New dairy labels withstand initial challenge
A district court judge has upheld most of the Ohio Department of Agriculture’s (ODA) new rules for dairy labels.
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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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New farm bill may soon become a reality
The current farm bill, which is set to expire in 2012, is something that is always at the top of the priority list of issues for Ohio Farm Bureau and American Farm Bureau.
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Ohio Farm Bureau's “Farmer’s Guide to Truck and Farm Implement Laws and Regulations
New Farm Bureau guide helps keep Ohio farmers trucking
Ohio Farm Bureau's “Farmer’s Guide to Truck and Farm Implement Laws and Regulations" is a 38-page spiral bound notebook outlining laws and regulations that rule the road as farmers and truckers travel across the state.
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Farm Bureau members discuss how Community Councils could impact local issues.
New focus for advisory councils
Advisory councils are now called community councils. New council format to begin in January.
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New law, reporting system, battles Ohio scrap metal theft
Ohio has the most scrap metal thefts in the nation. Gov. John Kasich recently signed a bill into law which aims to curb the growing problem.
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Senate President Tom Niehaus
New look legislature: Change at Statehouse could have implications for farmers
More than two dozen new faces were sworn into the legislature earlier this month, with the House of Representatives switching to a Republican majority and the Senate gaining two Republican majority seats.
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Local volunteers are the backbone of Farm Bureau’s membership campaigns.
New membership campaign will offer more flexibility, opportunities
Ohio Farm Bureau is moving toward a seasonal approach to its membership campaign in order to allow volunteers to contribute in ways that best suit their schedule, interests and talents.
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New Ohio Livestock Care Standards become effective Sept. 29
Ohio Department of Agriculture Director James Zehringer announced animal care rules developed by the Ohio Livestock Care Standards Board will become effective Sept. 29, 2011. Farm community encouraged to attend five regional informational meetings.
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The Grand Lake St. Marys watershed was designated as a
New Ohio rules establish ‘watersheds in distress’
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.
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