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Butler County Farm Bureau volunteers met on Monday, January 23rd to kick-off the 2012 membership year. The theme for the event was "WHY Farm Bureau in 2012?" Volunteers were treated to a Italian Dinner as membership chair Gail Lierer geared up the volunteers for a sucessful 2012 membership campaign. Volunteers are always needed to keep Butler County Farm Bureau a successful organization. If you wo...
The Butler County Dairy Service Unit will host its Annual Banquet Monday, Feb. 6, 2012 at the Country Barrel Restaurant, 6179 Cincinnati-Brookville Rd., Okeana. The event will start at noon and the cost is $7 per person. The program will include an Update from Dr. Robert Carey and Roger Houk with Prenger's INc. will be speaking on Robotic Milking Systems. PLease RSVP to the OSU Extension Office at...
Do you need to be recertified for your pesticide license? The Butler County pesticide applicator recertification class will be held Feb. 2, 2012 from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. The cost of the program is $35. You can register by calling the extension office at 513-887-3722 or by registering online. Preregistration is required. Please follow instructions for individual meetings. For registration questions, ...
The Butler County Cattlemen's Association will be hosting their annual meeting on Saturday, January 28, 2012 at the Izaak Walton League, Hamilton. Social time begins at 6:30 pm followed by dinner at 7:00 pm. Speaker for the evening is Greg Meyer, Warren County Extension Agent. His topic will be Tips for Improving Your Pasture. Cost is $10 per person. Reservations due to Heather Vollmer (513)756-96...
2012 Beef Class Webinar - "Targeting Markets and Marketing Alternatives as we Look to the Future" OSU Extension Butler County is offering a FREE Beef Class Webinar Date: February 9, 2012 Where: OSU Extension Office, Butler County 1802 Princeton Rd., Hamilton, OH 45011 Time: 6:45 p.m. (Check-in) 7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. (Program) Speakers: Dave O'Diam, Certified Angus Beef; Don Knore,...
Campaign Management Seminar Ohio Farm Bureau Office, Columbus Jan. 26-27, 2012 The purpose is to help candidates running for public office be successful in elections. This seminar is designed for candidates, who are committed to a strong free enterprise system and who are interested in running for public office at the local, state or federal level now or in the future. Spouses and campaign manager...
Butler County Farm Bureau is gearing up for its 2012 membership campaign. We are always looking for more volunteers to help with our organization and would like to invite anyone interested in becoming involved to attend our membership kick-off celebration. Membership chair and President Gail Lierer will host the event which will be held Monday, Jan. 23, 2012 at the Princeton Rd. Campus (OSU Ext., ...
Butler County Farm Bureau was represented by five delegates at the 93rd Ohio Farm Bureau Federation annual meeting in Columbus. The annual meeting was held on Nov. 30- Dec. 2, 2011. Delegates were: President Gail Lierer, Vice President Tim Hesselbrock, Rita Beiser, Terri Niederman and Lynn Eisele. Thank you to the delegates for their time serving Butler County in the very important grass roots pro...
COLUMBUS, Ohio (OFBF) – Lane Osswald of Eldorado has been elected District 18 trustee for the Ohio Farm Bureau Federation (OFBF). He will help govern the state’s largest general farm organization and represent Farm Bureau members from Butler, Hamilton, Montgomery and Preble counties. Osswald fills the seat previously held by Randy Leis who retired after 18 years on the board. Osswald and his wife,...
Farmers will want to make sure they are up to date on any 2011 income tax changes. Purdue Extension will offer a Webinar on Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2011 from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. (EST). Access the webinar to access the topics below, which will be covered. Changes affecting businessess: *Depreciation and Section 179, Additional first-year depreciation. Planning 2011 cost recovery and other changes *Deferre...