A conversation with…
Matt Lohr, Chief of USDA?s Natural Resources Conservation Service who recently spoke at the Ohio? Federation? of Soil and Water Conservation Districts 2020 Annual Partnership Meeting
OCJ: You have a farm and agricultural background right?
Matt: I do. I’m a fifth generation farmer from Virginia. We raise about three quarters of a million broiler chickens a year, feeder cattle, corn and bean rotation, and 20 acres of sweet corn. My wife, Beth, and I have six children who are all very involved in our farm. So it’s been very exciting for me to continue that tradition of farming with this next generation. And we’ll see — they’re still young so I’m not sure if I’ve got a full time farmer in the family or not. But we’ve done a good job of trying to instill a love of conservation in each of them.
OCJ: Now what are some of the key comments and topics you are talking about with some of the folks from Ohio?? Continue reading
