295 acres added to Ohio's Farmland Preservation Program
From L-R: Morgan Giles, title agent, Curtis Bechtel, landowner, Vicki Kauffman and Ray Heithaus, of Owl Creek Conservancy. (Submitted photo) REYNOL...
From L-R: Morgan Giles, title agent, Curtis Bechtel, landowner, Vicki Kauffman and Ray Heithaus, of Owl Creek Conservancy. (Submitted photo) REYNOLDSBURG, Ohio — The Ohio Department of Agriculture announced May 8 that 295 acres have been added to the Farmland Preservation Program. Curtis N. Bechtel, in Knox County, and Ronald S. Rickly, in Fairfield County, become the seventh and eighth Ohio farmers to join the program this year. In partnership with ODA, local sponsors Owl Creek Conservancy and Fairfield County Board of Commissioners respectively played significant roles in securing these agreements.