ODA, Indigo Ag partner to expand conservation opportunities through H2Ohio

Ohio Department of Agriculture (ODA) Director Brian Baldridge and Indigo Ag announced a new public-private partnership that will provide additional financial incentives to Ohio farmers implementing conservation practices through H2Ohio, Governor Mike DeWine’s statewide water quality initiative.

The partnership connects Ohio farmers participating in H2Ohio, with Indigo Ag, a leading sustainable agriculture technology company, to provide additional financial support that helps offset the cost of implementing best management practices (BMPs).

“H2Ohio has consistently looked for ways to innovate and use collaboration to address water quality issues,” said Governor DeWine. “This partnership is an example of how we are all working together to improve water quality, protect our natural resources, and support Ohio’s farmers.”

More than 3,200 Ohio farmers are implementing H2Ohio BMPs to reduce nutrient runoff from their fields and protect local waterways. Many of these water-quality-focused conservation practices, often referred to as regenerative agriculture, also remove carbon from the atmosphere by sequestering it in the soil.

Through this partnership, farmers enrolled in H2Ohio can receive additional financial support for the regenerative agriculture practices they’ve already adopted.… Continue reading