A recently enacted piece of legislation regarding solar and wind power signals a shift in landowner rights when it comes to the location of these energy developments.
Kelli Milligan Stammen - July 14
Energy Development
Kelli Milligan Stammen - July 14 Ohio Farm Bureau Staff - July 7
Legal with Leah: Know your rights on wind, solar
Ohio Farm Bureau Policy Counsel, Leah Curtis, talks about the consequences of SB 52 and what those in a lease or thinking about a lease need to know.
Kelli Milligan Stammen - Sept. 28, 2020
Adhere to on-site solar checklist before signing installation agreement
Ohio Farm Bureau members across the state are looking at personal use, on-site solar as a tool to help them control their energy costs. Dale Arnold, OFBF director of energy, utility and local government policy, said before making any agreement…
Kelli Milligan Stammen - April 7, 2020
Be wary of additional settlement offers from pipeline companies
Farm Bureau members are witnessing a third and final year of regulatory agency ordered observation, repair and remediation along several major pipeline construction routes that crisscross the landscape in northern and southern Ohio. Recently, there have been overtures by some…
Ohio Farm Bureau Staff - March 13, 2020
Legal with Leah: Brown v. Artex
Oil and gas production is still a big business for Ohio. In fact, the state realized an increase in production in the latter part of 2019. But the oil and gas industry, and more specifically the lease agreements that are…
Kelli Milligan Stammen - Jan. 28, 2020
Farm Bureau testifies on wind energy bill
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
Answering your questions about solar, wind projects
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…
Abra Dunn - Jan. 3, 2019Special Briefing Highlights Current Developments on Wind Energy Development
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
Providing pipeline input to help landowners in the future
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…
Kelli Milligan Stammen - June 28, 2018
Orphan wells legislation signed into law
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…