Joe Cornely - June 29
Ohio Environmental Protection Agency wants to classify commercial fertilizer as an agricultural pollutant. Gov. Kasich appears primed to use executive orders to regulate farmers. A federal judge has threatened to assume authority over farming practices. Toledo’s mayor says Farm Bureau…
Amy Beth Graves - June 29
“Trust” is the first word that comes to mind when Tom Yingling describes Ohio Farm Bureau and why he recently signed up for its newest benefit, the Ohio Farm Bureau Energy Program. “We’ve had a longstanding relationship with Farm Bureau…
Legislation addressing orphan oil and gas wells landowners contend with throughout the state was signed into law by Gov. Kasich on June 29. “Currently 250,000 vertical and horizontal wells have been drilled in the state with potentially thousands of them…
Lynn Snyder - June 27
Over the last several months, Farm Bureau members throughout Ohio have been participating in well water testing. Ohio Farm Bureau provided each county Farm Bureau 25 testing kits for members to use and then send to Heidelberg University’s National Center…
Amy Beth Graves - June 26
Ohio Farm Bureau Foundation’s ExploreAg program kicked off in June with 43 high school students from across the state learning about the rewarding careers available in the food, fuel and fiber industries. The students stayed for a week on Ohio…
Amy Beth Graves - June 22
Ohio Farm Bureau is continuing efforts to protect landowners’ rights during pipeline construction. In southern Ohio, TransCanada’s Columbia Gas Transmission is starting a new project, Buckeye Xpress, that will upgrade a pipeline that runs through Jackson, Vinton and Lawrence counties…
Amy Beth Graves - June 21
Ohio Farm Bureau is helping members protect their landowner rights by becoming involved in a rails-to-trails court case. A Stark County Farm Bureau family is challenging a park district’s attempts to convert former railroad property into a trail. The Dickerhoof…
A proposed settlement has been reached between plaintiffs and Syngenta in litigation over the sale of Agrisure Viptera and Agrisure Duracade seed. Those who may be eligible for a claim in this settlement may receive a claim notice in the…
Dennis Bolling of Hilliard, Connie Cahill of Dublin, Richard (Dick) Ricker of Fort Jennings and Donniella Winchell of Austinburg are the Ohio Agricultural Council’s 2018 Ohio Agricultural Hall of Fame inductees. They will be inducted as the 53rd Hall of…
Lynn Snyder - June 19
Motor vehicle accidents are the most common agribusiness insurance claim, according to Nationwide. Nationwide is the largest insurer of farms in the United States. Over the last three years, the top 10 claim types have accounted for more than 50,000…
