Erie County Farm Bureau sets 2026-2027 policies

At Erie County Farm Bureau’s Annual Meeting Sept. 21, 2026, the policy positions were voted on and set by county members in attendance.

Note: In italics are the changes that were made from last year’s policy.

We the members of Erie County Farm Bureau resolve…

LOCAL/COUNTY
1. We support continued funding for Erie County Health Department’s Water Pollution Control Fund program to maintain, repair, upgrade and provide education on rural on-site waste systems.
2. We support local farmers markets through social media, radio, newspapers, and website.
3. We support when units of government install culverts through roads that they take them to a sufficient outlet.

STATE
1. We support continued increase in the Ohio Landowner Hunter Access Program (OLHAP) to help control the population of deer and geese.
2. We support continued increased funding for drug, alcohol, and mental illness education and rehabilitation, and increased bed space in state mental health facilities.
3. We support the development of a professional board of licensing standards for Ohio law enforcement officers and increased funding for continuing professional training (CPT).
4. We support a registered farm market to sell inspected meat products.
5. We support requiring the Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) to control brush and weeds in its entirety of its right of way area.

NATIONAL
1. We support a national program to solve big city problems with sewage overfill into streams and lakes.
2. We support consistence specialty crop funding for the IR-4 (Inter-regional research project #4).

To view the updated policies, download the PDF.

In italics are the changes that were made from last year’s policy.

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Matt Aultman

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