Agriculture
Riley earns Ohio Cattlemen’s Association scholarship
McKenzie Riley, of Washington C.H., was recently awarded a $1,000 scholarship from the Ohio Cattlemen’s Foundation.Although Ohio’s cattle ...
Solar farm decision postponed
A conditional-use permit that would allow a solar farm, “Fayette Solar,” to be created in Perry Township was scheduled to be decided on du...
Record number of applications into Farmland Preservation program
In funding years 2015 and 2019, the Ohio Department of Agriculture Office of Farmland Preservation awarded allocations to local sponsors that exceeded...
Solar farm proposed for county
A Fayette County Board of Appeals meeting is being held next week in reference to a company (National Grid Renewable) wanting to create a solar farm i...
Ohio NRCS announces new EQIP application deadline
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) announced Friday, Jan. 15, 2021, as the deadline to submit ap...
Pasture improvement funding available in Fayette County
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) is offering Pasture Improvement funding to eligible Ohio farm...
‘Southern Ohio Farm Show’ coming to a screen near you
Ohio State University Extension offices of Brown, Clermont and Highland counties created the Southern Ohio Farm Show — a weekly television-style...
Mavis Farm now protected by easement
A 540-acre working grain farm in Fayette County has been permanently protected by an agricultural easement barring future development.An agricultural ...
County 2020 Plat book available for purchase
The Fayette County – OSU Extension Office, with Mapping Solutions, has announced the release of the recently-published “Fayette County Pla...
OSU Agricultural Lender seminar goes virtual for 2020
For over 30 years, OSU Extension has been providing Ohio’s agricultural lenders with professional development training. The seminar is scheduled...
