Ohio Farm Bureau supports Issue 1
The ballot initiative asks Ohio voters if the state should strengthen the petition process and raise the threshold to 60% for approving constitutional amendment proposals.
Read MoreFarm Bureau is at the forefront of the top issues impacting agriculture in Ohio. We are committed to keeping our farm and food communities strong and successful. Read more about some of the top issues producers are facing, and what we are doing about it.
As the Voice of Agriculture, Farm Bureau is a passionate advocate for good governmental policy and securing a healthy business climate for our members to prosper. One of the biggest benefits of Farm Bureau membership is having a say in issues that are impacting Ohio’s producers across the state.
Farm Bureau works together with farmers to address the top priority issues impacting Ohio’s agricultural community, and we keep our members informed through our podcasts and publications. The needs of agribusiness are continually evolving, and Farm Bureau is committed to preserving the future of farming for the next generation of food, fiber, and fuel producers.
Our membership is directly responsible for setting our policy agenda at the local, state and national level. Issues like CAUV reform, water quality and land management remain central to our legislative agenda and we are hard at work advocating for rural broadband access, improved access to meat processing facilities, and energy development. Here are some recent examples of our achievements for youth in agriculture and wildlife policy.
Farm Bureau leads the effort to establish landowner protections, including eminent domain reform and streamlined judicial procedures to help preserve farmland
Learn MoreFarm Bureau is the leading advocate for rural Ohio, working to ensure strong rural communities through smart investment, innovation and education.
Learn MoreFarm Bureau supports policies that help improve water quality, sustainability and conservation of the vital resources our industry needs to remain strong in the future.
Learn MoreFarm Bureau is hard at work advocating for rural broadband access, competitive tax policies, and fighting against burdensome regulations.
Learn MoreThe ballot initiative asks Ohio voters if the state should strengthen the petition process and raise the threshold to 60% for approving constitutional amendment proposals.
Read MoreMany lines of the state budget would have an impact, both positively and negatively, on Ohio agriculture. Find out Farm Bureau’s position on those significant items.
Read MoreThe H2Ohio water quality program is reducing the amount of fertilizer entering northwest Ohio waterways and is an efficient use of state funding.
Read MoreAs a result of the Federal Milk Marketing Forum, delegates at the 2023 American Farm Bureau Annual Convention adopted policies to guide the organization’s work on the dairy pricing front.
Read MoreOhio Farm Bureau will be working directly with our state’s congressional delegation in Washington throughout the development of this new farm bill, and I encourage you to do the same.
Read MoreOhio Farm Bureau will be taking a group of young agricultural professionals to Washington, D.C. Sept. 12-14.
Read MoreThe 3rd District Court of Appeals ruled that Columbia Gas of Ohio did not demonstrate that taking of the property was a necessity, and that further review was warranted of the agricultural easement issue.
Read MoreThe 3rd District Court of Appeals upholds denial of eminent domain for gas pipeline. Court also recognizes the public purpose of farmland easements.
Read MoreA second U.S. District Court ruled to halt the 2023 Waters of the United States rule. This ruling stops implementation of the rule in 24 states, including Ohio.
Read MoreCommunity councils are groups of Farm Bureau friends and neighbors who meet to discuss current events and how Farm Bureau might be a part of solutions.
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