Ohio Livestock Care Standards Board gets to work
“A very historic occasion,” is how Ohio Department of Agriculture Director Robert Boggs described the first official meeting of the Ohio Livestock Care Standards Board.
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Ohio Livestock Care Standards Board members Tony Forshey (center) and Robert Boggs hear comments from a hog farmer.
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Livestock coalition meeting looks at animal care issues
Representatives of the American Humane Association, which is supporting the efforts of the Ohio Livestock Care Standards Board, recently addressed a record crowd of more than 200 individuals at the Ohio Livestock Coalition annual meeting.
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Working with Hunters; Their Words; Save the Date; A Matter of Fact?
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A sellout crowd attended OFBF's first Grow and Know event at Malabar Farm to learn more about producing food.
Dinner table conversation
Earlier this year, a Los Angeles Times columnist tried to navigate a “long-overdue” national discussion about food and farming.
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Call goes out for immediate estate tax reform; GREEN Jobs Act gets AFBF support; EPA blog post causes concern
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Starting in November, some farmers who store oil products must have a written plan for preventing and addressing spills.
New EPA rule requires farms to have spill prevention plan
A new U.S. Environmental Protection Agency rule would require farms to have a spill prevention plan in place later this year.
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AFBF responds to health care bill
According to American Farm Bureau Health Policy Specialist Pat Wolff, without a way to keep costs under control, provisions in the new health care bill could put some farmers in a pinch.
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Farm groups outline concerns with climate regulations
Ohio farm organizations recently sent a letter to Ohio Sen. Sherrod Brown asking him to carefully consider the unintended environmental and economic impacts of climate change legislation.
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AgriPOWER Institute seeks applicants
Ohio Farm Bureau Federation is seeking applicants for its third AgriPOWER Institute, which equips farmers and agricultural professionals with the leadership skills needed to be influencers in public policy issues that impact their businesses.
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Youth conferences focus on leadership
Ohio teens are invited to join together for a unique set of summer leadership conferences sponsored by Ohio Farm Bureau.
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