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The latest news and links concerning the creation of the Ohio Livestock Care Standards Board

The Ohio Livestock Care Standards Board will set standards for livestock and poultry care that take into account issues of food safety, local availability and affordability of food and best farm management practices for animal well-being.

This will be considered in the context of their impact on animal health, farm bio-security, disease prevention, food safety and food production.

The board will be chaired by the director of the Ohio Department of Agriculture and will be made up of 13 Ohioans, including:

• The director
• Three family farmers
• Two veterinarians (one of whom is the state veterinarian)
• A food safety expert
• A representative of a local humane society
• Two members representing statewide farm organizations
• The dean of an Ohio agriculture college
• Two members representing Ohio consumers

Find links to the top agricultural news of the day from a variety of non-Farm Bureau sources, including the latest Ohio Livestock Care Standards Board posts in:

• OFBF.org's Agriculture in the News section.

Daily radio news stories, including those on the Ohio Livestock Care Standards Board, are also available at:

• Ohio Farm Bureau's Radio News Service.

The following links are to news stories about the Board on Ohio Farm Bureau's Web site and from the Buckeye Farm News newspaper. Items are listed by the most recent link.

• Expect the worst
• Lawmakers continue to look into Livestock Care Board funding
• Strickland, Kasich denounce HSUS ballot plan
• Ohio Party Chairmen annoyed by HSUS tactics
• Times Recorder: "Livestock Care Standards Board deserves a fair chance to work"
• Columbus Dispatch opposes HSUS attempt to dictate Livestock Care Board standards
• OFBF responds to HSUS Power Grab
• Livestock care bill introduced
• Livestock Care Board begins to take shape
• Ohioans have spoken
• Our Take: We can now all find agreement

Links to audio about the Board from Ohio Farm Bureau's weekly radio program, Town Hall Ohio. Items are listed by the most recent link.

• 2009 Election Analysis - Town Hall Ohio Radio, Nov. 15, 2009

• Video Update: The Ohio Livestock Care Standards Board and HSUS - Feb. 18, 2010