Advocacy - Ohio Farm Bureau

2024 Election: Ohio Farm Bureau Issue 1 FAQ

With the current Issue 1 proposal on the ballot in November, Ohio Farm Bureau has studied the issue compared to our member-created policy and decided to officially oppose Issue 1.

Legal with Leah: Ohio agriculture involved in TMDL lawsuit

A group of 11 ag coalition partners, including Ohio Farm Bureau, has its own counsel and will be advocating, accurately representing agriculture and what is actually happening in Ohio in terms of water quality.

Ohio agriculture coalition defends farmers in TMDL lawsuit

With this action, the agricultural organizations are rising to the defense of Ohio farmers, who have long been a legal target of the ELPC, an anti-agriculture activist group.

YAP and AgriPOWER 2024 Washington, D.C. Leadership Experience

Ohio Farm Bureau Young Ag Professionals and AgriPOWER Class XIV embraced the fast-paced culture of our nation’s capital for an extensive leadership experience Sept. 10-12.

Ohio Farm Bureau names 2024 policy development committee

The committee collects and organizes public policy recommendations from county Farm Bureaus and presents the final policy suggestions to be voted on by delegates during the state annual meeting.

CAUV farmland tax rate FAQs

Ohio Farm Bureau is continuing to work multiple channels to address concerns around CAUV – particularly the issue of values spiking significantly.

Renewable energy making a mark in southwest Ohio

Turning cow and hog manure into an energy source isn’t a new idea, but entrepreneur and farmer Mark Herres hopes to make it a successful one on his 100-acre farm in southwest Ohio.

Bringing farm back to life with new energy source

After regaining ownership of her family farm, Gretchen Francis wanted to establish an energy sustainability plan. This led her to Community Energy Advisors and Viridi, Ohio Farm Bureau Energy Program partners.

Careful plans needed for generating energy on-site

For some people, the dream is to build a system to go completely off-grid, However, on-site generation systems typically involve interconnection agreements with local utilities.

Ask the right questions when approached about easements

Ohio Farm Bureau’s Energy and Utility Resource Guide can point landowners in the right direction when it comes to easement considerations.