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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 2011-2012 Advisory Teams have been appointed. They will meet in March 2012 to make policy and program recommendations to Ohio Farm Bureau.

Specific Duties

• Participate in conference call to set up agenda for Advisory Team meeting

• Recommend topics and speakers for meeting relevant to team issues

• 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 their Advisory Team

• Recommend programming or activities relating to their team to the OFBF Board of 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 polity development chair 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
    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, and more.
  • Equine
    Education, legislation, trail preservation, industry enhancements, liability protection, check-off, producer rights, animal welfare, environmental issues, and more.
  • Livestock
    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, and more.
  • 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, and more.
  • Rural Development
    Economic development, education, eminent domain, land use, law enforcement, health care, broadband, quality of life, taxes, telecommunications, transportation, infrastructure, and more.
  • Specialty Crops and Labor
    (Greenhouse, ag nursey, horticulture, fruit, vegetables, winery, agri-tourism, aquaculture, tobacco, etc.) specialty crop related issues, contracting, marketing, labeling, labor availability and cost issues, workers' compensation, labor issues, food safety, zoning, insurance, branding, agri-tourism, and more.
  • Additional teams may be added.
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Ohio Farm Bureau Goals

  • Market Farm Bureau to achieve membership growth
  • Connect consumers to food production
  • Protect private property rights
  • Advance Farm Bureau policy to create a positive jobs climate
  • Enhance value of partnerships with Nationwide and other affinity organizations
  • Encourage member involvement by developing a volunteer-friendly Farm Bureau
  • Recognize the value of all animals in today's society
  • Increase grassroots political awareness and involvement