Business Climate - Ohio Farm Bureau

National survey finds Thanksgiving costs down for Ohioans

For Ohio shoppers, the Thanksgiving dinner receipt will be slightly lower than the national average for the same market basket items at $59.24.

Pulling together for East Palestine, Ohio

How Farm Bureau and partners went to work to get producers the answers they needed in regard to the health, safety and welfare of their animals, their crops, their farms and their families.

ODOT personnel invited to the farm to talk infrastructure

As the event wrapped up, ODOT representatives expressed an interest in having Ohio Farm Bureau at the table when future projects are considered.

New rules for land lease termination

Under HB 397, notice must be given by Sept. 1 to terminate a farm lease, and the lease will terminate at the conclusion of harvest or Dec. 31, whichever comes first.

State budget includes major tax savings, ag funding

Thanks to the work of Ohio Farm Bureau members through the organization’s Action Alert process, the budget will avert the potential negative impacts of a proposed property tax policy change.

Issue 1 FAQ

Ohio Farm Bureau supports Issue 1. This FAQ answers questions about what this initiative means to agriculture.

Legal with Leah – Supreme Court rules on WOTUS case

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled 9-0 that the EPA went too far with its enforcement of the Clean Water Act.

Dairy forum helps set reform recommendations

As a result of the Federal Milk Marketing Forum, delegates at the 2023 American Farm Bureau Annual Convention adopted policies to guide the organization’s work on the dairy pricing front.

Ohio Farm Bureau Podcast: Dairy Pricing Reform

On this Ohio Farm Bureau Podcast, hear from Ohio Farm Bureau members who took part in the American Farm Bureau Federal Milk Marketing Order Forum, which resulted in some positive conversations and new policy for dairy pricing moving forward.

With higher property tax implications, Ohio Farm Bureau strongly opposes HB 1

Included in HB 1 is the elimination of the 10% property tax rollback, which is a significant concern for Farm Bureau members.