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FALL 2020 | Volume 07 | Issue 04
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IN 2017, Ohio Farm Bureau members pushed for range from 20% to 50%. CAUV reform and that work has paid off as the declines to members’ tax values continue to grow.
The Current Agricultural Use Value program allows farmland devoted exclusively to commercial agriculture to be valued based on its value in agriculture, rather than the full market value, resulting in a substantially lower tax bill for farmers and property owners.
“That’s in addition to the 30% average decline that those values realized from their levels after the program was reformed in 2017,” said Leah Curtis, Ohio Farm Bureau’s policy counsel. “This is the first year that the reform is fully phased in, and we are continuing to see values come back to a more reasonable and accurate level.”
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OHIO AGRI-WOMEN PROMOTES OAW past president Lauren Schwab Eyre cares for mother pigs and their piglets on the Schwab Family Farm in Somerville, OH. Photo courtesy: Lauren Schwab Eyre
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County Mental Health Board. She is a quilter, an inspirational Facebook cooking instructor (chicken spaghetti, anyone?) and a Bible Study Fellowship leader. In other words, she’s a community leader, pretty much of a renaissance woman and most definitely a proud farmer.
And all those experiences and talents have made the mother of five well qualified to be president of In her “spare time,” Marshall has been a Preble Ohio Agri-Women (OAW), an affiliate of American County Commissioner, Preble County Fair Agri-Women (AAW) with 40,000 members Board member and has served on the Preble worldwide. Marshall also serves as AAW first
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“As a past president, it was an honor to select young women for (OAW) college scholarships who are seeking a career in agriculture. GenerationS of women coming together to be a force for truth in agriculture is why I love this organization.” – Lauren Schwab Eyre, OHIO AGRI-WOMNEN PAST PRESIDENT
vice president of vital issues, next in line for the rising interest rates, falling land values, little or no national presidency. AAG was founded in 1974. rain and hail damage.” Body, of the Mt. Sterlin, Ohio, area, was “determined to do something about the The OAW has provided networking and lack of communication about agriculture.” At the educational opportunities to women and men since time, the Ohio Department of Agriculture noted it 1980. According to the organization’s history, the was interested in working with the newly formed group was started by founder Sherry Body “after group because it “promoted ideas, not products.” a worrisome harvest season with low crop yield,
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AGRI-WOMEN continued from pg. 7 Since then, OAW has been a strong voice in bringing awareness of Ohio’s agriculture to the public and elected officials, as well as promoting positive changes in the state’s farming community. Besides Marshall, current OAW officers include: Vice President Rachael Vonderhaar; Treasure Germaine Vonderhaar; Secretary Peggy Clark and Past President Lauren Schwab Eyre.
Farmers, growers, ranchers and consumers are all welcome. “I can tell you about dairy farming, and more about hogs,” said Jane Marshall. “But I can’t tell you about truck farms in Holmes County or the tobacco business in southeast Ohio. But we all need to know about agricultural across the state because we are all influenced by each other in many ways. Being in OAW, you always learn something.
“From attending conventions across the country to talking with legislators in Washington, D.C., I have learned so much I will take with “As an OAW/AWW me in my career and member, you make life,” said Schwab Left to right: current OAW President Jane Marshall; Secretary friends and you Eyre, farrowing Peggy Clark; Marcie Williams; Kathy Rhoads, and past OAW hear stories – either manager, consumer president Lauren Schwab Eyre. Photo courtesy: Ohio Agri-Women terrible or wonderful communications -- about what others and education, for the Schwab Family Farm in go through. You can ask another member about Somerville. “As a past president, it was an honor to the best way to approach something,” continued select young women for (OAW) college scholarships Marshall. “It may be about how to plant something who are seeking a career in agriculture. Generation or how to use products that farmers produce. We of women coming together to be a force for truth have been pretty traditional farmers in Ohio – where in agriculture is why I love this organization.” the majority of someone’s income is farming. But now we are getting more people involved who are (Schwab Eyre, who gives individual care and just interested in where their food comes from as attention to mothers and their piglets from birth well as more backyard farmers.” to wean on her farm, is also a country music and rural lifestyle blogger.) OAW and AAG work to promote the country’s “national security through a safe and reliable Marshall said part of OAW’s mission is to “connect food, fiber and energy supply.” Women may be people who ordinarily wouldn’t be connected.” hardwired to want to protect their families and farms and they can find an outlet for their activist energy in OAW. NATURAL MINERALS
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Marshall identifies several intense issues facing today’s farmers, which ultimately affect all Ohioans. Several concerns were in existence pre-COVID and many others were magnified by the pandemic. Those issues include: supply chain challenges; the need to sell some products directly from the farmer to the consumer; shortage of local animal processors; and the wisdom of diversify. “My husband’s mother had an egg route that
OAW current president Jane Marshall (inset) operates a 150-head dairy farm (far left) along with her husband, Thomas Marshall in Preble County, OH.
gave the family extra income,” said Marshall, emphasizing the historic wisdom of producing multiple items if possible. “And many of us now want to do direct marketing. Based on this whole COVID thing, I am seeing a lot more produce stands and products right out of the fields. Meat access is also important here – beef, pork, chicken.” And then there is the public’s misconception that farmers can just quickly switch their focus in a volatile situation, including the COVID-19 era. It’s the “if-you-can’t-be-a-potato-farmer-anymore– just-become-an-alpaca-rancher” mentality. As all farmers and growers know, that’s much easier said than done.
