The Ohio Farm Bureau Federation (OFBF) and its members are a powerful voice on avariety of issues that affect everybody.
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.
2012 Ohio Farm Bureau Federation Approved Policy Resolutions (PDF Format)
Policy Development Process/Flowchart (PDF Format)
Antibiotic resistance in human medicine is a growing health concern. Agriculture is scrutinized for production practices and critics advocate restrictions, despite the lack of conclusive scientific evidence to prove a relationship between livestock antibiotic use and human antibiotic resistance.
Conservation Reserve Program helped producers cope with Highly Erodible Land restrictions from the 1985 Farm Bill. Now other environmental criteria are part of enrollment. A penalty-free release of non-sensitive CRP acreage may allow more acreage for the growing demand of agricultural commodities.
Full traceability of food from the farm gate to the retail level is a system U.S. retailers and consumers are increasingly interested in developing. Traceability helps minimize costs of food recalls, improves food safety perceptions and captures the value of retail products for farmers and ranchers.
Many roads and bridges that transport children safely to school and deliver goods from farm to market or allow barges to move down river need repaired and modernized. The funding comes from local, state and federal governments, which will likely have greatly fewer financial resources in the future.
The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act brings drastic changes to financial markets. The new law will increase regulation of agricultural swaps and trade options. Will the proposed regulations negatively impact agribusiness firms? -- particularly farmer-owned cooperatives