| Ohio Farm Bureau turns over second set of CAUV amendments |
| In a letter to the Ohio Department of Taxation (ODT), the Ohio Farm Bureau Federation (OFBF) offered a second set of recommended changes to the Current Agricultural Use Valuation (CAUV) program. |
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| Beer and Wine setup returns to Indiana State Fair in 2nd year |
| The Indiana State Fair, Aug. 7-23 this year on the State Fairgrounds at 1202 E. 38th Street in Indianapolis, showcases the best of the state’s agriculture and ag business. |
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| Purdue Ag: Confined farm space injuries up in 2014 |
| A new study shows U.S. agricultural confined space-related injuries and deaths, including grain engulfment and entrapments, rose slightly in 2014. |
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| Ohio farm cited by OSHA for multiple labor safety violations |
| The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has issued proposed fines of more than $102,000 on an Ohio feed mill, Hanby Farms, for various safety rules violations. |
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| Illinois State Fair makes grounds more visitor-friendly and restful |
| The Illinois State Fair runs Aug. 13-23 – meaning it gets under way in less than three months. Illinois State Fair Manager Patrick Buchen recently announced the 2015 theme as "Growing Illinois." |
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| Soybeans helping Michigan fairs go green again in ’15 |
| More than 1.8 million visitors at 32 Michigan fairs will have the opportunity to see "green" soy products in use at the fair this summer and fall. |
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| Indiana man gets prison for theft of farm copper |
| Sending a northern Indiana man to prison could send a message that discourages the act of stripping copper from irrigation systems, a major issue for several years in the agriculture communities. |
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| New secretary takes the helm at Ohio’s Warren County Fair |
| Rebecca Osborne, who already has 15 years of service to Warren County as an organizational advisor for 4-H in the county, will take over the roll of fair secretary. |
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| Want to support the Kentucky economy? Go to a county fair |
| It is the country kind of living that shines through in the local fairs that can be found from one end of the state to the other – and there are a lot of them. Of the 120 counties in Kentucky, approximately 100 to 105 have county fairs, with more than a million people attending each year, according to information from the Kentucky Department of Agriculture. |
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| Weather conditions driving new-crop futures – for now |
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