farm and classroom portions covering farm infrastructure, planting schedules, crop monitoring,… Read More
Over-Hyped Hemp? Amid Price Drop and a Big Bankruptcy, Some Farmers Feel Burned
By: Liam Niemeyer | Ohio Valley ReSource
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John Fuller is waiting for another farmer he’s never met before to talk about a situation he never imagined he would be in. It’s an overcast January day on his farm in west Kentucky, where he grew 18 acres of hemp last year, investing more than $250,000 of his own cash. He’s one of nearly… Read More
Hemp Prices Crash Leaving Ohio Valley Farmers Feeling Burned
By: Liam Niemeyer | Ohio Valley ReSource
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Ohio Valley farmers planted more than 27,000 acres of hemp last year — about four times more than in 2018 — to cash in on a booming market for popular CBD products made from the crop. Yet with that growing boom, the price of CBD-rich hemp has crashed, dropping more than 75 percent in just… Read More
CPA Incubator Farm Now Accepting Applications
The Rural Action Incubator Farm application is open for the 2020 growing season! The Incubator Farm program helps beginning farmers start their own sustainable farm businesses from the ground up — providing farm plots, educational resources, startup capital, and mentorship. This program is designed for individuals who are serious about starting their own sustainable farm… Read More
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