2024 YAP State Committee leadership announced
Leading Ohio Farm Bureau’s 2024 YAP State Committee are Luke and Kayla Durbin of Coshocton County, Tim and Sarah Terrill of Montgomery County and Carly Fitz of Perry County.
Read MoreEight $500 grants will go to local YAP groups and two $500 grants will go to Collegiate Farm Bureau groups. Apply by Jan. 13.
Farm Credit Mid-America is providing grant funding to support Young Agricultural Professionals programming. Interested groups must apply by Jan. 13, 2023 at 11:59 p.m.
Eight $500 grants will go to local YAP groups and two $500 grants will go to Collegiate Farm Bureau groups. These grants provide funding for educational programming or YAP events held in the county, multicounty areas, or on a college campus.
All grant applications must be received by Jan. 13, 2023, by 11:59 p.m. Groups must submit photos of their YAP group or of the event in order to apply for the award. Only complete applications received by the deadline will be considered.
The YAP State Committee will announce the grant recipients during the YAP Winter Leadership Experience Jan 27-28, 2023.
Ohio Farm Bureau’s Young Agricultural Professionals are singles and married couples ages 18 to 35 who are interested in improving the business of agriculture, learning new ideas and developing leadership skills.
See some previous YAP programs to help generate ideas.
Photo caption: Butler, Hamilton, Montgomery, and Preble County Young Agricultural Professionals Group held a “Planting our future” event as a 2022 grant recipient. Grant funds were used to help implement a career development and networking event for local high school students and YAP members.
Leading Ohio Farm Bureau’s 2024 YAP State Committee are Luke and Kayla Durbin of Coshocton County, Tim and Sarah Terrill of Montgomery County and Carly Fitz of Perry County.
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