As 2020 presidential candidates jockey for position, interesting issues can arise and become a national topic of conversation seemingly overnight. So was the case when potential 2020 Democratic nominee Elizabeth Warren spoke in Iowa about foreign companies buying American farmland….
Since its inception as a feed mill in 1963, Kalmbach Feeds has grown into a multimillion dollar business serving customers across the Midwest. Kalmbach Feeds’ trucks are a familiar sight as they traverse up and down the highways in rural…
Teachers may never know what impact their classes have on students, but for northwest Ohio agricultural educator John Poulson, he has actively witnessed students following in his footsteps in the state and abroad. The winner of the inaugural Golden Owl…
On this episode of Legal with Leah, Senior Director of Corporate Communications Joe Cornely discusses what farmers and landowners should do if they have taken prevent plant payments and their land is in the Current Agriculture Use Value program. Complete…
It’s probably safe to say that you’ve thought about (or maybe it’s more appropriate to say “dreamed about”) what you will do when you retire. Play golf every day. Wine-tasting in Napa. Travel to exotic locales. But when you retire,…
For the past several years, Farm Bureau members have been hearing of changes coming in our relationship with our greatest partner, Nationwide. And if you know anything about the incredible importance of that relationship, change is naturally a scary proposition….
“We saw too many family farms that fell apart once the parents were gone,” said Patti Boyert as she discussed a difficult challenge confronting her and husband Mike. Mike is an Ohio Farm Bureau state board trustee. “We’d like to…
Joe Cornely - July 1
No one remembers it ever being like this. Too much rain, falling far too often, has created an unprecedented situation for farmers in Ohio and across much of the nation. There have been years when some of the crop didn’t…
Extreme weather conditions like the recent excessive rains and tornadoes have negatively impacted Ohio farmers. The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resources Conservation Service will invest $4 million to help Ohio agricultural producers recover. Technical and financial assistance is now…
It’s county fair season across Ohio, but none is bigger than the Ohio State Fair at the end of July. This year Ohio Farm Bureau has refreshed its Land & Living Exhibit in the Nationwide Donahey Ag & Hort Building…
