The Ohio Farm Bureau Young Ag Professionals are doing big things! Two members join us to talk about their Winter Leadership Experience Conference (at a waterpark) and how you can get involved!

2023 YAP Winter Leadership Experience - Ohio Farm Bureau (ofbf.org)

A new Spotted Lanternfly sighting in Cincinnati. ODA Plant Health staff and Joe Boggs from OSU Extension join us to breakdown what this means for the Buckeye State and what you should do if you see one.

It’s a busy time of year at Ohio wineries. Workers are harvesting grapes for you to one day drink! Eddie McDonald from Hanover Winery in Hamilton, and Christy Eckstein, Ohio Grape Industries Committee Executive Director, join us to talk about the hard work that goes into each glass and the help available for winery owners.

It’s fall, y’all! And no home is complete without a few pumpkins to welcome in this magical season. On this week’s Cultivating Convos, Shelly Lehner from Lehner’s Pumpkin Farm in Radnor, OH joins us to talk about the family operation and how to pick the perfect pumpkin.

What is HPAI and what can you do to limit its spread? State Veterinarian Dr. Dennis Summers breaks down the very latest about the current situation in Ohio.

The Great Geauga County Fair has ‘Great’ in its name for a reason! Paul Harris, Secretary of the Fair, and Howard Call, Executive Director of the Ohio Fair Managers Association, tell us what makes this fair, and all Ohio fairs, so wonderful. Plus, the trivia question staff asked those trying to sneak in!

The Spotted Lanternfly won’t leave us alone! So we all need to be on the lookout. In this week’s Cultivating Convos, Dr. Constance Hausman, Senior Conservation Science Manager at Cleveland Metroparks, and Jonathan Shields, ODA Plant Pest Inspection Supervisor, go over not only how to ID these pests, but what to do if you think you see one.

John Smiley is a part of history in Ohio. The Smiley Farm in Adams County was established 250 years ago, making it the oldest in ODA’s Historic Family Farms Program. On this week’s Cultivating Convos, Smiley shares his story and what keeps him going.

Yes, it’s true. Ditches can help Ohioans and our water. On this week’s Cultivating Convos, Lucas County Engineer Mike Pniewski and H2Ohio’s Clark Huston explain what two-stage ditches are and why you should be excited about them!

Big changes are coming to Auctioneering in Ohio. ODA’s Auction Program Manager Donna Potter and Wade Baer of Baer Auctioneers and a program commissioner join us to talk about what’s new starting next month. Plus, we auction off yardwork duties! You’ll have to listen to understand!