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Shining Light on Farm & Food Policy for 20 Years.
Tuesday, December 03, 2024
Donald Trump picked as his running mate Ohio Sen. JD Vance, a populist firebrand whose views align with Trump's protectionist "America First" trade and economic policies, and delegates to the Republican National Convention quickly ratified the choice by acclamation on Monday.
Following months of controversy, the Ohio Power Siting Board has given the go-ahead for construction to begin next year on the largest agrivoltaic solar farm in the United States. Agrivoltaics is the dual use of land for agriculture and solar photovoltaic energy generation.
Ohio is embarking on a series of wetland construction and restoration projects in the northwestern part of the state as part of Gov. Mike DeWine’s recently announced H2Ohio initiative, which includes $172 million over two years to reduce harmful algal blooms in Lake Erie
Ohio's Soil and Water Conservation Commission has decided to have a subcommittee look at Gov. John Kasich's plan to develop rules to regulate the use of commercial fertilizer and manure in northwest Ohio.
Farmers in Northwest Ohio could be facing the prospect of enforceable limits on fertilizer use, following an announcement by the state’s Environmental Protection Agency that the waters of western Lake Erie are “impaired” as defined by the Clean Water Act.
