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![A group of people gathered by a solar energy panel outside.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/https___cdn.evbuc_.com_images_666734559_835510940133_1_original-1-900x422.jpg)
Sustainable Energy On the Farm
Join Rural Action’s On-Farm Solar Hybrid Webinar to learn about the benefits of renewable energy, efficiency, and resources available to farmers and small businesses to integrate sustainable energy on the… Read More
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Bike and Brew Tour in the Little Cities
Join us for a rich experience by connecting to Southeast Ohio while cycling through the old railroad beds of Appalachia, enjoying local food & drinks, and immersing yourself in the… Read More
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Take the Macho out of Mechanics
Join Rural Action, Morgan Hager, and Lindsay Klaunig of Trouvaille Farm for a fun and interactive event! Folks will come away with a better understanding of how to prevent common issues with their small engines… Read More
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Planning for Seed Saving at Trouvaille Farm
Spring is here! Time to start planning this year’s garden. If you’ve ever wondered how to harvest your own seeds for coming years, you’ve come to the right place. Spend… Read More
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Whole Farm Planning & Mentoring 2024
Are you looking to start a farm? Do you have plans to begin selling a food product? Are you a couple years into operating your farm or food business and… Read More
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A bad apple season has some U.S. fruit growers planning for life in a warmer world
By: Mara Hoplamazian | NHPR
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CONCORD, N.H. (NPR) — Chuck and Diane Southers’ thermal alarm for their apple orchard went off around 10:30 p.m. on a fateful night in mid-May. The alarm takes the temperature… Read More
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The Ohio State Fair is set to open with a new butter sculpture and an attraction for Ohio history lovers
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The 168th Ohio State Fair begins Wednesday in Columbus. This year, it’s about butter and biographies. Yes, the butter cow and butter sculpture, the latter… Read More
![A field worker uproots weeds in between rows of hops on a farm near Sunnyside, Wash., on June 14, 2023.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/06_2023_wa_agriculture_mkane_02_custom-2778fbb0c60ecc36a7363cbe09aabef005f1404b-scaled-e1689006941868-900x422.jpg)
It’s hot. For farmworkers without federal heat protections, it could be life or death
By: Ximena Bustillo | Andrea Hsu | NPR
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SUNNYSIDE, Wash. (NPR) — Lorena Abalos is no stranger to the fields of Washington state. She picked cherries and blueberries under the hot summer sun here for years. It was… Read More
![Molly Sowash and CJ Morgan with their two dogs smiling in their cow pasture.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/IMG_2654-e1688670525583-900x422.jpg)
Meet the first generation farmers fighting climate change with cows
By: Morgan Anderson
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — When CJ Morgan goes to a cattle sale, sellers are quick to give him their attention. They don’t realize it’s actually his fiancé, Molly Sowash, who… Read More
![Beekeeper Steven Reese inspects his hives at Bennett Orchards in Frankford, Del.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/bee-keeper_custom-c6e434712358e5d7b896e5d9228a3abce93b2fb4-scaled-e1688398625287-900x422.jpg)
Honeybee deaths rose last year. Here’s why farmers would go bust without bees
By: Allison Aubrey | NPR
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WASHINGTON (NPR) — If you like to eat blueberries, apples, almonds, and other fruits that require pollination, you can thank a honeybee. Farmers could not grow these crops without the… Read More
![Shew Family Farm is owned by Pete and Marjie Shew. The farm started out as an orchard until a couple decades ago when they switched to solely farming cattle.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Shew-e1686779109827-900x422.jpg)
A pasture tour teaches sustainability practices to southeast Ohio farmers
By: Morgan Anderson
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STOCKPORT, Ohio (WOUB) — As the sun peaked behind the mid-day clouds, Bob Hendershot led a group of southeast Ohio farmers through a pasture and then stopped to point at… Read More
![Farmer David Brandt stands in front of a crop field](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Untitled-1-900x422.png)
An Ohio farmer behind the viral ‘it’s honest work’ meme dies in an Illinois crash
By: Associated Press
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URBANA, Ill. (AP) — A prominent Ohio farmer whose image was used in a popular social media meme touting the value of “hard work” has died after he was injured… Read More
