2021 Membership Campaign

Final Membership Update April 7, 2021

WOW! You are an incredible group of people. I could not be more proud of the great work that all of you have done. We completed last year’s campaign at the beginning of the pandemic and had hoped for a more normal membership campaign in 2021. That did not occur, but in Farm Bureau fashion, you all found new safe and socially distanced ways to connect with people to tell your story and ask them to join you as a member.

We finished the campaign with 68,382 paid active members for a gain of 461 active members.

Here is a final list of some of the accomplishments for the 2021 Membership Campaign:

  • 70 counties achieved at least active gain and the Milestone Award.
  • 15 of those counties achieved at least a 3% active gain and the Explorer Award.
  • 4 of those counties achieved at least a 6% active gain and the Trailblazer Award.
  • 18 counties achieved total gain.
  • 5 Murray Lincoln Award winners.
  • 50 Ambassador Club winners.
  • 11 Champions Club qualifiers.

Congratulations to the following individuals who have achieved the Murray Lincoln Award:

  • John Miller – Holmes
  • Ervin Raber – Holmes
  • Tracy Robinson – Pike
  • Mick Scott – Jackson-Vinton
  • Pam Updike – Jackson-Vinton

Please be sure to see the entire list of our top signers below.
 
Thank you all for your commitment to continue to help your organization grow.

Top signers

Here is the list of the top signers in the 2021 Membership Campaign. Congratulations and thank you.

 

Farm Labor Resources
Labor has always been an issue, mainly because we are a seasonal operation. So that's a challenge finding somebody who only wants to work three months out of a year, sometimes up to six months.
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Mandy Way

Way Farms

Farm Labor Resources
Strong communities
I appreciate the benefit of having a strong voice in my corner. The extras that are included in membership are wonderful, but I'm a member because of the positive impact to my local and state agricultural communities.
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Ernie Welch

Van Wert County Farm Bureau

Strong communities
Leadership development
I see the value and need to be engaged in the community I live in, to be a part of the decision-making process and to volunteer with organizations that help make our community better.
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Matt Aultman

Darke County Farm Bureau

Leadership development
Young Ag Professionals program
Farm Bureau involvement has taught me how to grow my professional and leadership experience outside of the workforce and how to do that in a community-centric way.
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Jaclyn De Candio

Clark County Farm Bureau

Young Ag Professionals program
Growing our Generation
With not growing up on a farm, I’d say I was a late bloomer to agriculture. I feel so fortunate that I found the agriculture industry. There are so many opportunities for growth.
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Jenna Gregorich

Coshocton County Farm Bureau

Growing our Generation
Groovy Plants Ranch
Knowing that horticulture is under the agriculture umbrella and having Farm Bureau supporting horticulture like it does the rest of ag is very important.
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Jared Hughes

Groovy Plants Ranch

Groovy Plants Ranch
Washington, D.C. Leadership Experience
If it wasn't for Farm Bureau, I personally, along with many others, would not have had the opportunity to meet with our representatives face to face in Washington.
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Austin Heil

Hardin County Farm Bureau

Washington, D.C. Leadership Experience
Advocacy
So many of the issues that OFBF and its members are advocating for are important to all Ohioans. I look at OFBF as an agricultural watchdog advocating for farmers and rural communities across Ohio.
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Mary Smallsreed

Trumbull County Farm Bureau

Advocacy
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