Lynn Snyder - Dec. 8, 2020
The Ohio Youth Capital Challenge is for youths who want to learn more about government and public policy and make a difference in their community. Participants learn how to identify local issues, create solutions and follow the process through state…
Lynn Snyder - Dec. 7, 2020
Dairy farmers in Ohio and across the country who sold milk to Dean Foods prior to the company’s bankruptcy are now being asked to help Dean Foods pay for its debt. Those farmers have received debt settlement letters demanding dairy…
Ty Higgins - Dec. 1, 2020
As the number of COVID-19 cases has risen significantly across the United States and in Ohio over the last several weeks, the U.S. Department of Agriculture has made the decision to adjust its operating status in USDA Service Centers that…
Lynn Snyder - Nov. 30, 2020
In part 2 of the landowner liability series, Ohio Farm Bureau Policy Counsel Leah Curtis looks at the instances where a landowner could be found liable for a trespassers’ injuries, explaining intentional conduct and attractive nuisance.
Ohio Farm Bureau Staff - Nov. 30, 2020
On this episode of Field Day with Jordan Hoewischer, Dr. Laura Johnson, director of the National Center for Water Quality Research at Heidelberg University, discusses the latest on water monitoring and the effect farming practices have on downstream nutrient loading,…
Amy Beth Graves - Nov. 17, 2020
When restaurants started closing their doors because of COVID-19 in March, Tom Hertzfeld scrambled to find homes for many of the eggs sold through his family business, Hertzfeld Poultry Farms in northwestern Ohio. Some were shifted from going to restaurants…
Kelli Milligan Stammen - Nov. 12, 2020
The grassroots tradition of Ohio Farm Bureau members engaging with candidates seeking to fill open seats within the General Assembly continued to be a successful process, even as members and candidates adapted to the virtual screenings needed during a pandemic….
Susan Crowell - Nov. 12, 2020
Farmers are used to getting paid for raising a quality product — soybeans, sweet corn, apples, peppers. But a farm’s value lies in its soils, too. What if farmers could get paid for building a quality soil? Just like markets…
Ty Higgins - Nov. 10, 2020
Black Farming: “Beyond 40 Acres and a Mule” was held virtually in September, with support from Ohio Farm Bureau and Nationwide. The conference discussed the influential history of black farmers in Ohio with an emphasis on the strength of community,…
Ty Higgins - Nov. 5, 2020
In mid-October, the Ohio Department of Agriculture requested funding to continue the H2Ohio water quality initiative through 2021. The $28 million ask was granted by the State of Ohio Controlling Board. “This shows a real commitment to improve water quality,…
