Central Ohio food pantries brace for impact of federal funding cuts
Food banks across the state will be losing $6.6 million in LFPA funds, with the Mid-Ohio Food Collective losing $3 million of ...
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Ohio Gov. DeWine emphasizes workforce, child care programs in State of the State address
Governor DeWine laid out his vision to give Ohioans “the tools to live up to their full potential” and “the opportunity to ...
USDA cancels local food purchasing program, putting more strain on central Ohio food banks
Local food banks are feeling the pinch — and may offer less local produce — amid federal funding cuts to a program connecting ...
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Research with the Farmer Phosphorus Plot Program
The Ohio Department of Agriculture has been engaged in a variety of research efforts since the outset of the H2Ohio program. Phosphorus fertilizer usage and placement on agricultural soils in the ...
USDA program cut impacts local food banks, local farmers
The U.S. Department of Agriculture suspended a program that partners local food banks with local farmers used by farmers and food banks across southwest Ohio. The USDA this month notified states that ...
Higher income families receive Ohio vouchers for private school tuition: Capitol Letter
About 35,000 scholarships went to students from the highest tax brackets in Ohio in the 2023-2024 school year, as the legislature expanded eligibility to families of all incomes. Higher-income ...
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Ohio Department of Ag expands box tree moth quarantine zone
The Ohio Department of Agriculture expanded the box tree moth quarantine zone to Miami, Montgomery, Greene, Butler, Clermont, ...
Flock of 40 birds in Portage County test positive for avian flu
Ohio continues to lead the nation in number of cases of bird flu. As of March 10, the state has reported that 14,668,285 ...
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Ohio Department of Agriculture expands Box Tree Moth quarantine area
REYNOLDSBURG - The Ohio Department of Agriculture (ODA) is expanding the Box Tree Moth (BTM) quarantine zone to stop the spread of the invasive insect. Beginning March 10, 2025, the updated quarantine ...
40 birds in Portage test positive for bird flu
Avian flu, which has impacted more than 4 million birds statewide, has hit Portage County, where 40 birds have tested ...
Invasive insect prompts quarantine zone for local counties
A quarantine zone involving an invasive insect has been implemented for several local counties in the Miami Valley. Ohio Department of Agriculture To stop the spread of ...