Deer harvest surpasses quarter of a million?
A total of 252,017 deer were killed during Ohio’s 2008-09 hunting season, according to the Ohio Division of Wildlife.
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Attorneys to explore farm issues at Extension conference
Legal issues in agriculture will be the focus of a one-day Ohio State University Extension conference on March 25.
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Barn fires can present unique obstacles for firefighters who often deal with residential or commerical structure fires.
Opinion: Members should have supported Premise ID policy
Bill McKarns, Columbiana County
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May We Introduce…
Doug Hafer, Marion County; Allen Gahler, organization director for Lucas, Ottawa, Sandusky and Wood counties.
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Stimulus money has positive impacts for farmers
Stimulus package investments in infrastructure, broadband and renewable energy are of particular interest to Ohio farmers.
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Senate bill aims to incentivize biogas
Ohio Sen. Sherrod Brown, D, joined a bipartisan group of seven senators in introducing the bill, which seeks to reduce billions of gallons of fossil fuels through renewable energy sources produced from animal waste.
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MILC program helps dairy farmers cope with falling milk prices
The Milk Income Loss Contract (MILC), which was initially authorized in the 2002 Farm Bill, provides monthly payments to producers when market prices drop below the program’s defined trigger price.
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Farm Bureau sets legislative priorities
Based on policies developed by its members, OFBF’s board of trustees has set seven public policy priority issues for 2009. These issues will help focus OFBF’s legislative efforts in the coming year.
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Read about 4-H PetPALS in the next Our Ohio magazine. Photo by Bryan Rinnert
Our Ohio: Telling Agriculture’s Story
The March/April issue of Our Ohio will feature a story on two produce auctions and how they can be a travel destination to visit or maybe an event to make a purchase.
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Ryan and Nikki McClure
Paulding County couple appointed to AFBF young farmer committee
Ryan and Nikki McClure of Grover Hill were recently appointed by AFBF President Bob Stallman to serve on the organization’s Young Farmers and Ranchers Committee.
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Centenarian shares Farm Bureau history. Photo courtesy Mahoning County Farm Bureau
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Coming next on Ohio Farm & Country
Ohio Farm and Country in March will share stories of people telling their stories.
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Nationwide News
Two Northeast state Farm Bureaus become sponsors of Nationwide
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Ohio BWC extends group rating program filing date
The Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation is extending the filing date for group rating programs. As a result, OFBF members may submit AC-3 authorizations for group rating programs until April 1.
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On Your Behalf
Here are some additional activities in which your support of Farm Bureau helped strengthen agriculture and rural Ohio.
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Opinion: Animal ID column leaves questions unanswered
Savery Rorimer, Cuyahoga County
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Opinion: Article's intent was educating farmers, creditors
Larry Gearhardt, OFBF senior director, local affairs
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A mobile slaughterhouse could serve farmers interested in raising poultry on a small scale. Photo by iStockphoto.com
Ohio looking into mobile or regional poultry slaughterhouse
Currently, Ohio only has one small poultry processor in the northwestern area of the state, making it inconvenient and expensive for farmers who live far away.
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Teacher’s Lounge
Help spread the word about OFBF’s new teacher newsletter.
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$2,500 reward
Vic Fisher of Union County recently received Ohio Farm Bureau's $2,500 reward for submitting information that led to the conviction of criminals who stole property from Farm Bureau members.
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In addition to damage permits, OFBF policy calls for numerous methods to reduce the deer herd. Phot by iStockphoto.com
Damage Report
There's a long way to go to control ?the deer herd, but complaining is a start
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AFBF President Stallman (r) leads farmers from across the nation during the policy session at AFBF's 90th annual meeting
From many farmers comes one voice
Delegates gather to set national Farm Bureau policies at the 2009 annual meeting
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At the 'pinnacle'
During the 90th annual meeting, Ohio Farm Bureau was presented with American Farm Bureau’s new Pinnacle Award.
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