Mitigating Immediate Harmful Impacts of COVID-19 on Farms and Ranches selling through Local and Regional Food Markets
Bottom Line Across key local and regional markets (i.e., farmers markets, farm to school, food hubs serving other institutions, and restaurants) we expect to see up to a $688.7 million decline in sales leading to a payroll decline of up…
Extension Office Closed to Public
The Williams County office will be open until Wednesday, March 18 at 4:30 p.m. Though we are closed, all employees in our office will still be working full time from remote locations. We want to continue to serve our community,…
Local Women Gather for Women in Agriculture Dinner
By: Stephanie Karhoff Women’s involvement on the farm is ever expanding and evolving, encompassing a wide range of roles, from recordkeeping to making day-to-day decisions. According to the 2017 USDA Census of Agriculture, 36% of the country’s producers are female,…
2019 eFields Report is Now Available
By: Elizabeth Hawkins and John Fulton Now that 2019 has come to an end, many of us are ready to leave the memories of the challenges we faced last season behind. However, the weather conditions we dealt with provided us…
Good-bye 2019, Hello 2020
By: Stephanie Karhoff I try not to wish away time, but it felt good to turn the calendar over, and say good-bye (or maybe good riddance) to 2019. An unprecedented amount of acres were left unplanted in Northwest Ohio, including…
