Town Hall Ohio is Ohio Farm Bureau’s weekly public affairs radio program. The hour-long broadcast elevates important issues such as private property rights, food safety, wildlife, education, science and technology, business challenges, government and politics. High profile guests from government, industry, academia and other arenas are regular guests on the program. Find stations and airtimes near you.
Joe Cornely - April 16
The variety and selection of food today is phenomenal. We talk with farmers fairly often on this show. But what happens with that food once it leaves the farm? What about processing, packaging and marketing? Today, we spend time learning…
Joe Cornely - April 9
Ohioans spent just under $21 billion last year eating out. That’s the estimated sales figure for Ohio’s more than 22,000 eating and drinking establishments. Diners enjoyed meals at little diners at country crossroads and at Wendy’s, Bob Evans and other…
Joe Cornely - April 2
Not everyone wants to graduate college with a PhD, and that’s a good thing! Along with doctorates, doctors and lawyers, we need masons, mechanics, carpenters, electricians and thousands of other skilled professionals. Encouraging and preparing people to enter those necessary careers…
Joe Cornely - March 26
Every year, millions of Americans travel to the nation’s capital. Some are there to see the sights. Others are there to work. March 13-15, 2018 a group of around 100 Ohio Farm Bureau members were in Washington, D.C. and got…
Joe Cornely - March 12
Americans would be well served to not forget the Dustbowl years of the 1930s. While that period is remembered for its disastrous impacts on nature and families, its legacy is a commitment to ensuring such calamity will never happen again….
Joe Cornely - March 5
Do any of these slogans sound familiar? Quality is our recipe. Fresh, never frozen. Where’s the beef? Of course, we’re talking about Wendy’s. Ohioan Dave Thomas’ vision, launched back in 1969, has grown to be the second largest purveyor of…
Joe Cornely - Feb. 26
15 percent of Americans are 65 or older and in the next 12 years that will jump to 21 percent. That has implications for the elderly, their families and society. To help us walk through the challenges and solutions to…
Joe Cornely - Feb. 22
The economy performed pretty well last year, and most forecasts say 2018 should be a decent year, too. But we’ve already seen a brutal return of stock market volatility, growing fears of what interest rates and inflation will do and concerns…
Joe Cornely - Feb. 12
Sadly, we’re in a time where far too many folks seem to be on their worst behavior when discussing important topics. Ranting and yelling and their online equivalents seems to have become the ways to share an opinion. In Ohio…
Joe Cornely - Feb. 5
Agriculture is big in Ohio, and features a diversity of people and production practices for hundreds of different kinds of crops and livestock. Today we’re talking about a part of farming that is expanding rapidly – organic agriculture. Here in…
