Ohio Farm Bureau Staff - Sept. 15
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine signed House Bill 606 into law, ensuring civil immunity to individuals, schools, health care providers, businesses and other entities from lawsuits arising from exposure, transmission or contraction of COVID-19, or any mutation of the virus, as…
Kelli Milligan Stammen - May 7
It has been six weeks since the Ohio General Assembly convened to pass HB 197, which contained several emergency protocols for the COVID-19 crisis including the March 17, 2020 primary. Both chambers were in session this week, however, again working…
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…
Ohio Farm Bureau Staff - Feb. 3Our Ohio Weekly shares the story of Ohio agriculture and Ohio Farm Bureau. Each week, this radio program and podcast features guests who represent leaders in agriculture, government, academia and the food industry, among others. Host Ty Higgins talks to…
Ohio Farm Bureau Staff - Jan. 23
Farmer and rancher delegates to the American Farm Bureau Federation’s 101st Annual Convention Jan. 17-22 adopted policies to guide the organization’s work in 2020 on key topics ranging from dairy to labor and climate change to conservation compliance. Ohio Farm…
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…
Rita Hechmer - Sept. 10, 2019
Ohio Farm Bureau’s AgriPOWER Class IX and Young Ag Professionals group spent an educational three days in Washington, D.C. Sept. 10-12. The trip provided our current and future leaders the opportunity to share their ideas with members of Congress, to…
Lynn Snyder - Aug. 13, 2019
In this Legal with Leah, Ty Higgins, Ohio Farm Bureau’s director of media relations, visits with Ohio Farm Bureau Policy Counsel Leah Curtis about the reasons for Ohio’s tax hike on gas, how those funds will be used and how…
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 - July 18, 2019
Growing hemp in Ohio got a big push from the state legislature July 17 as the General Assembly sent Senate Bill 57 to Gov. Mike DeWine’s desk for his signature. SB 57 creates a hemp cultivator license as well as…
