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Zanesville Spring Farmers’ Market
Join us in creating a local food economy that thrives and embrace the joys of seasonal cooking every Saturday 11am-2pm at the indoor spring farmers’ market at Weasel Boy Brewing… Read More
Southeast Ohio Ecological Food & Farming Association meeting
The OEFFA Southeast Ohio (SEOH) chapter, a grassroots voice for OEFFA members from Athens, Gallia, Hocking, Jackson, Lawrence, Meigs, Monroe, Morgan, Noble, Perry, Vinton, and Washington counties, welcomes farmers, gardeners,… Read More
New Agriculture Director Wants to Know What Farmers Want
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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The new head of the Ohio Department of Agriculture is traveling around the state, talking to farmers about their needs. Former lawmaker Dorothy Pelanda says the goal of her listening tour… Read More
Hemp’s Heyday: It’s Finally Legal. Now, Can Ohio Valley Farmers Cash In?
By: Liam Niemeyer | Ohio Valley ReSource
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Inside Winkin’ Sun Hemp Company in downtown Wheeling, West Virginia, store owner Doug Flight tries to position himself in front of a camera crew. His experience with growing and selling… Read More
Farmers Still Dealing With Effects Of Government Shutdown
By: Liam Niemeyer | Ohio Valley ReSource
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The federal government shutdown is over but some Ohio Valley farmers are still dealing with its effects as they try to sign up for federal relief payments and find ways to substitute… Read More
Hemp Poised for Another Growth Spurt in Kentucky
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LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) – Freed from the list of federally banned substances, hemp is about to have another growth spurt in Kentucky. The state’s agriculture commissioner said Tuesday his department… Read More
Trump Doubles Down On Trade War As Farmers Feel Pain From Tariffs
By: Liam Niemeyer | Ohio Valley ReSource
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As President Donald Trump addressed farmers at a national conference Monday Ohio Valley agriculture leaders said they are standing by his effort to renegotiate trade deals. But some leaders cautioned… Read More
Rain Causing More Than Rotten Tomatoes for Ohio Valley Farmers
By: Kaitlin KulichBy: Kaitlin Kulich
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The precipitation average so far this year for Southeast Ohio is 34.75 inches, which is nearly 10 inches above normal, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources. Farmers in… Read More
Alpaca Farm OPEN HOUSE
Join us at Alpacas at Phoenix Hill Farm’s 11th Annual Open House! Meet the alpacas and learn about these amazing animals and their wonderful fiber. Shop in our updated Alpaca… Read More
Which Vision Of Farming Is Better For The Planet?
By: Paul Chisholm | NPR
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Should we concentrate farming in a small area, or spread it out to reduce the environmental impact? It’s a dilemma farmers face as they feed a growing planet. A new study weighs in.
West Virginia Gets Grant To Train Veterans In Agriculture
By: Associated Press
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) – West Virginia has been awarded a $400,000 federal grant to provide agriculture training for military veterans. The state Department of Agriculture says in a news release… Read More
How Highly Focused Sound Waves Steadied A Farmer’s Trembling Hand
By: Jon Hamilton | NPR
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Tree farmer Alan Dambach’s tremor got so bad he couldn’t read his own signature. Then he tried a new procedure that uses sound waves to destroy specific brain cells.
Zanesville Farmers Market
The Zanesville Farmers Market is open every Wednesday 4-7pm on N. 3rd St. in downtown Zanesville, next to The Freight Shops. This week’s guest food truck is Mount Airy Beef,… Read More
Zanesville Farmers Market
The Zanesville Farmers Market is open every Wednesday 4-7pm on N. 3rd St. in downtown Zanesville, next to The Freight Shops. This week’s food truck feature is Phillip’s Food Truck,… Read More
Zanesville Farmers Market
The Zanesville Farmers Market will kick off their first Wednesday market of the season June 13, 4-7pm. Phillips Food Truck will help start the season off right, offering locally inspired… Read More
Back To The Garden: How Green Thumbs Help With Addiction Recovery
By: Aaron Payne | Ohio Valley ReSource
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Meredith Jensen is doing some gardening on a sunny day in a secluded part of Athens, Ohio. “I’m working on our pollinator garden beds,” she said. “Which are a bunch… Read More
Drowning In Milk: Dairy Farmers Look For Lifelines In Flooded Market
By: Nicole Erwin | Ohio Valley ReSource
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LaRue County, Kentucky, dairy farmer Gary Rock sits in his milking parlor, overlooking what is left of his 95 cow operation. “Three hundred years of history is something that a… Read More
3rd Annual Harrison Career Center FFA Tractor, Truck, Engine, and Car Show
3rd ANNUAL HARRISON CAREER CENTER FFA TRACTOR, TRUCK, ENGINE, AND CAR SHOW MAY 6, 2018 HARRISON COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS 550 GRANT STREET CADIZ, OHIO 10am-4pm FOOD MUSIC … Read More
Trade War Fears Have Ohio Valley Soy Growers Nervous
By: Nicole Erwin | Ohio Valley ReSource
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China buys more than half of the soybeans grown in the Ohio Valley. So China’s threat this week to place a 25 percent tariff on U.S. soy means farmers would… Read More
Feds Deny Poultry Industry Request To Increase Work Speed
By: Nicole Erwin | Ohio Valley ReSource
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The U.S. Department of Agriculture has denied a petition by the National Chicken Council to remove the speed limit on work at some slaughterhouses, a move that food safety advocates are calling a victory… Read More
Farmers Fond of Trump But Growing Nervous About Trade
By: Nicole Erwin | Ohio Valley ReSource
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When President Trump spoke to the American Farm Bureau annual convention this month he focused on the regulatory rollbacks and tax cuts that motivated many farmers to help vote him… Read More
25th Anniversary Happy Hour for Community Food Initiatives
Join CFI for a night of live music from Caitlin Kraus at West End Ciderhouse! In honor of our 25th anniversary, we are kicking off a year-long fundraising campaign with… Read More
The Soybean Is King, Yet Remains Invisible
By: Dan Charles | NPR
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For the first time in history, soybeans are about to become America’s most widely grown crop. Yet compared to corn or wheat, they remain curiously invisible in American culture.
Impossible? The Bleeding Veggie Burger
By: Julie Grant | The Allegheny Front
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Few things have as big an impact on our environment as the food we eat. Agriculture accounts for one-third of global greenhouse gas emissions. And beef production, in particular, uses… Read More
Gutting Guest Worker Rights: Migrant Labor Bill Cuts Protections
By: Nicole Erwin | Ohio Valley ReSource
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Roberto Gonzales and six other workers came from Nayarit, Mexico, to work on a Garrard County, Kentucky, tobacco farm using a guest worker program called the H-2A visa. The Department of… Read More