Chris' Corner
OABA and More Than 400 Organizations Voice Support for Existing Pesticide Law
03/16/2023
The Ohio AgriBusiness Association recently joined more than 400 organizations in a letter sent to members of the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives that affirms these organizations support the pesticide regulatory system in place today under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act.
View ResponsesOABA, 400 Groups Call for Sufficient Farm Bill Budget Resources
03/14/2023
The Ohio AgriBusiness Association recently signed a letter, along with more than 400 additional organizations, that was sent to the House and Senate Budget and Agriculture Committee members calling for sufficient Farm Bill budget resources.
View ResponsesOABA Signs Letter of Support for SHIP IT Act
03/10/2023
The Ohio AgriBusiness Association recently signed a letter sent to House leadership from the Agricultural Transportation Working Group in support of the Safer Highways and Increased Performance for Interstate Trucking Act and the meaningful solutions it provides to address the need for more truck drivers, truck parking, productivity, environmental efficiency, options during emergencies and flexibility for ag haulers.
View ResponsesOABA Submits Comments to TMDL Program Administrators
03/09/2023
The Ohio AgriBusiness Association recently submitted comments on the Draft Maumee River Watershed Nutrient Water Quality Improvement Plan and Draft Total Maximum Daily Load.
View ResponsesOABA Goes to Washington
02/09/2023
This past week Ohio AgriBusiness Association leaders participated in a congressional fly in with our national partner, the Agricultural Retailers Association. While in Washington DC, our delegation visited over half of our Members of Congress including both of our US Senate offices.
View ResponsesOABA Signs Letter to U.S. Senate Regarding Confirmation of Trade Affairs Representatives
11/30/2022
The Ohio AgriBusiness Association recently signed a letter sent to Senate leadership requesting confirmation of Doug McKalip to serve as Chief Agricultural Negotiator for the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative and Alexis Taylor to serve as Under Secretary of Agriculture for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs before the end of the year.
View ResponsesOABA Signs on to Letter to Legislative Leaders Regarding Rail Labor Dispute
11/30/2022
The Ohio AgriBusiness Association recently signed a letter sent to House and Senate leaders urging swift action to avert a rail strike or lockout that would lead to shutdowns or slowdowns of rail-dependent facilities resulting in devastating consequences to our national and global food security.
View ResponsesOABA Signs Letter Regarding Preemption Under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act
11/15/2022
The Ohio AgriBusiness Association recently signed a letter expressing concern with the recent misinterpretations of long-standing policy regarding the regulation and labeling of pesticide products under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act.
View ResponsesOABA Signs Letters Regarding Rail Labor Dispute
11/04/2022
The Ohio AgriBusiness Association recently signed two letters urging swift action to avert a rail strike or lockout that would lead to shutdowns or slowdowns of rail-dependent facilities resulting in devastating consequences to our national and global food security.
View ResponsesOABA Signs Letter Urging Administration to Continue to Engage to Avoid a Rail Strike
10/28/2022
The Ohio AgriBusiness Association recently submitted a letter to President Biden urging the administration to continue to work with the railroad unions and railroads to ensure that the current tentative agreement is ratified.
View ResponsesOABA Submits Comments Regarding Registration Review of Dicamba
10/25/2022
The Ohio AgriBusiness Association recently submitted a letter to the EPA providing comments regarding the EPA's revised human health and draft ecological risk assessments for the registration review of Dicamba.
View ResponsesOABA Signs Ag Transportation Working Group Letter
07/28/2022
The Agricultural Transportation Working Group recently signed a letter strongly supporting the draft Freight Rail Shopping Fair Market Act. The ATWG endorses the draft FRSFMA that includes several sensible and necessary policy measures to level the playing field for agricultural shippers currently operating in a non-competitive system.
View ResponsesOABA Signs Letter Calling for Confirmation of Doug McKalip as Chief Agricultural Negotiator at Office of the U.S. Trade Representative
07/18/2022
A coalition of nearly 100 U.S. food and agriculture organizations called for the prompt confirmation of Doug McKalip as Chief Agricultural Negotiator at the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative.
View ResponsesOABA Signs Letter to US EPA Sharing Concerns Regarding Recent Objection to Provision in Draft NPDES Permit for City of Euclid
06/30/2022
OABA recently joined with the Ohio Corn & Wheat Growers Association and the Ohio Soybean Association to share concerns regarding the US EPA’s recent objection to a specific provision in the draft National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permit that Ohio EPA developed for the City of Euclid.
View ResponsesOABA Signs Letter to Congress Supporting Nomination of Taylor for USDA Under Secretary for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs
06/23/2022
OABA, along with nearly 100 state and national associations, signed on to a letter to Congress expressing support for the nomination of Oregon Department of Agriculture Director Alexis Taylor to serve as the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Under Secretary for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs.
View ResponsesOABA Signs Letter to Congress Supporting H.R. 7266
05/05/2022
OABA, with more than 150 state and national associations, signed on to a letter to Congress expressing support for H.R. 7266. The bill would amend the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act to prohibit the local regulation of pesticide use, introduced by Representative Rodney Davis.
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