"Achieving a clean energy future does not have to be a choice between agriculture and energy production." ...

The Ohio Department of Agriculture is distributing grant money to 22 counties across the state, aimed at helping their communities plan for growth. The Land Use Planning Grants range from $25,000 to ...

"Money isn't an object to them, and they don't care about family history." ...

REYNOLDSBURG, Ohio (WCMH) — As Ohio continues to attract data centers, housing developments and other large-scale projects, a state program is working to help preserve agricultural land across the ...

The number of farms in Ohio in 2024 was 74,000, according to Ben Torrance, State statistician, USDA NASS, Ohio Field Office. Land in farms was 13.5 million acres, down 200,000 acres from last year.

COLUMBUS (OSU CFAES) — A trio of researchers from The Ohio State University College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences (CFAES) has conducted an in-depth analysis of Ohio’s declining ...

State regulators on Thursday approved one of the country's biggest solar farms: A Madison County project covering 6,050 acres partially owned by Bill Gates despite strong opposition from local ...

The latest Census of Agriculture found Ohio lost more than 300,000 acres of farmland between 2017 and 2022. Ohio is losing farmland. Between 2017 and 2022, the state lost more than 300,000 acres, ...

Most of John Smiley’s major milestones have been celebrated on his farm in Adams County. It’s where he was born, where he learned to park a tractor, where he’s raised his children and the cattle he ...