July/August 2024 Our Ohio
The July/August 2024 magazine takes a comprehensive look at Current Agricultural Use Value and features a lifelong farmer who oversees…
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The July/August 2024 magazine takes a comprehensive look at Current Agricultural Use Value and features a lifelong farmer who oversees CAUV at the Ohio Department of Taxation. The issue also covers how CAUV offers savings to farms of all sizes.
The magazine will also highlight the Water Quality Status Report. In 2024, the Ohio Farm Bureau report showcases the impacts being made by Ohio farmers who are taking measures to ensure clean water through voluntary efforts that are being done on a large scale with measurable results and also features a deep dive into research projects being conducted to protect Ohio’s water quality.
Scroll down to the Featured Articles section on this page to read each story.
My first recommendation in your journey is to start out with a local farming friend or mentor along with joining an organization like Ohio Farm Bureau.
We’re just so thankful for the Farm Bureau and the foundation for helping put this together. And of course, the Boyert family for the vision they had with this grant. It’s jumping us forward 10 years. It’s unbelievable.
I could not have done it without the resources I have found through Farm Bureau.
It wasn’t until I joined the Wilmington College Collegiate Farm Bureau that I truly saw how my passion could translate into leadership, advocacy and a career.
The issue of property taxation remains as one of the biggest challenges our members face today. Ensuring agricultural property is valued for its agricultural potential and not development is critical to the continued success of Ohio agriculture.
Through the Select Partner program, we became educated in farm insurance and weren't just selling policies. It became more and more clear why farmers need an advocate like Ohio Farm Bureau.
So many of the issues that OFBF and its members are advocating for are important to all Ohioans. I look at OFBF as an agricultural watchdog advocating for farmers and rural communities across Ohio.
Featured Articles
CAUV: Past, present and future
Taking a look at the history of CAUV can help with understanding its structure, fluidity and the eternal vigilance needed by Ohio Farm Bureau and our members for its sustainability.
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Who oversees CAUV appraisals in Ohio? A farmer
Kelly Tennant’s story starts as many others in agriculture do, but her current day job impacts Ohio ag more than most.
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Q&A: Conservation practices and CAUV savings
Learn more about eligibility and how to include conservation practices on CAUV enrollment forms.
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Smaller farms can benefit from CAUV
Bob and Polly Givens are on a mission to inform small landowners-homesteaders of the advantages of CAUV.
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Development pressure, high farmland prices a big concern
With the pressure on Ohio farms, perhaps the most important way farmers can afford to keep farming is with the protection of CAUV.
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Spawning a fish farm over time
Mark DePugh was on the fence about renewing his CAUV enrollment, until he realized the amount of tax savings he would be missing.
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Advocating for CAUV in Ashtabula County
When David Thomas took office as county auditor in Ashtabula County in 2019, one of his very first priorities was to begin a strong CAUV outreach effort with the county’s farmers.
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Standing guard
Our work to protect and refine CAUV continues. And, as always, membership makes it happen.
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Protecting your farmland investment
In a skyrocketing farmland market, it’s more important than ever to make sure you’re protected from the many liabilities that come from farmland ownership.
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