OSU’s Center for Farmland Policy Innovation, a research based, local policy change organization, has recently made available a new series of policy briefs. These briefs are designed to address timely topics relevant to issues faced by Ohio agriculture, and supplement the Center’s roundtable series. Topics covered are Zoning in Support of Agriculture in Ohio : What are the Options? and Agri-Business Retention and Expansion (http://cffpi.osu.edu/policybriefs.htm ) . The zoning brief is presented along with additional resources on agricultural zoning in Ohio , including a white paper on the topic, and PDFs of select Ohio zoning resolutions which support agriculture.
You can also check the Center website for updates on this year’s 8 th Annual Farmland Preservation Summit of which the Center is a co-organizer (http://cffpi.osu.edu/summit.htm). The expected date for this event is November 1, 2007 and the location is the Ohio Department of Agriculture in Reynoldsburg , Ohio .
If you would like to learn more about the Center and stay updated on our projects and efforts to enhance the viability of Ohio agriculture, become an affiliate by contacting Jill Clark at 1.614.247.6479, or emailing us at cffpi@osu.edu .