Farm Bureau supports ballot measure on livestock care
Ohio Farm Bureau is backing a bipartisan proposal that would establish a framework for making decisions on livestock care in Ohio.
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A bipartisan group of lawmakers along with the governor are supporting a new proposal on caring for livestock.
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The Farmers Feed Our Needs cabbage harvest was named the best PR Campaign
Ohio Farm Bureau honored for PR Excellence
The Ohio Farm Bureau Federation (OFBF) was among 25 state Farm Bureaus that received national recognition at the annual American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF) Public Relations Conference in Denver this week. In fact, OFBF led all states with eight first-place awards and seven honorable mentions.
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Fisher and Gillmor
OFBF strongly supports Bio-products Bill
Ohio Farm Bureau Federation (OFBF) Executive Vice President Jack Fisher is confident a new bill will preserve and create new jobs by capitalizing on the strength of Ohio’s agriculture and polymer industries.
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A dairy cow greets visitors to the new Web site
New ad campaign focuses on real-life stories of Ohio’s dairy industry & farmers
Did you know that cows are fed 100 pounds of feed a day? Or that dairy farmers use recycled water to wash barns and irrigate fields? Or that nearly all farms in Ohio are family operations?
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AFBF Urges Committee to Strengthen Climate Bill for Ag
The president of the American Farm Bureau Federation called on the House Agriculture Committee to make drastic changes to a climate change bill before it is considered by Congress, telling the committee that to do less could result “in the economic equivalent of unilateral disarmament.”
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AFBF: Even Rainwater would be Regulated Under the CWRA
The American Farm Bureau Federation has said S. 787, the Clean Water Restoration Act, leaves no water unregulated in the United States and could even impact standing water from rain in a dry area.
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Jack Fisher, OFBF executive vice president
OFBF's new Center for Food and Animal Issues
An early look at Jack Fisher's editorial in the July/August Issue of Our Ohio magazine.
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Eating without animals
As issues of animal care are raised in Ohio, Buckeye Farm News wants to understand the views of the 98 percent of people who don't see the world through a farmer's eyes. The goal is to create a starting point for dialogue.
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State Budget - Senate maintains restored funds for Extension, OARDC
For now, the Senate has agreed with the House to restore some of the funding that was initially cut from Ohio State Extension and the Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center (OARDC) in the state budget.
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Bumgarner to lead OFBF Center for Food and Animal Issues
Michael A. Bumgarner has been named vice president of Ohio Farm Bureau Federation’s (OFBF) new Center for Food and Animal Issues.
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