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    Speak Out: Discussion Topic for April and May 2012 Issue April 19, 2012

    Farm Bureaus are currently holding policy development meetings. We encourage you to not only submit your ideas in writing, but to take the opportunity to join in the discussion in person. Contact your county Farm Bureau office for meeting information.

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    Speak Out: Discussion Topic for March 2012 Issue March 22, 2012

    With oil and gas leasing continuing to grow across Ohio, how does your advisory council weigh in on the issue? Some community members are enthusiastic while others have concerns. Ultimately, communities will be affected with both opportunities and challenges and not just locally.

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    Speak Out: Discussion Topic for February 2012 Issue Feb. 16, 2012

    Advisory Council members shared an impressive number of responses to the topic provided in our most recent edition of 'Buckeye Farm News': “What is the most pressing question or issue that needs to be discussed by and for Ohio farmers?”

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    Speak Out: Discussion Topic for January 2012 Issue Dec. 15, 2011

    We want to know what questions we should be asking. What policy issues are being overlooked that advisory councils feel need to be discussed?

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    Speak Out: Discussion Topic for December 2011 Issue Nov. 17, 2011

    After farmers raised concerns about USDA’s initial proposal on a national identification system, the agency has offered a revised plan. The deadline for the comment period has been extended to Dec. 9. Ohio Farm Bureau’s current policy supports a voluntary national animal identification system. It calls for uniform standards amongst states and says the plan must respond to concerns about cost, confidentiality and liability.

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About Speak Out

The council program underwent a change in October 2009. Rather than receiving a council discussion guide in the mail each month, councils now use Buckeye Farm News. Selected stories contain questions Ohio Farm Bureau would like councils to answer. Councils may choose to answer the questions to all of the stories, or to any story they so choose.

If the council meets before that month's Buckeye Farm News is mailed, it may use the previous month's Buckeye Farm News to discuss. Some months there is more than one Buckeye Farm News published, so a council may choose either issue for its meeting.

Buckeye Farm News is a benefit of memership in Farm Bureau. If you are not a member and would like to receive Buckeye Farm News, you may join now.

If you would like to participate in an advisory council, contact your local Farm Bureau office.

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