Business Climate

Ensuring a Competitive Business Environment

Farm Bureau is hard at work advocating for rural broadband access, competitive tax policies, and fighting against burdensome regulations. Farm Bureau advocates for increased marketing home and abroad, from ensuring direct marketing operations have reasonable regulation to expanding international trading opportunities.

Here are some ways we have worked to support businesses, particularly through COVID disruptions.

Ohio Farm Bureau Podcast: The Process of Policy Development

On this Ohio Farm Bureau Podcast, Columbiana County Farm Bureau leader Stacy Irwin talks about this year’s policy development process and some of the topics that were discussed.

Legal with Leah: Corporate Transparency Act deadline approaching

Time is running out for thousands of farmers who may face steep fines and possible jail time for failing to…

Across the Table: Reliability of energy in Ohio at risk

Political leaders need to consider the important impacts current energy policies and decisions are having on an affordable and reliable energy supply.

Unusually early harvest putting Ohio produce growers in a pickle

An unusually warm February and March has Ohio produce crops maturing ahead of schedule, which impacts u-pick operations.

Aultman tells committee CAUV is farmland preservation tool

During his testimony, Aultman added that ensuring that agricultural property is valued for its agricultural potential and not development is critical to the continued success of Ohio agriculture.

Farm Bureau welcomes summer ethanol blend waiver

The emergency fuel waiver to allow the sale of summer gasoline blends containing 15% ethanol will lengthen the period during which Americans can continue buying E15 from June 1 to Sept. 15.

The 2024 Ohio Agriculture and Rural Communities Action Plan

Ohio Farm Bureau 2024 priority issues focus on business climate, regulatory environment, preserving Ohio’s farming heritage, healthy rural communities, and grassroots advocacy.

Legal with Leah: Corporate Transparency Act reporting requirements

The law requires most businesses to report information about their beneficial owners, and the intent is to try to make it harder to illegally hide assets and commit financial crimes.

EPA issues existing stocks order for dicamba products

This allows for limited sale and distribution of dicamba OTT products that were already in the possession of growers or in the channels of trade and outside the control of pesticide companies as of Feb. 6, 2024.

2022 Census of Agriculture data released

Data shows there are fewer farms in the United States, yet more new, beginning and young farmers.