Farmer and rancher delegates to the American Farm Bureau Federation’s 101st Annual Convention Jan. 17-22 adopted policies to guide the organization’s work in 2020 on key topics ranging from dairy to labor and climate change to conservation compliance. Ohio Farm…
The American Farm Bureau Federation presented awards to state Farm Bureaus at the organization’s 101st Annual Convention in Austin, Texas. The awards recognize excellence in implementation of outstanding outreach programs in 2019. Ohio Farm Bureau was the recipient of the…
Monday, Jan. 20 It was a busy start for Ohio Farm Bureau on Day 3 of American Farm Bureau’s Annual Convention and Trade Show. OFBF President Frank Burkett made an appearance on This Week in Agribusiness with Max Armstrong and…
Lynn Snyder - Jan. 15
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine and Ohio Department of Agriculture Director Dorothy Pelanda announced Jan. 15 that $30 million in H2Ohio funding will be available for Ohio farmers in more than a dozen counties beginning next month. The funds will be…
Lynn Snyder - Jan. 15
Ohio Farm Bureau’s Young Agricultural Professionals program has awarded $500 grants to eight local YAP groups and two Collegiate Farm Bureau groups. The grants are courtesy of Farm Credit Mid-America and fund YAP-focused educational programming or events. Winning groups will…
Lynn Snyder - Jan. 13
Ty Higgins visits with Heartland Bank to find out what it’s been like to be an ag banker in a down farm economy. He also sits down with an economist with Farmer Mac for an outlook for 2020. Meet the…
A galaxy of small, white Edison bulbs sparkled overhead. Bowls of roses, dahlias and other blossoms made a low, flowery hedge down the center of the long table. As if on cue, the early October moon rose in a cloudless…
Lynn Snyder - Jan. 8
The winter council packet has two new discussion guides; both feature issues briefings directly from American Farm Bureau Federation policy. These topics should give community councils a few options for their meetings into late winter. Ohio Farm Bureau values input…
It’s time for rural Ohio to stand up and be counted. This year is a census year. Taking a count of every person in the country is mandated by the U.S. Constitution every decade, and next year it will be…
Bobby Moser has been around agriculture his entire life. The former dean of the Ohio State University College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences has seen a lot of change over the years, but it is the advancement of ag…
