2026-2027 Cuyahoga County Farm Bureau policies

At Cuyahoga County Farm Bureau’s Annual Meeting Sept. 14, 2026, the policy positions were voted on and set by county members in attendance.

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

We the members of Cuyahoga County Farm Bureau resolve…

LOCAL/COUNTY
1. We support continued funding of agriculture education at vocational schools like Polaris and Cuyahoga Valley Career Center and others schools that offer the opportunity.
2. We encourage additional funding for both vet-tech and large animal veterinarians; which include incentives at the state level.
3. We encourage youth to pursue agriculture-related careers including forestry.
4. 4-H and FFA are both valuable components to youth education and we support them.
5. We support our county OSU Extension to continue and grow this program
6. We encourage local community officials to explore the value of their residents keeping bees for pollination & honey products, poultry for eggs & meat and goats for meat & milk products.
7. We encourage that local officials must enforce maintenance of water regulation & retention basins in urban areas.
8. We support utilizing soybean oil as an additive in asphalt roads, recycled asphalt products (RAP), and applying it to rural dirt or gravel roads for both newly constructed and resurfaced roads.

STATE
1. We encourage additional funding for both vet-tech and large animal veterinarians, which include incentives at the state level.
2. We support STEM/STEAM programming as it is essential for students to rise and prosper from preschool and beyond.
3. We support state funding to promote both 4-H and FFA in all schools.
4. We support continued funding of our public library systems; especially in rural areas affected by limited broadband access.
5. We support amending federal and state law to raise the total THC threshold for industrial hemp to 1% on a dry weight basis.
6. We support the need for USDA/ODA licensed poultry and rabbit processors across the state of Ohio.
7. We support utilizing soybean oil as an additive in asphalt roads, recycled asphalt products (RAP), and applying it to rural dirt or gravel roads for both newly constructed and resurfaced roads.
8. We support granting licensed hemp cultivators, processors, and manufacturers an equivalent or expedited pathway into any state medical or adult-use cannabis licensing program.
9. We support a single national definition and regulatory framework for industrial hemp that aligns with federal law, protects interstate commerce, and prevents state from adopting conflicting definitions that disadvantage Ohio farmers.
10. We support the continued legal production, transportation, storage, and processing of industrial hemp, including intermediate work-in progress materials generated during normal agricultural and manufacturing operations, provided the finished product complies with applicable law.
11. Edit to 534- Nutrient Management- 1.1.7- We support be technology driven- add ‘and
implement precision farming practices.’
12. Edit to 482- Property Taxes- 2.1- We oppose the outright elimination of property taxes- add ‘or any abatement pf property taxes.‘

NATIONAL
1. We support a change to the SNAP/EBT program to include an educational component to encourage healthy eating and teach budgeting techniques and urban production.
2. We support a change that all government nutrition programs be limited to fruits, vegetables, meat, dairy & grains instead of processed foods.
3. In order to preserve our history and culture we support protection/preservation of our monuments and statues.
4. We support responsible drilling and fracking on federal lands.

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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