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“A lot of people don’t realize how many women farmers there are in Ohio,” said Marshall. “There is camaraderie between us. We are here to help each other. When I was a girl, my father never said to me, ‘Jane, you are a girl. You can’t do that.’ It’s also something you won’t ever hear from OAW.
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to disrupt businesses all In turn, shoppers are not only finding severe chain interruptions and a shortages on these products, they’re also seeing of transport and shipping beef, chicken and pork prices rising. Kroger, since COVID has wreaked Costco, ShopRite, and many other grocery store chains have restricted how much meat customers can buy at a time. Nearly one-fifth of The meat and poultry industry continues to be Wendy’s restaurants in the United States removed adversely affected by COVID-related interruptions. hamburgers and other beef products from their COVID has complicated the path from the farm online menus, according to Stephens Inc., due to to the grocery stores. Various reports indicate shortages. Other restaurants have had to increase that more than 30 plants that produce beef, pork prices. Many consumers are seeking alternatives and chicken shut down between late April and to meat in response to shortages and rising prices. early May as a result of virus outbreaks among workers. Plant operators say it’s difficult to curtail This may be a time when some turn more readily coronavirus when it spreads so easily among plant to vegetarianism, or at the very least, incorporate workers in the cold, damp temperatures. more meat alternatives into their diets until
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• Snap beans: Beans can be steamed, added to salads or eaten raw with dips. They’re often a summer staple. Some of the fastest producers are ready to harvest in about 50 days.
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WHAT TO DO TO PREPARE
YOUR GARDEN FOR WINTER GARDENS PROVIDE an idyllic escape from the hustle and bustle of everyday life. In fact, many gardening enthusiasts typically cannot wait for the spring thaw so they can spend the next several months tending to their plants under the warm sun. But a gardener’s work is never truly done, and the work to make gardens stun in the spring actually begins during the preceding fall.
tasks necessary to prepare gardens for winter may depend on what homeowners are planting, but the following are some general maintenance suggestions that can keep gardens safe this winter.
• Remove weeds and debris.
Weeds and debris are unsightly and detrimental to plant life in spring, but they also can be harmful Preparing gardens for winter is an important in the winter. Weeds and debris left to linger in step that can help homeowners ensure their gardens through the winter provide overwintering gardens return to full strength in the spring. The spots for insects and can contribute to disease.
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The tasks necessary to prepare gardens for winter may depend on what homeowners are planting, but the following are some general maintenance suggestions that can keep gardens safe this winter.
• Prepare the soil.
The Farmer’s Almanac advises homeowners to gently till the soil in their gardens so they can expose any insects before they settle in for the winter. Once garden soil is exposed, add a layer of compost, leaves, aged manure, and, if necessary, lime, gently tilling it into the soil. According to the North Carolina Cooperative Extension, the only accurate way to determine if lawn or garden soil needs lime is to test it. Lime makes soil less acidic and reduces soil pH. Low soil pH makes it hard for certain plants to grow, but acidic soil is ideal when growing blueberries. Test the soil for lime and amend it depending on what you hope to grow in the spring so it’s ready to thrive when winter ends.
• Remove dead or diseased plants.
• Protect fruit trees.
If you have fruit trees, install mouse guards around the base to prevent mice and voles from killing the trees over the winter. If left to their own devices over the winter, mice and voles may eat the bark of fruit trees, killing the trees as a result. The Farmer’s Almanac notes that mouse guards made of fine mesh hardware cloth can effectively protect fruit trees from hungry mice and voles over the winter. A gardener’s work is never done, and the work to create beautiful spring gardens begins in the fall. FH208143
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Above: Consumer interest in specialty pumpkins continues to grow, especially in Ohio, where gourds in a variety of colors, shapes, sizes and knobby textures are highly sought after.
