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Who We Are
Advisory Teams are teams of Farm Bureau members who discuss current issues within their team, write and recommend new policies related to their teams' issues, offer suggestions or clarifications in the implementation of existing policies, and recommend any new programming or activities needed related to their team.
Team members will also have a responsibility at the county level to report the team's activities to the county Farm Bureau's Public Policy action team and possibly to the board.
Recommendations received from advisory teams are subject to approval of OFBF's organization management, board of directors, policy development committee, and/or annual meeting delegates.
Advisory Team members are appointed for a two-year term and may re-apply and be re-appointed for a maximum of four consecutive years on the same team. The Advisory Team meetings will typically be held the afternoon of the Trends and Issues Conference. The current team appointments are in effect through 2010.
Specific Duties
- Attend Special Issues Conference as a precursor to Advisory Team meeting. Review current OFBF policies related to your team and be ready to discuss at team meeting
- Attend and participate in Advisory Team meeting
- Provide input on issues which come before the team
- Develop and recommend to the Ohio Farm Bureau Policy Development Committee policies related to the Advisory Team. Recommend programming or activities relating to their team to the OFBF boardof trustees
- Suggest ways to involve OFBF members in the implementation of policies adopted by the delegates at the OFBF annual meeting. Foster routine communication with county policy development chairman and committee
- Meet with the county Farm Bureau board of directors to provide an update of the discussion following the Advisory Team meeting
- Serve the OFBF member and provide the voice of the member to the OFBF policy process. Seek out important issues relating to your team and bring them to the attention of the team chairperson.
2009 OFBF Advisory Teams
- Feed-Grain Crops
Feed grain-related issues, farm income, farm policy, identify preservation, infrastructure, value-added crop production, agribusiness relations and linkage, biotechnology, biotech labeling, international trade, export programs, food safety, crop insurance, risk management, etc. - Equine
Education, legislation, trail preservation, industry enhancements, liability protection, check-off, producer rights, animal welfare, environmental issues, etc. - Livestock and Dairy
Animal health and disease control, dairy policy and marketing, industry structure, livestock contracting and marketing, livestock waste and environmental issues, export programs, check off programs, Country of Origin Labeling, education, animal welfare, food safety, labeling, promotion and communication, etc. - Natural Resources
Alternative uses of land, Best Management Practices, carbon credits, FSA programs, global climate change, water quality and quantity issues, landfills, open land trusts, conservancy districts, endangered species, wildlife, air quality, drainage, etc. - Rural Development
Economic development, education, eminent domain, land use, law enforcement, health care, broadband, quality of life, taxes, telecommunications, transportation, infrastructure, etc. - Specialty Crops and Labor
Specialty crop related issues, contracting, marketing, labeling, labor availability and cost issues, worker’scompensation, labor issues, food safety, zoning, insurance, branding, agri-tourism, etc.
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Ohio Farm Bureau Goals
- Market Farm Bureau to achieve membership growth.
- Increase grassroots involvement by creating a volunteer-friendly Farm Bureau.
- Expand relations with Nationwide and other affinity organizations.
- Promote farming and the agbioresource industry.
- Influence the adoption of OFBF and AFBF policy.
- Speak out and stand up for animal agriculture and the food industry.
- Protect personal property rights.
- Engage members in the 2009 and 2010 elections.