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Policy & Politics

Ohio Farm Bureau understands the importance of members and staff working together to accomplish the organization’s legislative and regulatory goals.

Legislation

Ohio Farm Bureau Federation’s team of experts and lobbyists work hard to ensure that quality legislation is enacted in the state of Ohio that benefits the agricultural industry and promotes the farmer’s bottom line. Once these laws are in place, it is equally important for OFBF to educate members about how new legislation will affect their lives and businesses.

Listed below are the major State and Federal Public Policy Initiatives that Ohio Farm Bureau will address in 2010.

State

2010 State Legislative Priorities

Published Feb. 4, 2010

Livestock, business climate and taxes, Ohio's state budget, transportation and infrastructure, energy development, and education reform are among the top priority issues that Ohio Farm Bureau will work with state leaders to address in 2010.

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Federal

2010 Federal Legislative Priorities

Published Feb. 4, 2010

Animal care, climate change, tax policy, food quality and safety, land use, energy, transportation, farm policy, rural development, labor, and immigration are among the top federal policy issues that the Ohio Farm Bureau Federation will address with members of Congress and the administration in 2010

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Public Policy Updates

Key Votes

The Ohio Farm Bureau public policy staff members are continually reviewing legislation being debated at the Statehouse and at the U.S. Capitol. Staff determines, based on priorities set by the Ohio Farm Bureau board of trustees and Farm Bureau policy, if a particular bill should be designated as a KeyVote. While the staff works on many bills, those designated as KeyVotes are a select few that are important to agriculture and rural Ohio and have clear support from Farm Bureau policy.

Once a KeyVote has been designated, it becomes a priority for the public policy staff. Before important votes, legislators are informed that the bill is an OFBF KeyVote and their votes will be counted in OFBF's process for determining which legislators earn the Friend of Agriculture and Friend of Farm Bureau awards.

This program is not meant to penalize legislators that do not vote in favor of Farm Bureau policy, but rather it is meant to recognize in a positive manner the legislators that are truly "Friends of Agriculture.”