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For almost six years Farm Bureau member Elaine Irwin had been fighting a plan to run a storm-water drainage pipe across her horse farm in northeastern Ohio.
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The Message Board
Bill redirects biofuel spending; Dannon investment in Minster; manure application in Indiana
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The Great American Food Debate: Time for a Time-Out
What do you think? Ohio Farm Bureau has been an organization that brings people together to build relationships, share ideas and ultimately solve problems. Are you being represented in this conversation?
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Boggs
The Facts About Egg Safety in Ohio
A guest editorial by Robert Boggs, director of the Ohio Department of Agriculture
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The Faces of Issue 2
Out of state animal rights activists say Issue 2 is about “big ag” and not family farms. With nearly 60,000 family farmers in its membership, Ohio Farm Bureau knows this isn’t true. Meet some multigenerational family farmers who agree.
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While late rains have helped some crops recover, for many farmers across Ohio, the damage was already done.
The Drought of 2012
Ohio has been spared from the drought’s most extreme damage, but many of the state’s farmers are expecting losses more severe than in recent memory.
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The benefits of local food production and the need to feed the world
A report released this spring detailed the benefits of having a thriving local food system, saying it can help boost an area’s economy and make it less reliant on outside food sources. On the other hand, some say that placing too much emphasis on local food systems and not large scale food production can hurt efforts to feed the world.
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The art and science behind polls
Knowing what’s on the minds of voters and consumers can be a valuable tool. Getting that knowledge can be as simple as doing a poll. But doing the right type of poll & doing it correctly is both an art & science, longtime pollster Martin Saperstein tells Town Hall Ohio.
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Ohio veterinarians, farmers, consumer advocates, food safety experts and others will set the state's animal care policy
The Agreement
Animal care decisions off the ballot, in the hands of the Ohio Livestock Care Standards Board. A feature story in the July 15, 2010 Buckeye Farm News.
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