Agriculture is without a doubt the backbone of American life, and the largest economic engine for the state of Ohio and Fairfield County. Nearly (1) one in every (6) six people is employed in an agriculturally driven job. That includes the farm owner/operator as well as the folks that work in the potato chip factory, restaurants, or ice cream parlor. Think about all of the daily products and food...
Ohio’s Farmers Offer “Free Breakfast for a Year” Promotion starts July 19, 2010 at www.FarmersFeedUS.org Columbus, Ohio (July 19, 2010) –Ohio farmers and Ohio-based Bob Evans Farms are teaming up to provide two Ohio families with “Free Breakfast for a Year.”* Beginning today, Ohio residents can register at www.FarmersFeedUS.org to win one of two grand prizes of “Free Breakfast for a Year” at Bob E...
Come support Ohio Farm Bureau at the 2010 Ohio State Fair! You will have the opportunity to work with: -Kids -Puppies -Chicks and Ducklings -More than 350,000 annual guests that need to hear about Ohio agriculture -People from many different backgroundsYour time matters! We need your help to spread the word about Ohio agriculture! What you will get in return: -Free admitta...
On Saturday, April 24 and Sunday, April 25 the Fairfield, Hocking and Perry County Farm Bureaus hosted their second annual Ag Days event in Logan, Ohio at the Hocking County fairgrounds. Coming off of a successful inaugural year in 2009, the tri-county Farm Bureaus decided to expand the event to a two-day celebration of all things agriculturally related. Preparation began early this winter with ne...
Katie Schwendeman of Berne Union High School won the poster contest for the 2010 Ag Days event presented by the Fairfield, Hocking and Perry County Farm Bureaus. Schendeman's design was used to promote the Ag Days event on T-shirts and specially made commemorative plaques. She was presented with a $25 gift card to Wal-Mart as the winner of the multi-county contest. The 2010 Ag Days was held on Apr...
You and your family are invited to join us in this celebration of Ohio agriculture on Saturday and Sunday, April 24 & 25, 2010. The event will be held from 9 am to 5 pm on Saturday, and 9 am to 4 pm on Sunday at the Hocking County Fairgrounds (150 N. Homer Ave, Logan). Activities for the whole family will include: Farm animal petting zoo; sawmill demonstrations; antique and modern farm equipme...
You and your legal dependents can now afford to attend a private college. Ohio Christian University is offering a scholarship of 15 percent off normal tuition price to Farm Bureau members and their legal dependents. The University’s main campus is located at 1476 Lancaster Pike (U.S. Route 22), one mile east of Circleville. The traditional day class programs include undergraduate degrees in Busine...
The Fairfield County Farm Bureau partnered with Nationwide Agent Gary Gibson to host a special estate planning and elder care planning seminar for Farm Bureau members. Held at the Fairfield County Ag Center on Thursday, Feb. 2, James Aranda of the Stebelton, Aranda & Snider law firm of Lancaster presented an overview on what farm families need to be doing to preserve and protect the assets of ...
Take the Shape the Future of Central Ohio survey! Shaping our Future is a plan the Mid Ohio Regional Planning Commission is spearheading for 12 counties in central Ohio. Expected to be completed in 2012, Shaping Our Future will integrate elements that impact the region including the transportation system, land use patterns, air quality, energy security, water quality, food production, and economi...
Seventy-six attendees were on hand Monday night, January 11, to learn how to best protect their most productive farmland. In its second year, the Fairfield County Farm Bureau in conjunction with neighboring Farm Bureaus, Soil & Water Districts, Ohio Department of Agriculture, OSU Extension and private land trusts held its annual "How to protect your farmland" meeting. Farmers were invited to c...