The 2023 Vineyard Expansion Assistance Program (VEAP) is now open to new and existing Ohio vineyards.

The Ohio Department of Agriculture (ODA) will soon begin aerial treatments to control populations of the spongy moth (formerly Gypsy Moth) in Ohio, through a means by which the mating cycle is disrupted.

The Ohio Department of Agriculture (ODA) will be sponsoring three collection events for farmers wishing to dispose of unwanted pesticides.

More Ohio farmland will remain Ohio farmland. The Ohio Department of Agriculture (ODA) is proud to announce 75 acres have been added to the Farmland Preservation Program. Acton Family Farms, LLC in Ross County becomes the fifth Ohio farm to join the program this year and the first ever in Ross County.

As part of Governor Mike DeWine’s H2Ohio initiative, agency directors from the Ohio Department of Agriculture (ODA), Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR), the Ohio EPA and the Ohio Lake Erie Commission (OLEC) joined COSI’s CEO for an Earth Day celebration focusing on water.

Ohio’s movement to promote urban and rural gardening is back and bigger than ever. The Ohio Department of Agriculture (ODA) and Ohio State University Extension are partnering once again to encourage Ohioans to cultivate their own produce.