With economic challenges facing agriculture, underscored by deeper concerns in some commodity sectors, the American Farm Bureau Federation board of directors outlined the organization’s key objectives for the 2018 Farm Bill.
Issues
Farm Bureau works to identify and address issues that impact Ohio’s food and farm community. Priority issues include work on property taxes, water quality, energy development, promoting good government and securing a proper business climate for agriculture to prosper. The policy book for 2017 was created by delegates to the annual meeting.
New Manure Sidedress Method Lowers Fertilizer Costs, Increases Yields
With corn needing nitrogen, and pigs and cattle producing a lot of it, anything that offers a better way to use their waste to fortify crops should intrigue farmers. Two agriculture experts at The Ohio State University have redesigned a…
Joe Cornely - July 17
Aquaculture on ‘Town Hall Ohio’
The United States is the second largest consumer of seafood, yet we import 85 percent of the seafood we consume. So what are the opportunities? What are the challenges? To help us answer those questions and more, we have representatives…
Farm community taking aggressive action to protect Ohio’s lakes, waterways
Today’s report and summary from Ohio Sea Grant states the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and its research partners predict western Lake Erie will experience a significant harmful algal bloom this summer, though not as large as the record…
Joe Cornely - July 10
California Farm Bureau on ‘Town Hall Ohio’
Over the years, I’ve had the chance to ask folks if they knew which state is our nation’s biggest farming state. Common guesses I got were Iowa or Texas. Most folks are surprised to learn that the nation’s biggest farming…
Joe Cornely - July 5
Dairy on ‘Town Hall Ohio’
Summer time is dairy time! We’re just coming out of national dairy month and just starting national ice cream month. Here in Ohio, dairy is big: billions of dollars of economic activity that is driven by dairy farmers, milk processors,…
Sharp: Farmers are working to address nutrient runoff issues
Ohio Farm Bureau Executive Vice President Adam Sharp was invited to testify today before a United States Senate committee on the conservation partnerships and programs Ohio farmers have voluntarily participated in for the benefit of water quality and environmental sustainability….
Amy Graves - June 29
Capacity Concerns: Livestock producers make appointments with meat processors months ahead
As soon as pigs are born on Seth and Lyndsey Teter’s farm, they call their meat processor. Calling up to half a year ahead of time is less than ideal, but the Tuscarawas County Farm Bureau couple know that if…
Legal Update: Important legal clarity gained for Farm Bureau members
Ohio Farm Bureau staff continues to stay involved in legal issues that affect Farm Bureau members, especially as it involves property rights and the use of eminent domain throughout the state. Many of the cases OFBF has recently been involved…
Amy Graves - June 29Nursery owner talks with Trump about ag’s labor needs
Over the years Tom Demaline has seen his share of bureaucratic red tape with the government’s H-2A guest worker program. As president of Willoway Nurseries Inc. in Avon, he relies on a legal immigrant workforce. The Lorain County Farm Bureau…