Ohio Farm Bureau

It is true that a big chunk of the Midwest has struggled to get the 2019 corn and soybean crops planted in a timely fashion, but none more so than northwest Ohio. Ty Higgins visited with Ohio Farm Bureau's senior director of state and national affairs, Jack Irvin and OFBF organization director for Defiance, Henry, Fulton and Williams Counties, Roy Norman about the lack of planting happening in tha...

On this episode of Field Day with Jordan Hoewischer, we talk to Dr. Leah Dorman, Director, Food Integrity & Consumer Engagement at Phibro Animal Health Corporation about her role in the animal health world as a veterinarian and other topics including hormones, antibiotic use and much more.

Adding to the frustration of a late planting season is the uncertainty of what decisions need to be made in order for farmers to have the least damaging financial impact due to negative situations including wet weather and trade wars. Ty Higgins visits with Ben Brown, manager of Ohio State's Farm Management Program and Jason Williamson from Williamson Insurance in northwest Ohio.

If you’re hiring kids to work on the farm this summer, there are a number of rules you need to follow. Farm Bureau policy counsel Leah Curtis runs it all down.

On this episode of Field Day with Jordan Hoewischer, we talk to Aaron Heilers, project manager for the Blanchard River Demonstration Farms Network about his work showcasing water quality and nutrient management practices at 3 demo farms in Northwest Ohio and how people can come visit and tour each farm in the near future.

There have been many developments on the Lake Erie Bill of Rights (LEBOR) front since the law was passed by Toledo voters. In the latest Legal with Leah, Ty Higgins visits with Ohio Farm Bureau's Policy Council Leah Curtis about the actions being taken by both sides of the issue and why farmers should keep up with LEBOR updates, whether they live in the watershed or not.

On this episode of Field Day with Jordan Hoewischer, we talk with Dan Durheim and Shawnda Vega from Nationwide Insurance to discuss their relationship with Ohio Farm Bureau and Ohio farmers as the #1 agricultural insurer in the state.

On this episode of Field Day with Jordan Hoewischer, we talk with Dr. Kevin King from USDA Agriculture Research Service about his Edge of Field Monitoring program which serves as the backbone of scientific information for most nutrient and soil management decisions in the Midwest.

Toledo voters will soon decide whether farmers can be sued by Lake Erie. In this update of the Lake Erie Bill of rights on Legal with Leah, Farm Bureau Policy Counsel Leah Curtis says the court has ruled the measure can be voted on later this month.

You could be sued….. by Lake Erie. Farm Bureau Policy Counsel Leah Curtis explains the scary consequences of the proposed Lake Erie Bill of Rights on Legal With Leah.

On this episode of Field Day with Jordan Hoewischer we talk with economist John Newton from American Farm Bureau about the overall farm economy.

If you’re selling foods from your home kitchen, there are some state regulations you should know about. Farm Bureau policy counsel Leah Curtis helps keep you legal on this episode of Legal with Leah.

In the latest episode of Field Day with Jordan Hoewischer, Ohio Farm Bureau’s Director of Water Quality and Research talks with a representative from our neighbors up north Laura Campbell about a number of issues, including water quality. Campbell manages the agricultural ecology department for Michigan Farm Bureau.

Lots of folks say they’re confused about how to make an informed vote for judges. Farm Bureau policy counsel Leah Curtis says that’s not good, and tells us how to fix it.

In the latest episode of Field Day with Jordan Hoewischer, Ohio Farm Bureau’s Director of Water Quality and Research steers from those topics as he talks with Marissa Mulligan, Policy Outreach Fellow for the Ohio Farm Bureau, about an epidemic many in Ohio are drowning in – the opioid crisis. -FDWJHP-

Two wins on the legal front for farmers who faced potentially troubling rulings dealing with agriculture and water quality. Farm Bureau policy counsel Leah Curtis shares the good news.

On this episode of Legal with Leah, Ohio Farm Bureau’s first engagement with the Supreme Court of the United States was a special opportunity. Policy Counsel Leah Curtis shares the experience with us. LWLP

For the first time ever, Ohio Farm Bureau is engaged in a case before the Supreme Court of the United States. Ohio Farm Bureau Policy Counsel Leah Curtis explains.

Every five years or so, congress writes a new Farm Bill. It impacts food supply and prices, rural economies and of course the livelihoods of America’s farmers and ranchers. Both the house and senate have passed their versions of the latest Farm Bill, and it’s now in conference. There are a number of Ohioans serving on that conference committee, and today we’ll hear from two of them. Senator Sherro...

On this edition of Field Day, Jordan Hoewischer talks with Jessica D'Ambrosio, Western Lake Erie Basin agriculture project director for The Nature Conservancy, the largest conservation organization in the world. D'Ambrosio says The Nature Conservancy is always looking for strategies and work that can be applied across a greater landscape so not just good enough for Ohio or the Western Lake Erie Ba...

A North Carolina judge has awarded rural residents millions of dollars because nearby hog farms smell, attract flies and increase truck traffic. Can that happen in Ohio? Farm Bureau Policy Counsel Leah Curtis has some answers.

New, lower CAUV valuations will be applied this year in 24 Ohio counties. Farm Bureau Policy Counsel Leah Curtis talks about what this means and how it came to be.

NOAA and its research partners predict that western Lake Erie will experience a harmful algal bloom (HAB) of cyanobacteria this summer that is smaller than in 2017 but larger than the mild bloom in 2016. Dr. Larry Antosch, Ohio Farm Bureau senior director, policy development and environmental policy, gives his analysis of the forecast. (OFBFGP)

Gov. John Kasich issued an executive order that could place greater than 2 million acres under new regulations established by a Watershed in Distress designation for eight separate watersheds in the Maumee River Basin. Ohio Farm Bureau Senior Director Policy Outreach Brandon Kern and Senior Director, State and National Policy Jack Irvin who give insight into what Kasich's order means for Ohio farm...

On the latest edition of Field Day, Ohio Farm Bureau’s Director of Water Quality and Research Jordan Hoewischer talks with Dr. Larry Antosch, senior director, policy development and environmental policy for Ohio Farm Bureau. Antosch gives an overview of the landscape of water quality in Ohio and sets the stage for future updates on what is going on in terms of the health of Lake Erie, nutrient loa...