Amy Beth Graves - Oct. 24, 2018
The newest members of OFBF’s Young Agricultural Professionals State Committee are Justin and Kristen Dickey of Napoleon, Charlie and Casey Ellington of Louisville, Aaron Harter of Arcanum and Ross and Kaitlyn Meeker of Londonderry. The seven new committee members will…
Joe Cornely - Oct. 18, 2018
Science has moved to the forefront in the ongoing discussion of how agriculture can best protect water quality, but politics and angry activists have not disappeared. Legislators and public officials at two separate meetings recently heard about the state of…
Members of the entire farm bill conference committee, nine U.S. senators and 47 U.S. representatives in all, met in early September to deliberate on and make decisions about competing language in the House and Senate versions of the farm bill,…
As the trade and tariff war between China and the United States continues, business and government officials from Ohio’s sister state of Hubei Province met with their counterparts in Columbus recently to talk about what the two regions have in…
Amy Beth Graves - Oct. 15, 2018
Ohio’s agricultural community came together to raise a record $100,000 at the 8th annual Cultivating a Cure event held at OFBF President Frank Burkett’s Clardale Farms in Canal Fulton. The Ohio Farm Bureau Foundation fundraiser supports cancer treatment and prevention…
Ohio Farm Bureau is a new partner with Ohio State University Athletics for the 2018 football season. It’s part of the organization’s effort to continue to build brand awareness, increase membership reach and promote Ohio food and agriculture. Farm Bureau…
The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced details of $12 billion in short-term relief to farmers as a trade and tariff impasse remains between China and the United States. USDA will offer three programs to assist agricultural producers: The Market Facilitation…
Amanda Domsitz - Aug. 23, 2018
Recent nuisance lawsuits against contract hog farms in North Carolina are causing concern in the livestock industry. Juries have awarded millions of dollars to rural residents who complained about the smell, flies and increased truck traffic around the farms. Producers…
