SSCC cosponsoring Ag-LINK Program seminar for farmers

The southwest Ohio farming community is invited to an Ag-LINK Program seminar to be held 7-8:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 9, in the Appalachian Gateway Center on Southern State Community College’s South Campus, 12681 US Route 62, Sardinia.

The seminar is cosponsored by the Ohio Treasury, which administers the Ag-LINK Program, and Southern State Community College’s Enterprise Center.

As part of the Ag-LINK Program seminar, representatives from the Ohio Treasury will bring area farmers, businesses and others together to share information on rural activities and resources within the community.

“Food and agriculture are Ohio’s top industries, pumping more than $71 billion into the economy each year,” said Kevin Boyce, Ohio Treasurer of State. “Ohio farmers grow more than 200 crops, create employment for 14 percent of the state-wide workforce, and carry on the pioneering legacy of agricultural technology.

“Through the Agricultural Linked Deposit Program (Ag-LINK), the Ohio Treasury leverages money to help farmers keep up with the growing demand for their crops and preserve the custom of farming as a family business and major player in Ohio’s economic growth,” he said.

To register for the free seminar, please contact Beth Luken, the Ohio Treasury’s regional community affairs director for southwest Ohio, at 513-651-0749 or email at beth.luken@tos.ohio.gov.