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Wildman Selected to Participate in Intensive Agricultural Leadership Program

August 22, 2011

COLUMBUS, Ohio (OFBF) – South Charleston resident Carol Wildman is one of 19 farmers and agribusiness professionals selected by the Ohio Farm Bureau Federation (OFBF) to participate in the 2011-2012 AgriPOWER program. Wildman serves as a church musician and director, home schools her children, is a Clark County Farm Bureau member and, with her husband, has a 650 sow farrow-to-finish operation and raises 600 acres of corn and soybeans.

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Campaign Management Seminar Prepares Potential Candidates

August 15, 2011

COLUMBUS, Ohio (OFBF) – Ohioans who are considering running for public office are invited to attend a campaign management seminar hosted by the Ohio Farm Bureau Federation (OFBF). The seminar is Sept. 8 and 9 at the OFBF office in Columbus and will prepare potential candidates for winning elections at the local, state and federal levels. Spouses and campaign managers are welcome.

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Ohio Farm Bureau Applauds Repeal of State Estate Tax

June 30, 2011

The repeal of Ohio’s estate tax will benefit family farms, small businesses and Ohio’s economy according to the Ohio Farm Bureau Federation (OFBF). The elimination of the “death tax” will preserve farms and businesses as they are passed from one generation to the next while retaining jobs and taxes in local communities.

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Ohio Farm Bureau appreciates Sen. Brown's support of common sense regulation

June 22, 2011

The Reducing Regulatory Burdens Act protects pesticide applicators, their customers and state and local government from costs associated with duplicating already existing federal pesticide regulations.

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Farm Bureau applauds passage of animals at large law

June 21, 2011

Ohio livestock producers now have important legal protection if animals escape through no fault of the farmer with the passage and enactment of House Bill 22. The legislation, a priority issue for the Ohio Farm Bureau Federation (OFBF), passed the Ohio House and Senate unanimously.

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Townsley honored by Ohio Farm Bureau Foundation

June 06, 2011

The Ohio Farm Bureau Foundation (Foundation) has announced that J. Michael Townsley, president of Bob Evans Foods, is the honoree for the organization’s 2011 Golf Invitational.

Farmers asked to contact lawmakers in support of exports

June 01, 2011

Ohio farm exports are forecast to increase by $55 million dollars per year if Congress passes three pending free trade agreements (FTAs). The Ohio Farm Bureau Federation (OFBF) is encouraging farmers to contact Ohio’s Senators and Representatives and ask for their support of this important issue.

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New Ohio Farm Bureau Foundation Scholarship Program Created

May 23, 2011

Cindy Hollingshead Scholarship Fund Supports Careers in Organization Leadership, Volunteerism and Community Development

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Berk Named Farm Bureau Organization Director

May 20, 2011

Steve Berk has been named organization director for the Ohio Farm Bureau Federation (OFBF) in Clinton, Fayette, Greene and Warren counties.

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Ohio Farm Bureau Foundation Awards Scholarships

May 16, 2011

Three scholarship programs associated with the Ohio Farm Bureau Foundation have collectively selected ten $1,000 scholarship recipients for the upcoming 2011-12 academic year.

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