Ohio’s farmers and rural communities will benefit from reforms to the state’s farmland tax policy, culminating a three-year effort led by Ohio Farm Bureau. The reforms were included in the new state budget signed by Gov. John Kasich.
Sharp: Farmers are working to address nutrient runoff issues
Ohio Farm Bureau Executive Vice President Adam Sharp was invited to testify today before a United States Senate committee on the conservation partnerships and programs Ohio farmers have voluntarily participated in for the benefit of water quality and environmental sustainability….
Amy Graves - June 29
Capacity Concerns: Livestock producers make appointments with meat processors months ahead
As soon as pigs are born on Seth and Lyndsey Teter’s farm, they call their meat processor. Calling up to half a year ahead of time is less than ideal, but the Tuscarawas County Farm Bureau couple know that if…
WOTUS is on the way out
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency made a proposal June 27 to rescind the Clean Water Rule and revert to the water rule language that existed before 2015, giving the agency time to redefine what ‘waters of the United States’ or…
We took a trip to make a better state fair exhibit
Each year, the OFBF State Fair interns travel to locations around the United States that offer agritourism and agricultural exhibits, with the goal of finding inspiration for Ohio Farm Bureau’s Land and Living Exhibit at the Ohio State Fair. This…
Amanda Domsitz - June 27
#TakeOverTuesday: Miranda Miser, M&M Feed and Supply, Guernsey County
Every Tuesday an Ohio Farm Bureau member takes over the Ohio Farm Bureau Instagram for the day to share a day in their life. Check in throughout the day or follow us on Instagram, @OhioFarmBureau, to meet new Ohio farmers…
July/August 2017 Our Ohio magazine preview
What farmers call “winter wheat” – and ‘America the Beautiful” lyricist Katherine Lee Bates called “amber waves of grain” – graces the cover of the July/August issue of Our Ohio magazine as Union County member Ron Burns’ “A year in…
Ohio Farm Bureau statement supporting CAUV reforms included in the Senate budget bill
Editors: The following statement can be attributed to the Ohio Farm Bureau Federation. The Ohio Senate has responded to a pressing need affecting Ohio’s family farmers by including farm property tax reforms in its recently passed budget bill. The changes…
We are the 2017 Ohio State Fair Interns
Hello, everyone! We would like to introduce ourselves as the 2017 Ohio Farm Bureau interns. For the past few months, we have been working hard and having a blast planning the Ohio State Fair Land and Living Exhibit in the…
Lynn Snyder - June 20
Calling all photographers
The State YAP Committee is looking for photos for its calendar fundraiser to benefit Ohio foodbanks. Submissions are due by Aug. 18.