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 2020 was determined by delegates to the annual meeting.
Farmer and rancher delegates to the American Farm Bureau Federation’s 101st Annual Convention Jan. 17-22 adopted policies to guide the organization’s work in 2020 on key topics ranging from dairy to labor and climate change to conservation compliance. Ohio Farm…
Being an Ohio Farm Bureau member means many different things to many different people. For some, membership means sticking up for agriculture and its values. For others, it’s a sign of support for those who grow food for their communities…
Monday, Jan. 20 It was a busy start for Ohio Farm Bureau on Day 3 of American Farm Bureau’s Annual Convention and Trade Show. OFBF President Frank Burkett made an appearance on This Week in Agribusiness with Max Armstrong and…
Lynn Snyder - Jan. 15
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine and Ohio Department of Agriculture Director Dorothy Pelanda announced Jan. 15 that $30 million in H2Ohio funding will be available for Ohio farmers in more than a dozen counties beginning next month. The funds will be…
Lynn Snyder - Jan. 8
The winter council packet has two new discussion guides; both feature issues briefings directly from American Farm Bureau Federation policy. These topics should give community councils a few options for their meetings into late winter. Ohio Farm Bureau values input…
Amy Beth Graves - Jan. 8
A sense of dread overcame Bill Wickerham as he walked around the corner of the barn. Worried about two newborn calves, he’d left work early to check on them. Lined up on the fence posts were several black vultures watching…
Joe Cornely - Dec. 31, 2019
Joe Cornely - Dec. 31, 2019
It’s time for rural Ohio to stand up and be counted. This year is a census year. Taking a count of every person in the country is mandated by the U.S. Constitution every decade, and next year it will be…
Make your reservation now for the Crawford County Farm Bureau Agriculture Forecast Luncheon on Jan. 10.
