Farming

The Oberlin Food Hub facilitates a supportive network of Ohio's small and midsized farmers to connect them with customers while delivering fresh produce to communities in need.

Deb Gray, owner of Wooster's Harvest Hills Farm and Harvest Hills Skin Care, has been breeding goats for more than two decades.

The Ladrach family, owners of Autumn Harvest Farm in Wooster, says small farms are disappearing as younger generations are less likely to take over their family farms.

Former teacher Bill Boyer uses his knowledge of crude oil and its detrimental impact on the planet to inform his farming practices. He's made progress in small ways, but hopes to share his knowledge with his community.

Joe and Jen Lautzenheiser said their Stark County farm, Glenview Acres, is an example of how regenerative practices lead to more sustainable, humane and environmentally responsible farming.

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.

Ideastream Public Media's Jeff St. Clair talks with Pennsylvania farmer and journalist Rachel Wagoner to get an update on life on a livestock farm not from the site after last month's toxic train disaster.

Decades after a major lawsuit against the USDA, Black farmers still face inequality. They say not all settlements from the case made it into their hands, which has exacerbated debt and other problems.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture will partner with Central State University to train underserved rural and urban farmers. The nearly $5 million project is part of the USDA’s investment in its Climate-Smart Agriculture Initiative.

The state of Ohio has tried to transfer which government agency oversees that disposal of factory farm manure for more than 20 years. The federal government has finally said no after decades of back and forth.