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Whole Farm Field Day at Homecoming Ranch
Join Rural Action and Homecoming Ranch for a fun and educational day! We will tour the farm and learn about: pasture management, fencing, regenerative practices, highland cattle, goats and hair… Read More
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Small farms in southeast Ohio see transformative potential in the upcoming farm bill
By: Theo Peck-Suzuki | Report for America
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Athens, OHIO (WOUB/Report for America) — A few years ago, Lindsay Klaunig and her partner turned a decrepit plot of country land into a successful local business called Trouvaille Farm…. Read More
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On-Farm Solar Webinar
Join Rural Action’s On-Farm Solar Webinar to learn about the benefits of renewable energy and resources available to farmers and small businesses to harness the power of the sun! Hear… Read More
![An image of a green field in full bloom under a blue, clear sky.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Screenshot-2023-01-05-111126-900x422.png)
Whole Farm Planning & Mentoring 2023
This is the opening session for a series of workshops. Your registration is for the entire series. Tuesday webinars are held from 6:30-8pm. Are you looking to start a farm?… Read More
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Food waste is contributing to climate change. What’s being done about it?
WASHINGTON, D.C. (NewsHour) — Discarded food is responsible for as much as 8 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions, according to the Environmental Protection Agency. NewsHour’s Isabella Jibilian reports on… Read More
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Women in Farming Lunch and Learn with Abbe Turner
Are you daydreaming about getting started as a woman in farming, or interested in a part time side hustle selling farm products at farmers markets, online, or roadside stands? Join Abbe… Read More
![A grove of Marquette grape vines at Hanover Winery.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/hanover-winery-scaled-e1667321046353-900x422.jpg)
Ohio is the USA’s 6th largest wine producer. This program is helping wineries expand
By: Tana Weingartner | WVXU
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CINCINNATI, Ohio (WVXU) — When you think of wine country in the USA, you probably envision lush rolling fields of grape arbors in California, Oregon and Washington. You should also… Read More
![Pumpkins and other produce are arranged on the floor of the Chesterhill Produce Auction.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/IMG_6613-e1666621827433-900x422.jpg)
An auction in rural Morgan County draws Southeast Ohioans with fresh, local produce
By: Theo Peck-Suzuki | Report for America
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CHESTERHILL, Ohio (WOUB/Report for America) — People can get carried away at the Chesterhill Produce Auction. Perhaps a box of purple sweet potatoes draws their attention. The bidding starts low,… Read More
![Soybeans pour from a combine during harvest in a field in Rippey, Iowa, in 2019.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/gettyimages-1181120877-47eae7826c028cf87cf1d79513c5062b83724ee0-1-scaled-e1663420829963-900x422.jpg)
As farmers split from the GOP on climate change, they’re getting billions to fight it
By: Scott Neuman | NPR
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DAVENPORT, Iowa (NPR) — If you ask Iowa farmer Robb Ewoldt about the federal dollars he’s received over the last few years to help make his land more sustainable, it’s… Read More
![New farmer Bobbi Wilson stands on land in southern Oregon where she is prepping the land to grow vegetables.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/img_1727_wide-78ecc229aa9464cbf7f2fd6f9628390a113edce7-scaled-e1662043766893-900x422.jpg)
There aren’t enough young farmers. Congress is looking to change that
By: Ximena Bustillo | NPR
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (NPR) — Bobbi Wilson is about to kick off her first farming season, prepping the soil to yield ripe tomatoes and potatoes next year. Her plan: to start… Read More
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Ohio bill expands municipal income tax requirements for temporary agricultural workers
By: Andy Chow | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — A lawmaker wants to address a potential gap in Ohio’s municipal tax code that would allow employers to not pay municipal income taxes if… Read More
![A hybrid bull, which lives on the A&K Ranch near Raymondville, Mo., stands in a field](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/dsc04081-467407200571ff929802e51e684fc20574245322-scaled-e1654708835953-900x422.jpg)
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… Read More
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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?… Read More
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