edited by: Lisa Renee Ward,
Ohio Editor
Super Weed Can’t Be Killed: Thanks Monsanto; The Scarecrow Chronicles
It was bound to happen. The first weed to develop a resistance to chemicals has shown itself. Pigweed is invulnerable to man-made herbicides. Monsanto says it’s the farmers’ fault. Corporate farms are in huge trouble because they can’t [...]
From the Cleveland Tea Party Patriots -- Tea Party PatriotsFarmers Relief and Freedom Relay
HAD ENOUGH OF CRUSHING ECO-REGULATION?
JOIN THE CROSS-COUNTRY RELAY TO SUPPORT THE EMBATTLED FARMERS AND COMMUNITIES OF THE CENTRAL VALLEY.
In actions that can only be described [...]
The high-powered team of farmers, businesses, the Ohio Farm Bureau Federation and a veteran political team that produced a robust victory Tuesday on State Issue 2 plans to keep pummeling the opposition.
The constitutional amendment, approved Tuesday by 64 percent of voters, will create a Livestock Care Standards Board [...]
If you want organic foods grown by local farmers, you may end up with fewer options as BigAg is winning big tonight amending the Ohio Constitution to rewrite the playbook on how our fair state regulates the farming industry - especially in regards to restrictions on pollution and animal treatment. [...]
In an article about Issue 2, this quote jumped out at me:
If passed, Issue 2 would establish an appointed, 13-member Livestock Care Standards Board with virtually unlimited authority to set standards for everything from care to slaughter of livestock and poultry.
Fisher told the Rotarians that farmers care about animals [...]
Issue 2 Supports Ohio’s Farmers and Consumers
By Robert J. Boggs
Director of the Ohio Department of Agriculture
This November, Ohio voters have the unique opportunity to support our livestock farmers, our food consumers and the future of Ohio.
Issue 2 is critical to Ohio for [...]
“No out of state group has the right to target our way of life”
In Ohio’s 8th Congressional District, we are blessed with some of the richest farmland in the world. Therefore it comes as no surprise that the counties in our District are leading producers in a state well known [...]
