Farm 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.
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Ohio Farm Bureau wrote a letter to Ohio’s congressional delegation urging swift action to avert a rail strike or lockout that would lead to shutdowns or slowdowns of rail-dependent facilities.
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28 counties across Ohio became eligible for disaster assistance through designations from USDA and Gov. Mike DeWine.
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Ohio Farm Bureau Friend of Ag designations held true to their history of successful indicators, with a 92% success rate for all legislative candidates named a Friend of Ag in the 2022 general election.
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Agricultural issues have been highlights of the opening weeks of the U.S. Supreme Court. The Sackett v. U.S. EPA case and a case over Proposition 12 in California both have been heard.
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The Ohio Landowner Hunter Access Partnership provides annual payments to landowners for providing hunting access to their property.
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When ODOT initially unveiled its US Route 23 proposals, the Skinner family saw red flags all over the place and the need to take action.
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News out of Iowa that a private company has filed to use eminent domain to construct a carbon pipeline has raised lots of questions in Ohio.
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Several farmers in northwest Ohio are using funding from the H2Ohio water quality initiative to implement subsurface nutrient placement on their farms.
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We need organizations like Farm Bureau that have direct access to our leaders in D.C and provide opportunities such as AgriPOWER to teach us, the next generation, how to develop our own voice in the industry.
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Learn more about the process for determining the Friend of Agriculture designation and why some offices receive no designation. Designations for the 2022 election were announced in the October Buckeye Farm News.
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