Ohio Farm Bureau kicks off its 100th year.
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North American trade deal signed, moves to Congress
Despite the signing of the new trade agreement among the United States, Canada and Mexico Nov. 30, work remains as the focus now shifts to Congress and its ratification. The new free trade agreement that took more than a year…
People, policy and progress
Farm Bureau and Lorain County Community College partner in a variety of ways. Whether it is through scores of workshops and classes offered for rural and agriculture residents or partnerships on other community endeavors, the bond is seemingly timeless and endless.
Kaptur lauds farmers efforts in water quality
Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur, D-9th District, visited Stateler Family Farms, a Blanchard River Demonstration Farms Network participant in October. Kaptur, whose congressional district is north of the demo farms project, expressed her appreciation for farmers’ conservation practice efforts in the watersheds…
Field Day with Jordan Hoewischer: Water quality in Michigan
In the latest episode of Field Day with Jordan Hoewischer, Ohio Farm Bureau’s Director of Water Quality and Research talks with a representative from our neighbors up north, Laura Campbell. Campbell manages the agricultural ecology department for Michigan Farm Bureau….
Discussions continue on enhancing use of nutrient management plans, soil testing
Recently Ohio Farm Bureau hosted representatives from various agriculture organizations to discuss the development of a soil testing education curriculum for farmers to have a basic understanding of soil testing and determine a checklist of materials needed to complete a…
Coming up in the November/December Our Ohio
A bit of a theme developed within the pages of the 2018 November/December Our Ohio magazine as the publication came together. Ohio Farm Bureau is preparing to celebrate an important milestone – its centennial celebration – which kicks-off at OFBF’s…
Field Day with Jordan Hoewischer: Hope for Ohio
In the latest episode of Field Day with Jordan Hoewischer, Ohio Farm Bureau’s Director of Water Quality and Research steers from those topics as he talks with Marissa Mulligan, policy outreach fellow for the Ohio Farm Bureau, about an epidemic…
Ohio represented in farm bill discussions
Members of the entire farm bill conference committee, nine U.S. senators and 47 U.S. representatives in all, met in early September to deliberate on and make decisions about competing language in the House and Senate versions of the farm bill,…
Ag groups want to maintain relationships in Chinese markets
As the trade and tariff war between China and the United States continues, business and government officials from Ohio’s sister state of Hubei Province met with their counterparts in Columbus recently to talk about what the two regions have in…