As soon as pigs are born on Seth and Lyndsey Teter’s farm, they call their meat processor. Calling up to half a year ahead of time is less than ideal, but the Tuscarawas County Farm Bureau couple know that if…
Amy Beth Graves - June 29, 2017
July/August 2017 Buckeye Farm News
Amy Beth Graves - June 29, 2017
Legal Update: Important legal clarity gained for Farm Bureau members
Ohio Farm Bureau staff continues to stay involved in legal issues that affect Farm Bureau members, especially as it involves property rights and the use of eminent domain throughout the state. Many of the cases OFBF has recently been involved…
Amy Beth Graves - June 29, 2017Nursery owner talks with Trump about ag’s labor needs
Over the years Tom Demaline has seen his share of bureaucratic red tape with the government’s H-2A guest worker program. As president of Willoway Nurseries Inc. in Avon, he relies on a legal immigrant workforce. The Lorain County Farm Bureau…
Conservation a key component for CAUV reform
The state budget has to be signed into law by Gov John Kasich June 30, and Ohio Farm Bureau’s top priority issue – changes to the Current Agricultural Use Value formula – is slated to be a part of it….
Amy Beth Graves - June 28, 2017
Ohio Farm Bureau’s work on the state budget
One of the state’s bills that is most important to agriculture is House Bill 49, Ohio’s two-year operating budget. When the bill was first released, Ohio Farm Bureau’s policy department went through it, line by line, making note of items…
Independent dairy farmers have to find new homes for milk
Supply and demand are to blame for the scramble some independent milk producers find themselves in the middle of to find a new marketing mechanism for their dairy product. In the last several months, the Dairy Farmers of America’s Dairy…
Lynn Snyder - June 28, 2017
Foundation awards grants to Aullwood, Canton City Schools
Aullwood Audubon Center and Farm in Dayton was awarded $2,600 to support its ongoing Maple Syrup and Candle Dipping education programs that serve more than 6,000 students and their families every year. Pictured from left are Farm Bureau Organization Director…
Lynn Snyder - June 28, 2017
Nationwide News: Financial planning for farmers is important
According to U.S. census data, the average age of a farmer is 57. While few are planning to retire at that time, farmers should begin thinking about how they would like to live in retirement and how that can be…