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…
Jenna Beadle - June 5, 2019
An energy bill currently making its way through the Ohio Legislature will impact Farm Bureau members. House Bill 6 is a comprehensive energy bill that currently addresses many topics, but it would predominantly create the Ohio Clean Air Program offering…
Ohio Farm Bureau Staff - May 3, 2019
Ohio lawmakers missed the deadline by a few days, but passed a transportation budget that was signed by Gov. Mike DeWine in early April. A compromise was reached through House Bill 62, which was swiftly passed by both legislative bodies…
Kelli Milligan Stammen - April 11, 2019
A bipartisan effort in the Ohio House gives beginning farmers financial incentive to establish themselves in the state’s agricultural industry. Co-sponsored by Rep. John Patterson (D-99th District) and Rep. Susan Manchester (R-84th District), House Bill 183 would authorize a nonrefundable income…
Joe Cornely - March 27, 2019
The fight to protect landowners from expanded eminent domain authority continues. Ohio Farm Bureau successfully prevented an expansion of takings authority in the Senate’s version of the transportation budget, but it could return. Legislators from both chambers must reconcile their…
Kelli Milligan Stammen - Feb. 28, 2019
On the same day Toledoans passed the Lake Erie Bill of Rights that may make it harder for farmers to focus on nutrient runoff over frivolous lawsuits, the Ohio Department of Agriculture announced new assistance programs to help producers achieve…
Joe Cornely - Feb. 25, 2019
If you ever wanted to see grassroots political action in action, you’d have been impressed by this past week’s Ohio Farm Bureau Ag Day at the Capital. Farmers from all corners of the state battled Level 2 snow emergencies to…
Kelli Milligan Stammen - Feb. 21, 2019
Braving ice and snow, 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. 20. Ohio Farm Bureau priority issues such as the biennial state…
Ohio Farm Bureau Staff - Feb. 7, 2019
Each year, Ohio Farm Bureau’s grassroots policy development process surfaces those issues that have a significant impact on production agriculture, our food system and our communities. These priorities are where Farm Bureau will focus efforts for the continued strength and…
Ohio Farm Bureau Staff - Nov. 20, 2018
Ohio Farm Bureau is requesting members send a note to U.S. Senators and U.S. Representatives and ask for them to move a farm bill forward before the end of the year.
