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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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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Call goes out for immediate estate tax reform; GREEN Jobs Act gets AFBF support; EPA blog post causes concern
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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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Working with Hunters; Their Words; Save the Date; A Matter of Fact?
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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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Ohio Livestock Care Standards Board members Tony Forshey (center) and Robert Boggs hear comments from a hog farmer.
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 lawmakers spoke out on a proposed leafy greens marketing agreement after hearing from OFBF members in March.
Call & Response: Lawmakers act on farmers' concerns about leafy greens proposal
During the last Ohio Farm Bureau Federation (OFBF) county presidents trip to Washington D.C., farmers sat down with members of Congress and explained why a federal proposal on leafy greens would not work in Ohio. Not only did the lawmakers listen but they took action.
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Ohio Farm Bureau to host Grow and Know Day at Franklin Park Conservatory
Learn how to grow and preserve food from your own backyard or patio and how to go green at Ohio Farm Bureau’s daylong Grow and Know seminar at Franklin Park Conservatory.
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Livestock issues discussed on Town Hall Ohio
Modern livestock agriculture and its adversaries are highlighted on this week’s episode of Town Hall Ohio.
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