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.
Ty Higgins - Oct. 22
Earlier this week, Ohio Farm Bureau’s state and county leaders were given an opportunity to visit exclusively with U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue. Topics covered included trade, dairy pricing, labor and water quality.
Ty Higgins - Oct. 9
The Ohio Department of Agriculture and the Ohio AgriBusiness Association are joining forces to streamline the approval process of Voluntary Nutrient Management Plans for farmers participating in the state’s H2Ohio water quality initiative to reduce phosphorus runoff into Lake Erie. …
Ty Higgins - Oct. 1
Keeping up with the ever-changing technology being used in agriculture to protect valuable natural resources, the Blanchard River Demonstration Farms Network has added some new research efforts to keep the soil healthy and water clean. Kurt Farms, a 460 acre…
Kelli Milligan Stammen - Sept. 30
Finding enough workers to get fields planted and crops harvested is one of the biggest challenges many farmers face from season to season. Often farmers turn to the federal H-2A Temporary Agricultural Employment of Foreign Workers program to bring in…
Ty Higgins - Sept. 29
Our Ohio Weekly recently visited with American Farm Bureau President Zippy Duvall to talk about the impact the coronavirus has had on the agriculture industry and AFBF’s response to it. The interview started off on a personal note as Duvall…
Ty Higgins - Sept. 29
Congressman Troy Balderson, who represents Ohio’s 12th Congressional District, has been tapped to serve on the U.S. House Committee on Agriculture. “Considering my own personal background in agriculture and the work I’ve done to support the agricultural community in my…
Ty Higgins - Sept. 29
Earlier this summer, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration pegged the severity of the 2020 algal blooms on Lake Erie at a 4.5 on a scale of 10, one of the smaller forecasts in recent years. Final data to calculate…
Kelli Milligan Stammen - Sept. 28
Ohio Farm Bureau members across the state are looking at personal use, on-site solar as a tool to help them control their energy costs. Dale Arnold, OFBF director of energy, utility and local government policy, said before making any agreement…
Ohio Farm Bureau Staff - Sept. 23
In 2020, Ohio voters in every county will elect judges for county and common pleas courts, all 12 courts of appeals districts, and two seats on the Ohio Supreme Court.
Full stop. The first case of COVID-19 was officially diagnosed in Ohio March 9, and the Ohio Department of Health ordered everyone to stay at home beginning March 23. Suddenly, schools across Ohio closed. Downtown office buildings emptied. Grocery stores…
