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			 <title><![CDATA[Testimony on the Health of Lake Erie]]></title>
			 <description><![CDATA[OFBF senior director for environmental policy Dr. Larry Antosch testified before the House Agriculture and Natural Resources Subcommittee regarding the health of Lake Erie.]]></description>
			 <pubDate>Mon, 19 Dec 2011 15:27:20 EST</pubDate>
			 <link><![CDATA[http://ofbf.org/policy-and-politics/article/462/]]></link>
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			 <title><![CDATA[Farmers Urge Passage of HCR27]]></title>
			 <description><![CDATA[Two central Ohio Farm Bureau members recently testified on legislation introduced by State Representative Bob Peterson (R- Sabina) that calls on the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to reconsider the FCC order granting the broadband network provider, LightSquared, conditional...]]></description>
			 <pubDate>Tue, 13 Dec 2011 10:17:38 EST</pubDate>
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			 <title><![CDATA[OFBF Testifies as an Interested Party on SB109]]></title>
			 <description><![CDATA[OFBF recently weighed in on a new piece of proposed legislation which would effectively immunize trespassers from liability if they enter a property to beautify it. Senate Bill 109 attempts to change the current trespassing laws to provide immunization from any criminal trespassing charges...]]></description>
			 <pubDate>Tue, 13 Dec 2011 10:12:48 EST</pubDate>
			 <link><![CDATA[http://ofbf.org/policy-and-politics/article/459/]]></link>
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			 <title><![CDATA[Ohio Farm Bureau testimony on HB 276]]></title>
			 <description><![CDATA[Ohio Farm Bureau staff testimony in the House Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee on HB 276, an Ohio Farm Bureau priority bill to clarify the zoning and CAUV status for on-farm energy production that is secondary or incidental to farming.]]></description>
			 <pubDate>Fri, 18 Nov 2011 11:50:47 EST</pubDate>
			 <link><![CDATA[http://ofbf.org/policy-and-politics/article/454/]]></link>
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			 <title><![CDATA[Bill redirects biofuel spending]]></title>
			 <description><![CDATA[The American Farm Bureau Federation is urging members of the Senate to support a bipartisan bill that would continue Americas transition to home-grown biofuels.]]></description>
			 <pubDate>Wed, 20 Jul 2011 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
			 <link><![CDATA[http://ofbf.org/policy-and-politics/article/439/]]></link>
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			 <title><![CDATA[Congressional Committees Advance FTAs]]></title>
			 <description><![CDATA[Senate and House committees have approved the Korea, Colombia and Panama free trade agreements (FTAs) in mock mark-up sessions, moving them closer to finalization.]]></description>
			 <pubDate>Wed, 20 Jul 2011 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
			 <link><![CDATA[http://ofbf.org/policy-and-politics/article/441/]]></link>
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			 <title><![CDATA[Diverse group of farmers gather to offer Sen. Brown input on farm bill]]></title>
			 <description><![CDATA[Ohio Farm Bureau Federation (OFBF) President Steve Hirsch recently hosted Sen. Sherrod Brown on his farm for a roundtable listening session on the upcoming farm bill.]]></description>
			 <pubDate>Wed, 20 Jul 2011 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
			 <link><![CDATA[http://ofbf.org/policy-and-politics/article/450/]]></link>
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			 <title><![CDATA[Ohio farmers left behind as other nations complete trade agreements]]></title>
			 <description><![CDATA[Pending free trade agreements (FTA) between the United States and Korea, Panama and Colombia would amount to more than $2.5 billion in additional exports, economic development and jobs.]]></description>
			 <pubDate>Fri, 24 Jun 2011 11:37:45 EST</pubDate>
			 <link><![CDATA[http://ofbf.org/policy-and-politics/article/451/]]></link>
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			 <title><![CDATA[Staff Testimony in Support of SB 90 to Eliminate the Ohio Estate Tax]]></title>
			 <description><![CDATA[OFBF Director of State Policy Beth Vanderkooi testified before the Senate Ways and Means and Economic Development Committee in support of Senate Bill 90 to eliminate the Ohio Estate Tax.]]></description>
			 <pubDate>Fri, 15 Apr 2011 13:49:04 EST</pubDate>
			 <link><![CDATA[http://ofbf.org/policy-and-politics/article/428/]]></link>
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			 <title><![CDATA[Staff Testimony in Support of HB 22]]></title>
			 <description><![CDATA[OFBF Director of State Policy Beth Vanderkooi testified before the Ohio Senate Agriculture, Natural Resources, and Environment Committee in support of House Bill 22 regarding changes to Ohio's Animals at Large Law.]]></description>
			 <pubDate>Fri, 15 Apr 2011 13:45:48 EST</pubDate>
			 <link><![CDATA[http://ofbf.org/policy-and-politics/article/427/]]></link>
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			 <title><![CDATA[Staff Testimony on Growing Ohio's Agricultural Economy]]></title>
			 <description><![CDATA[OFBF Director of State Policy Beth Vanderkooi testified before the Ohio House of Representatives Economic and Small Business Development Committee about the importance of growing Ohio's agricultural economy.]]></description>
			 <pubDate>Fri, 15 Apr 2011 13:38:59 EST</pubDate>
			 <link><![CDATA[http://ofbf.org/policy-and-politics/article/426/]]></link>
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			 <title><![CDATA[2011 Federal Legislative Priorities]]></title>
			 <description><![CDATA[Maintaining a strong safety net for farmers, establishing a new direction for dairy policy, growing agricultural trade opportunities, regulatory oversight and reducing additional regulatory burdens, tax policy, food quality and safety, and energy and transportation issues are our top priorities.]]></description>
			 <pubDate>Tue, 22 Feb 2011 14:58:00 EST</pubDate>
			 <link><![CDATA[http://ofbf.org/policy-and-politics/article/198/]]></link>
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