The cases revolve around expanded transmission line easements being sought by Ohio Power (AEP), including on land owned by county Farm Bureau members.

The cases revolve around expanded transmission line easements being sought by Ohio Power (AEP), including on land owned by county Farm Bureau members.
When John Kehn drives down the road, he tends to take a look at the trees along the way — not in the same manner a layman would, but from the perspective of a forester. As miles and miles of…
Water quality efforts, transportation and infrastructure, and wildlife management were among the priorities set by delegates at Ohio Farm Bureau’s 101st annual meeting. The approved policies set the direction for the organization’s activities in the coming year. A record 381…
For 100 years, people have turned to Ohio Farm Bureau to help them in the legislative arena at the state and national level. More and more these days, members are relying on Farm Bureau in the legal world as well. Many…
Ohio farmland tax valuations continue to decline across the state according to a new study from Ohio State University. The study shows tax valuations have dropped by one third since the Current Agricultural Use Value formula was changed by the…
On this episode of Legal with Leah, Ty Higgins visits with Ohio Farm Bureau Policy Counsel Leah Curtis about a recent Supreme Court decision regarding eminent domain, the topic of the first Supreme Court case that Ohio Farm Bureau has…
The fight to protect landowners from expanded eminent domain authority continues. Ohio Farm Bureau successfully prevented an expansion of takings authority in the Senate’s version of the transportation budget, but it could return. Legislators from both chambers must reconcile their…
Farm Bureau continued to fight for members’ rights and interests on several fronts in 2018. Water quality and how to help ensure a cleaner Lake Erie while continuing to defend members’ right to farm remained a top priority for Farm…
Ohioans have to endure one of the toughest situations in the country when the government takes their land but refuses to acknowledge it. Protecting landowners from punitive state eminent domain laws is the goal of an Ohio Farm Bureau legal…
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…