Tag: COVID-19
Safely rotating farm machinery between operators during COVID-19
Learn how to minimize the risks for those who operate farm tractors, trucks and other ag equipment when the same machine is being used by multiple workers.
2020 Keystone International Livestock Exposition canceled
The 2020 Keystone International Livestock Exposition, originally scheduled for Sept. 25-Oct. 4, has been canceled due to the risk of COVID-19.
USDA food boxes fall short in southern Ohio
The Farmers to Families Food Box program was supposed to fill gaps in the food supply chain. Instead, in some areas, it's created more headaches.
Bright ideas and pandemic painting
Kymberly Foster Seabolt tackles house projects to pass time during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Confirmation of COVID-19 in N.Y. pet dog
The USDA's National Veterinary Services Laboratories announced the first confirmed case of SARS-CoV-2 infection in a pet dog in New York state.
Professor back on his feet after coronavirus nearly killed him
A professor in The Ohio State University College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences recounts his battle with coronavirus.
Ohio loosens fair guidelines
The state of Ohio is relaxing fair guidelines, following several fair cancellations after Gov. Mike DeWine released the original guidelines for this year May 28.
CFAP pays out $1.4 billion to U.S. farmers
More than $22.1 million went to Ohio farmers, $32.5 million to Pennsylvania farmers and $1.5 million to West Virginia in direct payments through CFAP.
Fairgrounds host concessionaires for fair food drive-thrus
It’s not fair season quite yet. For some counties, fair season isn’t going to look the same this year at all. But with concessionaires showing up to events at fairgrounds around the state, people don’t have to wait for fair season to get their fair food.
4-H’er asks communities to help youth preparing projects
A 14-year-old 4-H'er asks communities to help as they begin to prepare and train their projects for the upcoming shows, despite the uncertainty of COVID-19.
