News Briefs
U.S. Senate candidates, NAFTA, corn coalition, COOL, farm income, ethanol, farm bill
Reporters, please visit our news room located in the Media and Publications section of this site.
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U.S. Senate candidates, NAFTA, corn coalition, COOL, farm income, ethanol, farm bill
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Ethanol, greenhouse gases, ACRE calculator, Young Farmers, animal rights,
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H1N1 virus, food prices, climate change, crop insurance, organic farming, ethanol
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Ag spending bills, feeding the hungry, Senate Ag Subcommittee, AFBF Task Force and cancer study
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Virtual PTO study, Farm land values drop, CSP sign-up, and USDA offers financial restructuring
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Climate change bill, pork market, dairy aid, Renewable Fuel Standards, retired dairy cows and producing more food
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Food Safety, atrazine, estate tax legislation, DCPACRE program sign-up, new institue and health care bill
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Land use, organic farming, honeybee colony decline, USDA fruit and vegetable advisory committee, EPA Agricultural Advisor and fumigant pesticide restrictions.
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broadband, ag exports and imports, food safety bill farm bill and Ohio FSA.
BFN Corrections; Farm Bureau backs effort to stop EPA regulation of greenhouse gases; Ag groups file Supreme Court brief in biotech alfalfa case
AFBF pushes for continued use of atrazine; Application period opens for 2010 - Agriculture Easement Purchase Program; Divisions merge and conservation partnership established; New association to promote Ohio ethanol
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EPA announces final renewable fuel standard rules; New guidelines for National Animal Identification System; Farm Bureau opposes EPA’s spray drift regulations; OLC Meeting; Farm Bureau families raise record funds for America’s hungry
Final H-2A rules not good for agriculture; Farm Bureau urges passage of business relief act; AFBF opposes government procurement legislation
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AFBF calls on Congress to nullify EPA’s greenhouse gas proposal; AFBF launches ‘Legal Affairs’ Web site
Call goes out for immediate estate tax reform; GREEN Jobs Act gets AFBF support; EPA blog post causes concern
House bill contains vital tax provisions; Child employment act could affect farm youth
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Progress made toward Columbia FTA; lawmakers seek to eliminate Form 1099 requirement; AFBF comments on federal budget
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OFBF continued to add to its improved Web presence in May with the launch of the completely redesigned and upgraded Web site.
Innovative policies rather than funding may provide solutions to the loss of productive land in Ohio.
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A 250-page strategic plan titled Ohio Farm Bureau's Envisioned Future — The New Era was developed in 2009 to guide the organization in coming years.
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This year the Ohio State Fair is launching a new program called “Agriculture is Cool” that would provide a fun and educational experience to fourth graders.
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OFBF is helping to get the word out about a new Ohio State University Extension program that will provide helpful and up-to-date information to horse owners and enthusiasts.
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Bruce McPheron is the incoming dean of Ohio State University’s College of Food, Agricultural and Environmental Sciences and vice president for agricultural administration. He recently visited Ohio Farm Bureau’s offices for a recording of 'Town Hall Ohio.'
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Rules recently adopted by the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) allow the agency to take additional action to address water quality issues, such as those that have occurred at Grand Lake St. Marys.