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Farmers give back

COLUMBUS — The Ohio Beef Council, representing beef farmers throughout the state, has partnered with Kroger and the Ohio Corn Marketing Program to provide beef to Ohio families in-need this holiday season. A beef donation will be made to the Mid-Ohio Foodbank through a campaign that launched Dec. 2 on Facebook.

NRCS conservation founds available

COLUMBUS — Farmers in the Western Lake Erie Basin have another opportunity to obtain conservation financial assistance. The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resources Conservation Service is accepting applications until Jan. 20 for funding through the Tri-State Western Lake Erie Basin Phosphorus Reduction Initiative.

Farm Bureau sets policy, hosts elections

COLUMBUS — Ohio’s largest farm and food organization has established 2017 policy positions on agriculture’s role in protecting water quality, wildlife damage to crops and livestock and the state’s drug epidemic. During Ohio Farm Bureau Federation’s 98th annual convention, 338 delegates representing all 88 Ohio counties voted on hundreds of positions that will set the organization’s direction for the coming year.

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