Ohio timber law: Don’t miss the forest or the trees

Overall, proper care, maintenance and communication are all essential parts of the process when it comes to trees.

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County Farm Bureau annexation policy takes legislative shape

Farm Bureau staff and members testified on behalf of an annexation bill that aims to preserve farmland in the state by having a more transparent annexation process.

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Legal with Leah: The Benefits of Ag Districts

Current Agricultural Use Value is often discussed as a farmland preservation tool, but there are some other tools in the law that landowners can consider.

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The Ohio Agriculture and Rural Communities 2025 Action Plan

The plan provides a blueprint for policymakers and Ohio Farm Bureau members to bolster Ohio’s agriculture industry and our rural communities.

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Ask the right questions when approached about easements

Ohio Farm Bureau’s Energy and Utility Resource Guide can point landowners in the right direction when it comes to easement considerations.

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Ohio House passes two Farm Bureau-supported bills

The bills address the shortage of career tech educators and the nuisance issue of feral swine.

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Legal with Leah: OFBF files U.S. Supreme Court brief

In the case O’Connor v. Eubanks, the question is, can a state be sued in federal court when it takes a property?

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Legal with Leah: Landowner Liability

Policy Counsel Leah Curtis discusses Ohio trespassing laws and the liability that can fall on landowners when people enter their property.

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Court favors landowners in prominent Ohio eminent domain case

The 3rd District Court of Appeals ruled that Columbia Gas of Ohio did not demonstrate that taking of the property was a necessity, and that further review was warranted of the agricultural easement issue.

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Legal with Leah: Ohio added to WOTUS injunction

A second U.S. District Court ruled to halt the 2023 Waters of the United States rule. This ruling stops implementation of the rule in 24 states, including Ohio.

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