Advocacy - Ohio Farm Bureau

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.

Policy Points: Ohio budget edition

Many 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.

H2Ohio is worth the investment, study says

The H2Ohio water quality program is reducing the amount of fertilizer entering northwest Ohio waterways and is an efficient use of state funding.

Dairy forum helps set reform recommendations

As 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.

Across the Table: Farm bill vital to Ohio’s 80,000 farms

Ohio 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.

Helping legislators understand agriculture

Ohio Farm Bureau will be taking a group of young agricultural professionals to Washington, D.C. Sept. 12-14.

Court favors landowners in prominent Ohio eminent domain case

The 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.

Legal with Leah: Update on the Columbia Gas v. Bailey Family/Arno Renner Trust case

The 3rd District Court of Appeals upholds denial of eminent domain for gas pipeline. Court also recognizes the public purpose of farmland easements.

Legal with Leah: Ohio added to WOTUS injunction

A 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.

Spring 2023 Community Council Discussion Guide

Community 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.