Slideshow of 2012 Policy, Political, and Grassroots Activities
This video features Ohio Farm Bureau Vice President of Public Policy Adam Sharp recapping many of the organization's key policy, political and grassroots activities in 2012.
Policy & Politics
Connect
What's this?![[160x120]_2012policyrecap_screengrab_320x240.jpg](/uploads/[160x120]_2012policyrecap_screengrab_320x240.jpg)
Farm Bureau members take action against turnpike privatization
Ohio Farm Bureau members in northern Ohio are asking fellow members statewide to take action against proposals to privatize the Ohio Turnpike. Ohio’s government is currently studying the best way to leverage the Ohio Turnpike, specifically privatizing it, and the results of that study are...
![[160x120]_estatetax21.jpg](/uploads/[160x120]_estatetax21.jpg)
Farm Bureau members take action on estate tax
OFBF has sent out an action alert, asking members to contact their senators and representatives to ask them to extend the current maximum estate tax rate and exemption, which are set to expire Jan. 1. The current exemption is set at $5 million with a top rate of 35 percent...
![[160x120]_ofbf_logo_1131.jpg](/uploads/[160x120]_ofbf_logo_1131.jpg){kind=logo}
Farm organizations say nutrient management a priority
Twenty agricultural groups are distributing this letter in an unprecedented campaign that encourages farmers to be proactive in the effort to improve water quality:Dear friend,As a farmer in Ohio you have a significant challenge bearing down quickly...
Farm Bureau Endorsement Pays Off For Candidates
COLUMBUS, Ohio (OFBF) – 95 percent of the candidates who received the endorsement of the Ohio Farm Bureau Federation (OFBF) won their races on Election Day. In total, 121 of the 127 candidates approved by OFBF’s Agriculture for Good Government Political Action Committee (AGGPAC) won...