YOU CAN excuse Roy Patterson, owner of three or four years, 6,000 to 7,000 acres of Darr Farms in Newcomersville, if he refrains from decorating his own home with pumpkins for Halloween. Last year, Patterson planted 325 acres of jack-o-lantern type pumpkins and picked 12 million pounds, giving him about a 20-ton-to-theacre yield. “Yes, we were tired,” joked Patterson. “But my sister, who works on the farm three days a week, brought some pumpkins to put around the house.”
pumpkins were planted. But now there seems to be a significant drop to 3,500 to 4,000 acres – at least on paper and by government calculations. “It’s kind of a mystery. We don’t know why. It’s important for farmers to get in that last bang for their buck before winter. I don’t really see the drop, but it shows up in the numbers,” said Jasinski, adding that almost all pumpkins grown in Ohio are fresh pumpkins used for decorations, not processing ones earmarked for cooking and baking.
Patterson is one of the major pumpkin wholesale farmers who help Ohio traditionally rank among the top five states for pumpkin yield. Professor (Although unsubstantiated, there is also talk Jim Jasinski is the integrated pest management among seed salesmen that some larger sellers of program coordinator for the Ohio State University pumpkins in the state are importing the product Extension in Urbana. Jasinski said for the past from Canada, which would affect Ohio farmers.)
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Jasinski conducts about three or four pumpkin variety trials each year and most recently focused on what today’s consumers want – pumpkins in a variety of colors, shapes, sizes and knobby textures, and even those shaped like Cinderella’s coach. There is still plenty of demand for the standard orange pumpkin carved with a lopsided grin. But the interest in specialty pumpkins continues to grow.
Brad Bergefurd, OSU horticulture specialist, said a pumpkin crop can be “one of the lowest value specialty crops,” basically because of labor costs. But when sold in an agritainment setting (think hay rides, cider making demonstrations, corn mazes, etc.), that can balance the grower’s cost/profit margins. Bergefurd is one of the founders of the Southern Ohio Pumpkin Growers Cooperative, which has helped smaller farmers expand their markets.
“Our trials also show growers varieties that have natural Not much has come of the powdery mildew resistance or idea over the years to grow some tolerance,” says Jasinski. “It’s varieties of pumpkins in Ohio for not GMO, but breeding genes seed production for the snack into pumpkins naturally. We food industry. But Patterson are really pushing people to said “it would be cool” to some reduce their fungicide use.” Above: Professor Jim Jasinski is the way harvest the pumpkins that His 2019 trial report evaluated integrated pest management program are left in his fields every year the effectiveness “of a primary coordinator for the Ohio State because they are misshapen or fungicide when used in University Extension in Urbana.OH. don’t have adequate handles combination with rotational fungicides to determine leaf and canopy health, (stems). “A lot of people eat pumpkin seeds as ostensibly to maximize marketable fruit and snacks and they also go into health foods,” said Patterson. “I can eat a handful every so often.” handle quality.”
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Individuals conscious of their carbon footprints can use fall as a time to take inventory of their behaviors and make changes where necessary. The following are some steps to take right now that fit perfectly with the harvest season.
• Shop at a local farm stand.
Take advantage of the many roadside stands that crop up this time of year where you can find bushels of apples, pumpkins, gourds, and latesummer vegetables. After a day of sightseeing, visit a farm stand for warm cider and freshly baked doughnuts. Buying local produce reduces reliance on foreign-shipped foods and other products, while also cutting back on the fuel consumed to get foods from the farm to the table.
• Use nature to decorate.
Skip plastic, mass-produced decorations and
rely on nature to dress up your home. Fill vases with leaves and berries. Place small pumpkins on mantles, and enrich the landscape of your home with vibrantly hued mums and other cool-weather plants. Corn husks and stalks can add harvest flair to front porches. Twigs nestled and tied together can make interesting table centerpieces.
• Bake your own pie.
After a fun-filled day picking apples at a nearby orchard, head home and use those locally sourced apples to whip up a delicious pie.
• Recycle old clothes to dress your scarecrow.
Clothing that is not worthy of donation can be transformed into a festive scarecrow just in time • Create a composting pile. for Halloween hijinks. Fill out the body of the Outdoor chores are easier in cool weather than scarecrow with newspaper and then add some they are when the mercury rises. Set aside a place pieces of straw around the neck, hands and feet. in the yard for composting. A healthy compost pile should have roughly two-thirds carbon (brown) • Host a football party. materials and one-third nitrogen (green) materials, Watch the game on television or have a pickup says EarthEasy.com. Use those lawn clippings and game in the yard. Serve finger foods to cut down on raked leaves to make compost for spring plantings. the need for plastic or paper plates and flatware. Purchase a keg of beer from a local brewery to • Visit a corn maze. eliminate individual beer cans and bottles. Set out After corn has been harvested, farm owners often a nonalcoholic punch bowl so the kids can enjoy use their land for supplemental income. Corn refreshments, too. mazes can be simple or complex depending on visitors’ ages. Engage in family bonding outside Autumn can be a great time of year to embrace and turn off electronics in the process. some eco-friendly practices. TF17A422
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fall HARVEST EVENTS Please use the contact information at the end of each event to confirm its scheduling, or any cancellations or postponements.
