Make your Voice Heard!
Find out what you can do to make your opinion count.Help Educate Political Candidates
Contribute to the ODPA Political Action Committee (PAC).Energy Bill
Governor Strickland signs Senate Bill 221, historic energy reform legislation.Legislators Connect With Ag Issues
Nearly 100 legislators attend AgPower Briefing May 6.Practical Dairy Research
Learn how dairy research has contributed to valuable solutions for Ohio's dairy farmers.Breakfast in the Statehouse Atrium
The Ohio Dairy Industry Forum, in collaboration with ODPA, hosted "Breakfast in the Atrium" to celebrate June Dairy Month with state legislators and candidates on June 4th at the Statehouse. ODPA provides the leadership to ODIF.Because of the many challenges Ohio's dairy industry is facing, it is vital for everyone in the industry to have a presence among legislators who ultimately set policy. The event helped to raise the awareness of the dairy industry's significance to Ohio. ODPA staff and board members were present to meet and engage Ohio's leadership one-on-one.
Ohio Ag News
Courtesy of Ohio Ag Connection
| Jersey Distinguished Service Award Presented to Spahr David Spahr, Findlay, was presented the fifty-eighth Distinguished Service Award of the American Jersey Cattle Association, Reynoldsburg, Ohio, last week, 2008, in ceremonies during the association's Annual Meeting in Asheville, N. |
| Ohio-Grown Rubber? Researchers will Find Out if it's Possible, Viable Ohio State University's Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center (OARDC) and the Ohio BioProducts Innovation Center (OBIC), along with other university and industry partners, have been awarded a $3 million Third Frontier Wright Projects Program grant to develop a renewable, domestic source of natural rubber that is expected to create new industries and jobs by bringing together the state's agricultural and rubber-products sectors. |
| Messy Weed Control Situations Exist We seem to have about every weed control situation that is possible across the state, ranging from well-developed crops with adequate weed control to relatively small crops with big weeds. |