farming

Over the past two decades, the state has seen exponential growth in agritourism income.

In a five-year span, Ohio lost hundreds of thousands of acres of farmland, according to the latest census of agriculture. The loss is part of a nationwide trend.

Ohio’s farmers are aging, but aspiring farmers sometimes struggle to break into the field, unable to afford the steep cost of land and equipment. A new program could help.

The Ohio Agricultural Mental Health Alliance aims to plug gaps in rural mental health resources. A recently launched survey is the first step to understanding how rural residents cope with stress.

Once they’re on the market, autonomous technologies like self-driving tractors could change the way Ohio farmers manage their crops and, hopefully, help with a widespread farm labor shortage.

A grant from the United States Department of Agriculture aims to increase seafood production in the Midwest by helping farmers grow fish on land.

Ohio farmers are processing their unsellable chestnuts into pancake mix, flour and beer. They hope the new market will attract more Ohioans to grow climate-smart trees.

As corporations try to reach net zero carbon emissions, they’re turning to carbon capture techniques. Ohio farmers are getting in on the action.

As agricultural technology advances, farmers want to reserve the ‘right to repair’ their own equipment. In Ohio, securing that right has a ways to go.

The Inflation Reduction Act puts an additional $3 billion into the Conservation Stewardship Program. That means more opportunities for Ohio farmers to preserve their natural resources.