Steve Hirsch of Chillicothe has been elected president of the Ohio Farm Bureau Federation (OFBF). He became the organization’s 23rd president during a special election by OFBF’s board of trustees April 5. He holds the highest elected office in the state’s largest farm organization. Hirsch, 46, replaces Brent Porteus, who stepped down after three years as president in order to stand for election to...
Ohio Farm Bureau has recently entered into a partnership with Mike Albert Fleet Solutions, Cincinnati. Mike Albert will provide fleet vehicles for Ohio Farm Bureau’s corporate field staff along with other fleet management services to help reduce fleet costs. These same cost savings are now available as a benefit to Ohio Farm Bureau members on an individual basis for their business usage or for th...
Sparky Weilnau of Milan has been elected First Vice President of Ohio Farm Bureau Federation (OFBF), the second highest elected office in the state’s largest farm organization. Weilnau won the position April 5 during a special election of OFBF’s board of trustees. He fills the seat of Steve Hirsch of Chillicothe who was elected president. Weilnau previously served as the organization’s first vice ...
The Farm Bureau and Dodge-Ram rebate program ended March 31. Fred Diaz, President and CEO of Ram Truck Brand, plans to reach deeper into the agricultural community and connect with all of the potential consumers and decided to end their partnership with Farm Bureau in favor of other marketing approaches. Farm Bureau truly appreciates the partnership we have had with Dodge-Ram and their profession...
Alex Grooms’ Honey Caramel Ice Cream was named the winner of Velvet Ice Cream’s Create-A-Flavor contest. His creation is a mix of vanilla ice cream layered with sweet Ohio honey and caramel and was selected from more than 800 entries.Velvet Ice Cream teamed up with Ohio Farm Bureau for the Create-A-Flavor contest. In an effort to support and promote the use of Ohio-based products and to highlight ...
HB 89 passed both Chambers with unanimous support and was signed into law by Governor Kasich on March 11. HB 89 designates the second full week of March as Ohio Agriculture Week to honor the state's agriculture community....
It’s the 65th time Ohio Farm Bureau’s county presidents have made the trek to Washington, D.C. to visit with their lawmakers, but it gets more important each time they do it. Ohio Farm Bureau Federation (OFBF) President Brent Porteus welcomed Ohio’s county Farm Bureau presidents to the nation’s capitol Monday, March 14, outlining the importance of their annual mission. “You bring real (farm) exper...
Great Wolf Lodge has been added to the Ohio Farm Bureau amusement park discount program. With two locations in Ohio, a winter escape is not far away. Members can take advantage of a 15 percent discount at the Sandusky location and a 20 percent discount at the Cincinnati location (near Kings Island). Members can also take 10 percent off services in the spa at the Kings Island location.This discou...
The Ohio Farm Bureau Federation’s (OFBF) 2011 Award for Children's Literature is Seed Soil Sun: Earth’s Recipe for Food by Cris Peterson. Peterson’s book describes the seemingly miraculous process by which air and water combine with seed, soil, and sun to create nearly all the food we eat. Using the corn plant as an example, she takes the reader through the story of germination and growth of a t...
Alex Grooms, a 13-year-old eighth-grader from Williamsburg, Ohio, is the winner of the Velvet Ice Cream and Ohio Farm Bureau Create-A-Flavor contest. His creation, Honey Caramel Ice Cream, is a mix of vanilla ice cream layered with sweet Ohio honey and caramel. His entry was selected from more than 800 entries, which had to include at least one locally produced ingredient. Ohio agriculture and...