Please plan to join us for the annual Legislative Luncheon district meeting Monday, March 28, 2016 at the Vonderhaar Farm, 4636 State Rt. 725 W. Camden, Ohio. Montgomery and Preble County Farm Bureaus have invited Regional Vice President with Farm…
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Columbiana County Legislative Breakfast March 21, 2016
Columbiana County Farm Bureau’s Legislative Breakfast gives members a chance to hear an update from local officials and ask them questions about county, state, and national issues.
Stark County Farm Bureau Legislative Breakfast March 18, 2016
Stark County Farm Bureau’s Legislative Breakfast gives members a chance to hear an update from our local officials and ask them questions about county, state, and national issues.
Portage County Legislative Breakfast March 28, 2016
Portage County Farm Bureau’s Legislative Breakfast gives members a chance to hear an update from local officials and ask them questions about county, state, and national issues.
Summit County Farm Bureau Legislative Breakfast April 15, 2016
Summit County Farm Bureau’s Legislative Breakfast gives members a chance to hear an update from local officials and ask them questions about county, state, and national issues.
Hamilton County Farm Bureau spends day in Columbus at Ag Day at the Capital
On Feb. 9, a snow filled Tuesday, Farm Bureau members from every county in Ohio traveled to the state capital to participate in Ag Day at the Capital – a function where Ohio Farm Bureau members meet with Ohio legislatures…
Amy Beth Graves - Oct. 6, 2015
What to know about Worker Protection Standard revisions
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has made revisions to the Worker Protection Standard. The changes affect how the nation’s 2 million agricultural workers and families are protected when working with pesticides.
Amy Beth Graves - April 23, 2015
What you need to know about Ohio’s new nutrient law
On July 1, a new law goes into effect that will restrict the application of manure and fertilizer on frozen, snow-covered or saturated ground in the Western Lake Erie Basin (WLEB).
Lynn Snyder - April 3, 2015
Working to preserve Ohio’s ag sales tax exemption
OFBF’s Director of State Policy Brandon Kern testified recently about the need for Ohio’s agricultural sales tax exemption to stay intact. Part of the legislative process is to periodically review tax exemptions to see if changes should be made.
Callie Wells - Jan. 29, 2014
Nutrient Management bill heads to House
Ohio’s water quality and nutrient management bill, Senate Bill 150, introduced by Senators Cliff Hite and Bob Peterson, unanimously passed the Senate Jan. 23. Ohio Farm Bureau testified in support of the bill and made it a “key vote”, as its provisions met Farm Bureau policy.