Advocacy - Ohio Farm Bureau

Ohio Farm Bureau urges Congress to avert rail strike

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.

Ohio counties eligible for federal, state disaster relief

28 counties across Ohio became eligible for disaster assistance through designations from USDA and Gov. Mike DeWine.

Friends of Agriculture chosen in 2022 election

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.

Legal with Leah: Supreme Court ag cases update

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.

Ohio deer hunting options expand for landowners, hunters

The Ohio Landowner Hunter Access Partnership provides annual payments to landowners for providing hunting access to their property.

Grassroots efforts reroute potential U.S. 23 bypass

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.

Legal with Leah: Differences in eminent domain laws between states

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.

Videos highlight subsurface nutrient placement

Several farmers in northwest Ohio are using funding from the H2Ohio water quality initiative to implement subsurface nutrient placement on their farms.

AgriPOWER Class XIII: Boots to suits

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.

AGGPAC: Designating a ‘Friend of Agriculture’

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.