A widely assumed interpretation of the Dormant Mineral Rights Act was clarified by the Ohio Supreme Court in September. “A lot of people had thought under a former version of the statute that when their oil and gas rights and…
Amy Graves - Oct. 27, 2016
Questions raised about oil and gas royalties
With the current slowdown in the oil and gas industry in Ohio, many landowners have been seeing smaller royalty payments. Some have reached out to Ohio Farm Bureau, saying their royalty payments are too low and questioning deductions the oil…
Amy Graves - Oct. 24, 2016
Ask questions before signing a solar lease
Solar power technology has grown by leaps and bounds over the past few years. That means landowners are increasingly being approached about leasing part of their property for solar-powered projects. The size of the proposed projects is large – ranging…
Farmers win provisions in pipeline impact statement
Energy Transfer wants to build the ET Rover project, a dual, 42-inch-diameter pipeline system across the state. Several provisions giving farmers more say in how their farmland is put back together after installation have been included in the statement, said Dale Arnold, OFBF’s director of energy, utility and local government policy.
Study examines impact pipelines have on farm soil
What type of an impact does natural gas pipeline construction have on cropland productivity? This is the question being addressed by an Ohio State University study. Ohio Farm Bureau is a partner on the study, which is being overseen by…
2016 County Farm Bureau Presidents’ D.C. Trip
Ohio’s county Farm Bureau presidents are taking their annual trip to Washington, D.C. March 15-17. Check here for the latest updates from Ohio Farm Bureau, media across the state and the farmers while on the ground on Capitol Hill.
Seth Teter
Natural Stewardship: Benefits of oil, gas resources stay in county
Before millions of dollars started flowing into her rural community, Lova Ebbert remembers setting out a can to collect donations from fellow farmers for the evening’s use of a local meeting room. “Fortunately, we were blessed. There was always enough,”…
Amy Graves - Feb. 5, 2016
Ohio Farm Bureau sets state priority issues for 2016
Ohio Farm Bureau has set six state priority issues for 2016: water quality; taxation and business climate; building community through economic development; energy; quality of life issues, and increasing grassroots awareness and involvement.
Joe Cornely - Jan. 11, 2016
Pipelines on ‘Town Hall Ohio’
One of Ohio’s most recently developed economic engines is the huge supply of shale oil, gas, and bi-products. But for it to be useful, it has to be moved from where it’s drilled to where it’ll be used for fuel,…
Lynn Snyder - Nov. 2, 2015
Renewable energy freeze means fewer energy options
Buckeye Farm News Farmers, businesses and consumers may have fewer energy options if the legislature chooses to halt a law that promotes renewable and advanced energy development in Ohio. Farm Bureau strongly disagrees with the recommendation, which came from the…