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• Bold Proposal
  In tough economy, Strickland gives farmers his vision for budget, education

• Governor calls for education overhaul

• Farmers meet with state lawmakers

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• Stimulus money has positive impacts for farmers

• Senate bill aims to incentivize biogas

• News briefs
  New administration reverses funds for COOL, Equine bill reintroduced, Register for Trends and Issues Conference

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• MILC program helps dairy farmers cope with falling milk prices

• Farm Bureau sets legislative priorities

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• County News
  Centenarian shares Farm Bureau history, Coats from the Heartland

• Paulding County couple appointed to AFBF young farmer committee

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• Two Northeast state Farm Bureaus become sponsors of Nationwide

• Ohio BWC extends group rating program filing date

• May we introduce: Doug Hafer, Marion County; Allen Gahler

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• On Your Behalf
  Here are some additional activities in which your support of Farm Bureau helped strengthen agriculture and rural Ohio

• Story jumps

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• Your letters

• Article's intent was educating farmers, creditors

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• Ohio looking into mobile or regional poultry slaughterhouse

• Help spread the word about OFBF's new teacher newsletter

• Union County $2,500 reward