The USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service released the following Ohio Annual Crop Summary for 2022:
Corn and soybean yields in Ohio in 2022 were both down from record highs set in 2021. Ohio’s 2022 average corn yield was 187 bushels per acre, down 6 bushels from 2021. Growers harvested 3.18 million acres for grain, down 5 percent from 2021. Total production of corn for grain was 595 million bushels, down 8 percent from 2021.
Ohio’s average soybean yield for 2022 was 55.5 bushels per acre, down 1.5 bushels from 2021. Growers harvested 5.08 million acres, up 4 percent from 2021. Production, at 282 million bushels, was up 1 percent from 2021.
Cultivating a diverse regenerative agricultural movement and shaping a more current and equitable farm bill will be the respective focal points of keynote addresses by Mohawk seedkeeper Rowen White and agronomist Ricardo Salvador at the Ohio Ecological Food and Farm Association’s (OEFFA) 44th annual conference, Germinate, Regenerate, Agitate.
OEFFA’s 44th annual conference features more than 50 educational workshops, an exhibit hall, full-day Food and Farm School classes, locally-sourced meals, and much more.
USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) will send the Hemp Production and Disposition Inquiry to over 150 Ohio producers on Jan. 19. This follows NASS’s 2021 Hemp Acreage and Production survey. Like the 2021 questionnaire, this year’s survey will collect information on the total planted and harvested area, yield, production, and value of hemp in the United States in 2022.
“The Hemp Production and Disposition Inquiry will provide critical data about the hemp industry to assist producers, regulatory agencies, state governments, processors, and other key industry entities,” according to the USDA NASS, Great Lakes Regional Field Office.
CORRECTION: The library's Chocolate Bake Off is scheduled for February 18.
What's on your 2023 calendar?
The January breakfast meeting of the Ada Area Chamber of Commerce, held at the Ada Public Library, serves as a good preview of coming attractions in 2023 for the organization and the community.
Chamber president Becky Neville and director Lindsay Walden Hollar introduced themselves (as did all of those in attendance) and reviewed the chamber events scheduled for the year. Sprinkled into the calendar were events hosted by other organizations. Hollar commented, “My calendar is already full. The sooner we get the word out, the better.”
The American Red Cross notes that "As we kick off 2023, the need for blood and platelets hasn’t faded with the holiday season–blood must be constantly replenished and ready for those in need of lifesaving care every day. That’s why the American Red Cross and Pro Football Hall of Famer and blood donor Peyton Manning are teaming up this January during National Blood Donor Month to rally people to give now and help patients all winter long.
"In partnership with the National Football League (NFL), those who come to give blood, platelets or plasma Jan. 1-31, 2023, will be automatically entered to win a trip for two to Super Bowl LVII in Arizona. (Terms apply. Visit www.RedCrossBlood.org/SuperBowl.)"
Jennifer Treece has joined the Black Swamp Area Council, Boy Scouts of America as the Development Director. In this role Jennifer will be supporting the Development operations of the Black Swamp Area Council, including the council special events, Friends of Scouting Campaign at the council level, and popcorn sale.
Prior to joining the Black Swamp Area Council, Treece worked for the Findlay YMCA as the Development Director. She has also worked in youth development at Camp Fire and as a youth director with the YMCA in the greater Cleveland area.
Treece and her husband Alex live in Findlay with their daughter and son.
