Ohio Farm Bureau’s AgriPOWER Class IX and Young Ag Professionals group spent an educational three days in Washington, D.C. Sept. 11-13. The purpose of the trip was to share their ideas with members of Congress and to learn about international…
Grassroots
Farm Bureau policy committee begins work
Twenty Ohio Farm Bureau leaders are serving on the Ohio Farm Bureau Federation Policy Development Committee. The committee collects and organizes public policy recommendations from county Farm Bureaus and presents the final policy suggestions to be voted on by Ohio…
Farm Bureau members are true policy experts
Have you ever seen a movie or TV show that depicts a quick work trip to a big city? The main character packs an overnight bag, rolls into town late at night, wakes up and gets some important work done….
RECAP: 72nd Annual County Presidents’ Trip
“We are a true grassroots organization, not just a hashtag.” Those words from OFBF Executive Vice President Adam Sharp to county presidents as they gathered in Washington, D.C. couldn’t have rung more true. The decades-old relationship between Ohio Farm Bureau…
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…
Lynn Snyder - Feb. 28
Ohio delegates impact national policy at AFBF Convention
At the 2018 American Farm Bureau Annual Convention in January, delegates approved measures to help assure a prosperous agricultural and rural economy in the coming year and beyond. Resolutions approved by farmer and rancher delegates from across the nation ran…
Changes being made to policy development process
Four key changes are being made to help streamline policy proposals submitted from counties to the state’s policy development committee. These changes have been decided upon after a year-long review of the overall policy development process. County Farm Bureau leaders…
Lynn Snyder - Jan. 29
Issue Advisory Teams applications due Feb. 23
Ohio Farm Bureau’s Issue Advisory Teams provide Farm Bureau members the opportunity to engage with peers on a specific interest or issue at the 2018 OFBF Trends and Issues Conference June 14 in Canton. During the conference, team members may…
Residents, farmers come together to clean Black Fork River
Area residents and farmers have come together in a true grassroots effort to improve the Richland County community by cleaning the Black Fork River.
Lynn Snyder - Nov. 7, 2017Action Alert: Tell legislators tax reform is needed
The U.S. House Ways and Means Committee has released its tax reform plan, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. This is the first major tax package since the 1980s, and this legislation is expected to move quickly through Congress. However, a lot…