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 2019 was created by delegates to the annual meeting.
Lynn Snyder - Sept. 11
Petitioners in Williams County recently put in a request to force the Board of Elections to place a charter proposal on the Nov. 5 ballot that they say would protect the waters of the Michindoh Aquifer. After being denied numerous…
Ohio Farm Bureau’s AgriPOWER Class IX and Young Ag Professionals group spent an educational three days in Washington, D.C. Sept. 10-12. The trip provided our current and future leaders the opportunity to share their ideas with members of Congress, to…
Ohio Farm Bureau’s State of the Science Report is published periodically to provide updates on Ohio and national water quality research and emerging issues. The July edition explores two important ecological questions: ‘Why are agricultural systems considered leaky?’ and ‘What…
In an effort to protect horses and other livestock in Ohio, the Ohio Department of Agriculture is not allowing the import of horses from counties within states with confirmed and suspected cases of Vesicular Stomatitis (VSV). This restriction includes the…
With the kickoff of the #gotyourback campaign, the Ohio Department of Agriculture is moving the topic of mental health on the farm forward. The initiative, of which Ohio Farm Bureau is a proud partner, was created to let farmers know…
For 100 years, people have turned to Ohio Farm Bureau to help them in the legislative arena at the state and national level. More and more these days, members are relying on Farm Bureau in the legal world as well. Many…
Joe Cornely - Sept. 3
As far as resumés for public servants go, Rob Portman’s is pretty impressive: a member of the U.S. House, a cabinet level job as U.S. Trade Representative, another cabinet post as director of the Office of Management and Budget, and…
Joe Cornely - Aug. 26
One of our greatest privileges, and some would say responsibilities, is to vote. From local to national candidates or measures of local or state interest, a system that’s accessible, convenient, fair and secure helps us all exercise that basic right….
Lynn Snyder - Aug. 23
In the latest episode of Field Day with Jordan Hoewischer, Ohio Farm Bureau’s Director of Water Quality and Research talks with farmer and Ohio Farm Bureau state board member Nathan Brown about a pressing issue in the agriculture community —…
The following op-ed was distributed to newspapers across Ohio for publication. It was co-authored by Adam Sharp, executive vice president of the Ohio Farm Bureau Federation, and Eric Burkland, president of The Ohio Manufacturers’ Association. Ohio’s farmers are enduring a tough year,…