Our Ohio Weekly: Solar Energy in Ohio – Part 2
Learn more about community solar leases, how eminent domain fits into the solar discussion and how your tax situation may change if you become involved in a lease.
Read MoreOhio Farm Bureau’s Dale Arnold and Leah Curtis talk about the current issues around Ohio’s solar industry and what Farm Bureau members need to know before signing an agreement.
Solar energy in Ohio has been, pun intended, a pretty hot topic over the past few years as more and more landowners in all parts of the state are being approached about signing leases to use their property to collect energy from the sun. That growing interest in the Buckeye State has led to difficult discussions, tough decisions and a divide in opinion across the countryside. On this Our Ohio Weekly, we talk all things solar with two Ohio Farm Bureau experts.
00:00 – Dale Arnold, Ohio Farm Bureau’s director of energy policy and Ohio Farm Bureau Policy Counsel Leah Curtis talk about the current issues around Ohio’s solar industry and what Farm Bureau members need to know before signing an agreement.
23:50 – On this week’s To the Beat of Agriculture, you’ll hear from a Butler County farmer who was recently elected to the U.S. Grains Council and about the type of impact that organization makes not only in Ohio, but across the world.
32:20 – Earlier this month, Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) was detected in a backyard flock in Ashland County and a commercial chicken flock in Defiance County. Ohio Department of Agriculture State Veterinarian Dr. Dennis Summers shares what other poultry farmers should do to protect their flocks and if there is a health concern for consumers.
42:20 – The host of the Ag State of Mind Podcast, Jason Medows, was in Highland County to share his thoughts on farm stress and mental health. He gives his perspective on the stigma of the topics in agriculture and what role the younger generation plays in continuing the conversation.
Learn more about community solar leases, how eminent domain fits into the solar discussion and how your tax situation may change if you become involved in a lease.
Read MoreThat growing interest in solar energy in the Buckeye State has led to difficult discussions, tough decisions and a divide in opinion across the countryside. On this Our Ohio Weekly, we talk all things solar with two Ohio Farm Bureau experts.
Read MoreApproximately 60 Farm Bureau members attended the solar informational meeting.
Read MoreAs for the 2021 RVO and the proposed revision to the 2020 RVO, the letter addresses serious concerns Ohio Farm Bureau has about EPA’s questionable use of its ‘reset’ authority.
Read MoreA recently enacted piece of legislation regarding solar and wind power signals a shift in landowner rights when it comes to the location of these energy developments.
Read MoreOhio Farm Bureau Policy Counsel, Leah Curtis, talks about the consequences of SB 52 and what those in a lease or thinking about a lease need to know.
Read MoreJordan Hoewischer talks with Dale Arnold, director, energy, utility and local government at Ohio Farm Bureau Federation, about the growing solar farm movement in Ohio.
Read MoreTechnology for solar energy has come a long way over the past 10 years and, as a result, solar development…
Read MoreGrants and/or loan guarantees are available for small businesses to install renewable energy systems or make energy efficiency improvements.
Read MoreOhio Farm Bureau members across the state are looking at personal use, on-site solar as a tool to help them…
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