Nov 10 2024 19 mins 1
Twenty Ohio Farm Bureau leaders are serving on the 2024 Ohio Farm Bureau Federation Policy Development Committee. The committee collects and organizes public policy recommendations from county Farm Bureaus and presents the final policy suggestions to be voted on by Ohio Farm Bureau’s delegates during the state annual meeting in December. On this Ohio Farm Bureau Podcast, one of the members of this year's committee, Columbiana County Farm Bureau leader Stacy Irwin talks about the policy development process and some of the topics that were discussed. Plus, time is running out for thousands of farmers who may face steep fines and possible jail time for failing to file their businesses with the federal government as part of new rules through the Corporate Transparency Act. Ohio Farm Bureau’s Associate General Counsel, Leah Curtis has details about the rules and upcoming deadline.
