ohio farm bureau federation

Policy & Politics

Policy Development

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OFBF Policy Development Process

Total Running Time: 9 minutes

The Ohio Farm Bureau Federation (OFBF) and its members are a powerful voice on avariety of issues that affect everybody.

Policy Positions

Ohio Farm Bureau members define the position our organization takes on a great number of issues affecting farmers and rural residents. These policy positions guide our legislative and regulatory action on these important issues. Use the links below to read our current policies, learn about our policy development process, or to submit a policy suggestion.

2010 Ohio Farm Bureau Approved Policy Resolutions (PDF Format)

Policy Development Process/Flowchart (PDF Format)

Policy Development Discussion Sheets

Animal Welfare (State Policy)

Published May. 17, 2009

Animal rights organizations disguising themselves as animal protection or welfare activists have long sought legislation to modify or curtail some practices considered by American agriculture to be both acceptable and necessary to animal health. The goal of many animal rights groups is more to...

Government Consolidation (State Policy)

Published May. 17, 2009

Over the past few years, state and local government budgets continue to face an on-going challenge: what services to consider reducing or eliminating as expenses continue to increase while income remains stagnant or decreases.

Ohio State University Extension (State Policy)

Published May. 17, 2009

Ohio State University Extension (OSU Extension) brings the knowledge of the university to your door. Extension fulfills the land-grant mission of Ohio State University by interpreting knowledge and research developed by the Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center (OARDC)...

Rural Development (State Policy)

Published May. 17, 2009

Rural development in general is used to denote the actions and initiatives taken to improve the standard of living in nonurban neighborhoods, countryside, and remote villages. These communities can be described as having a low ratio of inhabitants to open space.

Transportation & Infrastructure (State Policy)

Published May. 17, 2009

Much of our state’s success over the course of its history has been due to the development of a strong transportation and infrastructure system. It is crucial to Ohio’s future success that we upgrade and advance this key infrastructure...

County Offices

OFBF Goals

  • Market Farm Bureau to achieve membership growth.
  • Increase grassroots involvement by creating a volunteer-friendly Farm Bureau.
  • Expand relations with Nationwide and other affinity organizations.
  • Promote farming and the agbioresource industry.
  • Influence the adoption of OFBF and AFBF policy.
  • Speak out and stand up for animal agriculture and the food industry.
  • Protect personal property rights.
  • Engage members in the 2009 and 2010 elections.