Ohio Farm Bureau testified as an interested party in December on House Bill 401 which will change the current setback standards and prescribe a local referendum process for wind projects. “There are many Farm Bureau members who are adamantly opposed…
Amy Beth Graves - March 28, 2019
As wind and solar development projects increase across the state, so do the questions from landowners. Over the past few months, Ohio Farm Bureau has received numerous calls from members as well as local government leaders asking about everything from…
Crawford County Farm Bureau members and their guests are invited to attend a special wind energy development briefing sponsored by the Crawford County Farm Bureau Board of Trustees and Public Policy Action Team. The briefing will be held Tuesday Jan. 22,…
Amy Beth Graves - Nov. 8, 2018
Having pipeline construction just 280 feet from Greg Sautter’s house was more than an eyesore; it was a hindrance to getting to his crop fields and livestock. And restoration of the land was so poor that Sautter had a soil…
Legislation addressing orphan oil and gas wells landowners contend with throughout the state was signed into law by Gov. Kasich on June 29. “Currently 250,000 vertical and horizontal wells have been drilled in the state with potentially thousands of them…
Amy Beth Graves - June 22, 2018Ohio Farm Bureau is continuing efforts to protect landowners’ rights during pipeline construction. In southern Ohio, TransCanada’s Columbia Gas Transmission is starting a new project, Buckeye Xpress, that will upgrade a pipeline that runs through Jackson, Vinton and Lawrence counties…
Joe Cornely - June 11, 2018
Every day, mankind uses about 28 billion kilowatt hours of energy. For perspective, for the average American family to use that much, it would take roughly 2.5 million years. Add to that a growing world population and growing world economy,…
Upgrades, refits and new projects – Ohioans will see over 38,000 miles of pipeline construction over the next decade. Learn more about different projects being developed, regulatory enforcement, when eminent domain applies and repair/remediation provisions. The meeting is open to…
Ohio Farm Bureau’s Director of Water Quality and Research Jordan Hoewischer and OFBF’s Director of Energy, Utility and Local Government Policy Dale Arnold discuss all things energy related in Ohio. Topics include solar leases, pipeline projects and wind energy, just to name a few.
Amy Beth Graves - Nov. 16, 2017
Solar energy companies are making a push throughout Ohio, approaching landowners about leasing their property for solar-powered projects. As with other agreements concerning natural gas, oil, wind, pipelines and electric transmission line projects, landowners need to be careful when signing…
