People want to know where their food comes from, right? This is what farmers have heard repeatedly for quite a few years now. This desire is the catalyst for the farm-to-table movement and a boom for niche food marketers. Yet…
2019 State, National Priority Issues
Each year, Ohio Farm Bureau’s grassroots policy development process surfaces those issues that have a significant impact on production agriculture, our food system and our communities. These priorities are where Farm Bureau will focus efforts for the continued strength and…
Cooperage brings new life to old plant in Jackson
Like a fine blended whiskey, Speyside Bourbon Cooperage in Jackson represents a mix of nature, people, technology and millennial tastes. It’s a combo putting grains into a unique international market. Except as yard planters, whiskey barrels weren’t on Jackson’s radar…
Popp wins Farm Bureau Discussion Meet
Victoria Popp of Cincinnati is the winner of Ohio Farm Bureau’s Young Ag Professionals Discussion Meet competition. She won the contest final round held Feb. 1 during the YAP Winter Leadership Experience in Columbus. The Discussion Meet tests participants’…
Let Your Goals Guide Family Farm Succession Planning
Best practices and expert advice provided by Wright & Moore Do I need a will? What about a trust? Will an LLC help us? These are some common questions when farm families begin succession planning. While these are important topics…
Soup-easy: Healthy, hearty and homemade
As a chef, it’s not uncommon for Suzy DeYoung to make foods from scratch that others might pick up at the supermarket. While some of those items might be complicated or time-consuming—one stands out to her as a dish that…
Historical marker notes where Ohio Farm Bureau began
It was in Ohio State’s Botany and Zoology building on Neil Avenue, now Jennings Hall, where Farm Bureau members representing 76 counties along with many Ohio State University county Extension agents convened for the very first meeting of the Ohio…
Supporting agriculture, local communities
Twice a year, Ohio Farm Bureau Foundation awards grants to organizations that support and promote Ohio agriculture as well as local communities. The Action & Awareness grants focus on four core areas: economic development, education, environment and the human-animal bond….
Mid-America Restaurant Expo on Town Hall Ohio
At the Mid-America Restaurant Expo, held in Columbus two weeks ago, you would expect to see vendors selling pizza ovens, deep fryers and ice cream machines. For the first time this year, the exhibit space made room for farmers from…
Lynn Snyder - Jan. 26
American Farm Bureau Foundation 2019 Book of the Year
The American Farm Bureau Foundation for Agriculture presented its 12th “Book of the Year” award to Lisl Detlefsen for “Right This Very Minute.” The book, stunningly illustrated by Renée Kurilla, explains to children how every minute of every day, someone,…