Ohio Farm Bureau Staff - May 21
Residents in rural Ohio are familiar with the challenges that come without access to broadband services, but those areas have now been disproportionately impacted by COVID-19. With schools, restaurants and libraries closed simultaneously, rural residents have been cut off from…
Ohio Farm Bureau Staff - May 5
COVID-19 has many consumers thinking differently about where they source their food and, because of that, a new resource developed by Ohio State University Extension is helping consumers looking for locally grown products connect with farmers in their area. Brooke…
Susan Crowell - May 5
Ray Jackson realized it when he looked at his Logan County farm’s numbers and saw that 2014 was the last time his 70-head dairy herd made any money. And he realized it every day when he visited struggling dairy farms…
Ohio Farm Bureau Staff - May 1
When the COVID-19 pandemic started impacting everyday life in Ohio and across the country, no one was prepared. Everyone was told to shelter in place to help slow the spread of the virus so medical personnel wouldn’t be overwhelmed. Schools…
Ohio Farm Bureau Staff - April 22
In a recent outreach effort to the DeWine administration, Farm Bureau applauded the decisions the governor has made to make public health the focal point of the state’s response, undoubtedly saving countless lives. As plans are made for the next…
Ty Higgins - Sept. 26, 2019
Trade negotiations between the United States and Japan have led to an early agreement in the areas of market access for certain agriculture and industrial goods. According to the Trump administration, the U.S.-Japan Trade Agreement will provide America’s farmers and…
Ohio Farm Bureau Staff - Aug. 23, 2019The following op-ed was distributed to newspapers across Ohio for publication. It was co-authored by Adam Sharp, executive vice president of the Ohio Farm Bureau Federation, and Eric Burkland, president of The Ohio Manufacturers’ Association. Ohio’s farmers are enduring a tough year,…
Lynn Snyder - Aug. 7, 2019
The American Farm Bureau Federation, in partnership with Farm Credit, has opened online applications for the 2020 Farm Bureau Ag Innovation Challenge. In its sixth year, the Farm Bureau Ag Innovation Challenge is a national business competition for U.S. food…
Kelli Milligan Stammen - July 18, 2019
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…
Kelli Milligan Stammen - April 11, 2019
A bipartisan effort in the Ohio House gives beginning farmers financial incentive to establish themselves in the state’s agricultural industry. Co-sponsored by Rep. John Patterson (D-99th District) and Rep. Susan Manchester (R-84th District), House Bill 183 would authorize a nonrefundable income…
