SWCD’s cover crop program sign-up now underway
The Holmes Soil & Water Conservation District cover crop cost-share incentive program has sign-up available.
Agriculture
mall fruit workshop April 19 at farm in Sugarcreek
OSU Extension Wayne County will hold a free small fruit production and management workshop.
OSU Extension to host Women in Ag Conference
Ohio State University Extension will host the seventh annual East Ohio Women in Agriculture Conference.
Holmes CAUV renewal forms have been mailed
Auditor Jackie McKee of Holmes County recently announced Current Agricultural Use Value renewal forms have been mailed.
Ag-Pro Expo Jan. 27 at Harvest Ridge
The Ag-Pro Expo will take place at Harvest Ridge Expo Center in Millersburg.
Improving dairy farming is at the heart of annual Ohio Grazing Conference
The 21st annual Ohio Grazing Conference will take place at the Mt. Hope Event Center.
Extension offering farm finance school
Ohio State University Extension will offer the Farm Financial Management School in 2022.
afe conservation a real breeze for Schuch family
Jason and Erika Schuch, the owners of Sweet Breeze Farms & Excavating, were honored as the recipients of the Holmes County Soil & Water Conservation District Conservation Farm Award for 2021.
NRCS has 2022 conservation funding opportunities
The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced fiscal year 2022 assistance opportunities for agricultural producers and private landowners for key programs.
Webster a keynote at farming conference
Kirk Webster will be a keynote speaker at the Sixth Organic Farming Conference.
Friends of Ohio Barns met at Sonnenberg Village
Members and guests of Friends of Ohio Barns met for the first time as a group in over two years at Sonnenberg Village on Saturday, Oct. 2.
SWCD’s rain simulator an eye-opener for soil conservation practices
The SWCD rainfall simulator helps the staff calculate how much run-off and saturation different types of soils and farming practices produce.
SWCD fish sale ends Oct. 13
This fall the Holmes Soil & Water Conservation District is holding a live fish sale to provide ponds with future feeders and lunkers alike.
Forestry Field Day is Sept. 16
Holmes Soil & Water Conservation District will hold a Forestry Field Day at Hunter Tree Farm.
Ohio ag director pays visit to Holmes County Fair
Dorothy Pelanda, the director of the Ohio Department of Agriculture, attended the Holmes County Fair.
Agricultural security
Loren and Barb Lang are seeking to invest in a little-used grant that would make the Lang farm the first in Holmes County to take advantage of grant funding that would help the state maintain valuable farmland for at least the next decade.
Grant funds received to support food entrepreneurship
A research grant was received to support the startup of a new nonprofit entrepreneurial center that will support food producers in Wayne County.
