$14,666 a year is a lot of money to cover in the family budget. It’s more than the average household spends on food, transportation, health care, clothes or any other expenditure other than housing. It’s almost 20 percent more than…
Clean Lake 2020 Plan gets unanimous support in Senate
Proposed legislation that helps farmers help water quality passed 33-0 in the Ohio Senate on Wednesday following Ohio Farm Bureau declaring the measure a “Key Vote.”
Farm Bureau presidents pen letter to Washington about trade tariffs
State Farm Bureau presidents urge U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Perdue to work with President Trump to end the escalation of trade disputes with China.
Farm bill voted out of House agriculture committee
With the current farm bill set of expire in September, it is an encouraging sign that new legislation has passed through the House Committee on Agriculture in less than a week. The vote moves to the full U.S. House of Representatives soon, but the legislation still has a long way to go before it becomes law.
OFBF supports Issue 1 on the state’s primary ballot
The Ohio Farm Bureau state board of trustees voted at its April meeting to support the passage of Issue 1 on the state’s primary ballot. The primary is May 8. Passage of Issue 1 would amend Ohio’s Constitution to reform…
Budget bill a win for farmers
The passage of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018 signed into law by President Trump March 23 was a win for farmers. Along with clarifying requirements on electronic logging devices and Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA), the budget…
Members meet legislators at 2018 Ag Day at the Capital
Hundreds of Farm Bureau members gathered in downtown Columbus to meet one-on-one with their state senators and representatives during Ohio Farm Bureau’s annual Ag Day at the Capital Feb. 28. Ohio Farm Bureau priority issues such as water quality, economic development, energy…
Ohio Farm Bureau 2018 state, national priority issues
At its January board meeting, the state board of trustees examined the policies delegates finalized during the annual meeting and prioritized them into 2018 state and federal priority issues. State Priority Issues WATER QUALITY Leading statewide agricultural efforts to reduce…
Delaware County Farm Bureau members meet with county officials
The Delaware County Farm Bureau and OSU Extension Delaware County hosted Delaware County Commissioner Gary Merrell and county Economic Development Director Bob Lamb for an agriculture roundtable to discuss the importance of agriculture in Delaware County. The meeting was held…
Amy Beth Graves - Sept. 25, 2017
What to know about county charters
When counties in Ohio look for ways to become efficient, some consider county charter governments. Under the Ohio Constitution, counties can set up a charter government, giving them “home rule” authority. This allows them to design a government and adopt…