The state’s main operating budget for fiscal years 2020 and 2021 was signed into law by Gov. Mike DeWine after being passed by the Ohio Legislature July 17, two and a half weeks later than its June 30 deadline. “Farm…
Visit the new, improved Land and Living exhibit at 2019 Ohio State Fair
This year’s Land and Living exhibit at the Ohio State Fair will have a new look and many new experiences to connect fairgoers to Ohio agriculture. This highly interactive exhibit will be packed with agricultural education activities the whole family…
Succession planning is a family affair
by Kelly Brakefield Moore, Attorney Wright & Moore Law Co. LPA We often hear about farm succession planning and immediately think of will, trusts and business entities. However, farm succession planning also includes a family component that is just as…
Foreign ownership of Ohio farmland
As 2020 presidential candidates jockey for position, interesting issues can arise and become a national topic of conversation seemingly overnight. So was the case when potential 2020 Democratic nominee Elizabeth Warren spoke in Iowa about foreign companies buying American farmland….
Kalmbach Feeds on Town Hall Ohio
Since its inception as a feed mill in 1963, Kalmbach Feeds has grown into a multimillion dollar business serving customers across the Midwest. Kalmbach Feeds’ trucks are a familiar sight as they traverse up and down the highways in rural…
Poulson wins inaugural Golden Owl Award
Teachers may never know what impact their classes have on students, but for northwest Ohio agricultural educator John Poulson, he has actively witnessed students following in his footsteps in the state and abroad. The winner of the inaugural Golden Owl…
Legal with Leah: Prevent plant and CAUV implications
On this episode of Legal with Leah, Senior Director of Corporate Communications Joe Cornely discusses what farmers and landowners should do if they have taken prevent plant payments and their land is in the Current Agriculture Use Value program. Complete…
Options, considerations for business owners when planning their retirement
It’s probably safe to say that you’ve thought about (or maybe it’s more appropriate to say “dreamed about”) what you will do when you retire. Play golf every day. Wine-tasting in Napa. Travel to exotic locales. But when you retire,…
Across the Table: It’s not an ending. It’s a new beginning.
For the past several years, Farm Bureau members have been hearing of changes coming in our relationship with our greatest partner, Nationwide. And if you know anything about the incredible importance of that relationship, change is naturally a scary proposition….
How Nationwide helped the Boyerts prepare for the future
“We saw too many family farms that fell apart once the parents were gone,” said Patti Boyert as she discussed a difficult challenge confronting her and husband Mike. Mike is an Ohio Farm Bureau state board trustee. “We’d like to…