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.
Grassroots
2018-2019 Community Council Discussion Guide
The November 2018-April 2019 Discussion Guide for Community Councils includes six discussion topics, giving groups a few options for meetings scheduled through the winter and into spring. Participation from community council members ensures Ohio Farm Bureau continues to focus on critical issues, create better…
Amy Beth Graves - Nov. 8, 2018
Providing pipeline input to help landowners in the future
Having pipeline construction just 280 feet from Greg Sautter’s house was more than an eyesore; it was a hindrance to getting to his crop fields and livestock. And restoration of the land was so poor that Sautter had a soil…
2018 Washington, D.C. Leadership Experience
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…
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, 2018
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…