Published Feb. 22, 2010
Think of your credit report as a report card and your credit score as the grade that indicates how you’ve handled your bills in the past. Getting high marks is important. After all, lenders use your credit (or “FICO”) score to set rates for loans and credit cards. Insurers use it when determining rates on some policies. And some employers even check it when screening employees.
Published Feb. 22, 2010
Marilyn Morrison; Judy Roush
Published Feb. 22, 2010
Ohio Farm Bureau is a sponsor of the Ohio Cattlemen’s Association’s BEST program, which is dedicated to youth education and leadership development.
Published Feb. 22, 2010
With 125 yards of fleece and more than 7,000 knots, the Wyandot Wranglers Farm Bureau Youth has put Warmth Where Needed in Wyandot County. Members of the group made 25 fleece blankets that were donated to the county sheriff's department to be given to children and adults who could use the warmth and comfort of a blanket.
Tips for both beginners and more experienced social media users
Published Feb. 22, 2010
When people see a friend post an update that says, “Eating a cookie with a glass of milk,” it often leaves them wondering a number of things, including why did he tell us this?
Published Feb. 22, 2010
Ohioans will be voting in May whether to expand funding for a program that has created jobs through investment in research and development of new technologies, including advanced projects involving agriculture.
Published Feb. 22, 2010
The Ohio Livestock Coalition will hold its 13th Annual Meeting and Industry Symposium on April 8 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the All Occasions Catering and Banquet Center in Waldo. The symposium will feature four speakers who will cover a variety of topics and issues facing animal agriculture.
Published Feb. 22, 2010
Arkansas Democratic Sen. Blanche Lincoln’s support for a resolution to disapprove the Environmental Protection Agency’s effort to regulate greenhouse gases under the Clean Air Act could not have come at a better time and reflects true bipartisan concern, according to AFBF President Bob Stallman.
Listen to a full discussion about Ohio's SWCDs at www.townhallohio.org.
Published Feb. 22, 2010
SWCD funding was significantly cut last year to balance the state’s budget. Language in Senate Bill 155 directs a portion of the state’s existing fee on the sale of new tires to help restore funding to local SWCDs.
Members of OFBF Advisory Teams will meet to discuss issues and make policy recommendations.
Published Feb. 22, 2010
Ohio Farm Bureau’s annual Trends and Issues conference will feature presenters on animal agriculture and consumer issues, climate change and an update on livestock care and the Ohio Livestock Care Standards Board.
Published Feb. 22, 2010
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
Published Feb. 22, 2010
So much more than cows and plows.
Published Feb. 22, 2010
Ohio Farm Bureau executive vice president responds to letter. Says Humane Society of the United States wants to upend the will of Ohio voters in last November's election.
Published Feb. 22, 2010
Each day there are more signs that people are becoming fed up with HSUS tactics.
Published Feb. 22, 2010
Town Hall Ohio, Ohio Farm Bureau’s award-winning public affairs radio show, has been added to the programming lineup of WNCO-AM in Ashland.
Joachim Schaeger, a German agricultural administrator, discusses farming issues with members of the AgriPOWER class.
Published Feb. 22, 2010
Members of OFBF’s AgriPOWER Institute, an intensive leadership program designed to produce future agricultural leaders, took a close look at Washington politics during a recent trip to the nation’s capitol.
Published Feb. 22, 2010
Lawmakers and interested parties are looking into alternative funding methods and strategies for the Ohio Livestock Care Standards Board.
This undercover video by the Humane Society of the United States clearly documented disturbing animal mistreatment.
Published Feb. 22, 2010
The Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) has announced its plan to write Ohio’s laws on livestock care.
Stimpert (right) discusses Issue 2, Livestock Care and HSUS in Ohio. Click video to play.
Published Feb. 18, 2010
Ohio Farm Bureau's Keith Stimpert & Joe Cornely discuss the background of Issue 2, the Livestock Care Standards Board, & the implications of the latest actions of the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) in Ohio.
Redfern (top) and Dewine (bottom) talk about HSUS' move on Town Hall Ohio.
Published Feb. 12, 2010
The chairmen of Ohio's two major political parties both express displeasure with the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) and its plan to overturn the will of Ohio voters.
Published Feb. 11, 2010
Ohio newspaper says Humane Society of the United States should "cage itself" and give Ohio-based board a fair shot.
The Columbus Dispatch said outside interest groups should give the Livestock Care Standards Board a chance.
Published Feb. 10, 2010
Newspaper's editorial say Ohioans voted for the Ohio Livestock Care Standards Board, and it should be given the chance to work.
Published Feb. 5, 2010
Mercer County’s Grand Lake Agriculture Leadership Program and Carroll, Harrison, Jefferson and Tuscarawas counties’ Leadership Education and Development program (LEAD) were recognized in AFBF’s County Activities of Excellence program.
Top: Julie and Brandon Weber; Bottom: Andy Vance and Linsday Hill
Published Feb. 5, 2010
Brandon and Julie Weber of Jackson County were named Top 10 finalists in the 2010 Young Farmer and Rancher Achievement Award competition held at American Farm Bureau’s annual meeting.
Published Feb. 5, 2010
Floyd Simpson of Belmont County won the “most widely usable” award as part of the AFBF Farmer Idea Exchange contest.