September Virtual Show FARM SCIENCE REVIEW What: Ohio State University’s Farm Science Review, scheduled for Sept. 22 to Sept. 24, will hold a virtual show for 2020. Contact: Please visit https://fsr.osu.edu/ for more information
25-27 APPLE DUMPLING FESTIVAL When: September 25-27, both days start at 9am Where: Whispering Hills Jellystone RV Park, 8181 State Route 514, Big Prairie, OH 44611 What: Enjoy this family fun weekend in the heart of Ohio’s Amish Country featuring Ruth’s famous apple dumplings! Horse drawn wagon rides, corn maze and more. Contact: 330-567-2137; www.whisperinghillsjellystone.com/event/appledumpling-festival/
26 HARVEST FAIR When: September 26, 10am–3pm Where: Stratford Ecological Center, 3083 Liberty Rd, Delaware, OH 43015 What: Come celebrate the harvest at one of Stratford’s biggest events of the year! Kids of all ages can discover their inner farmer at this family friendly event. Climb a tractor, paint your face, feed the chickens, ride a horse drawn wagon, and hike the trails. It is a great opportunity to get the kids outside to have fun with the Stratford family! Don’t forget to bring The Best of Your Bounty to display during the Harvest Fair. Cost: Tickets are $5 per person (under age 3 free). No registration needed. Contact: Stratford Ecological Center 740-363-2548; info@stratfordecologicalcenter.org
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Wild Edibles: Fall Mushrooms & More Identification Walk When: September 26, 10am – Noon Where: The Wilderness Center, 9877 Alabama Ave. SW, Wilmot, OH 44689 What: Enjoy a morning walk in the crisp, autumn air with chef and wild-food enthusiast Don King. We will be scouting the trails and identifying edible nuts, berries, plants and mushrooms. Wild foods add new richness to our palette by adding colors, textures and tastes that simply can’t be bought at a store. Cost: Free for members, $5 donation from nonmembers. Contact: 330-359-5235; www.wildernesscenter.org
28 Bringing the Farm to You When: September 28, 10am–3pm Where: Lawrence County Fair Grounds 7755 County Road 107, Proctorville, OH 45669 What: Join Lawrence County Farm Bureau at the Lawrence County Fairgrounds for our 2nd annual agriculture event! Touch, taste and see Lawrence County agriculture with food, animals and games for all! FREE ADMISSION!
OCTOber 02–03 WOOSTERFEST When: Oct. 2, Noon - 11pm; Oct. 3, 11am – 11pm Where: Downtown Wooster What: Traditional Octoberfest celebration featuring live entertainment, food, arts and crafts, children’s activities, contests, Biergarten, Weingarten, and more! Contact: 330-262-5735; www.woosterfest.com
03 AUTUMN DISCOVERY DAY When: October 3, 9am–Noon Where: Secrest Welcome & Education Center, 2122 Williams Road, Wooster, Ohio 44691 What: Fall is a great time for planting trees and shrubs. Friends of Secrest Arboretum invites you to browse an expanded selection of new and unique plants, talk to the experts and explore our grounds. Enjoy the autumn foliage and seasonal treasures! All proceeds support arboretum programs-research, education and natural beauty. The sale takes place rain, or shine. Cost: Free Contact: Matt Shultzman 330-263-3761; shultzman.2@osu.edu
20 Story Time on the Farm When: October 20, 10–11am Where: Stratford Ecological Center, 3083 Liberty Rd, Delaware, OH 43015 What: Come celebrate the harvest at one of Stratford’s biggest events of the year! Kids of all ages can discover their inner farmer at this family friendly event. Climb a tractor, paint your face, feed the chickens, ride a horse drawn wagon, and hike the trails. It is a great opportunity to get the kids outside to have fun with the Stratford family! Don’t forget to bring The Best of Your Bounty to display during the Harvest Fair. Cost: $5 per family (no registration required) Contact: Stratford Ecological Center (740) 363-2548; info@stratfordecologicalcenter.org
NOVEMBER 07 NATUREFEST ARTS & CRAFTS SHOW When: Nov. 7, 9am–4am Where: The Wilderness Center, 9877 Alabama Ave. SW, Wilmot, OH 44689 What: Find one-of-a-kind gifts for all the nature lovers on your list at this nature-themed arts and crafts show. Great holiday shopping. Cost: $5 per family (no registration required) Contact: 330-359-5235; www.wildernesscenter.org
WAYNE COUNTY TRUCK AND TRACTOR PULLERS FALL PULL When: October 3, 1pm Where: Wayne County Fairgrounds, 199 Vanover St. Wooster, OH 44691 Contact: 330-317-0398; http://www.wcttp.com
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