Charlie Miller is the 2013 Frank B. Sollars/Fayette county Farm Bureau Scholarship Recipient. He is a recent graduate of Miami Trace High School where he participated in Vo-Ag and FFA and served as vice-president, treasurer, land lab manager and numerous other leadership positions. While maintaining an excellent academic, Charlie worked on his family farm and was also active in volunteering his...
Washington Court House, OH - Fayette County Farm Bureau will be hosting an informative meeting concerning pipeline easement issues currently affecting Fayette County citizens. The briefing will be held at the Fayette Ag Center, 1415 US Highway 22 SW, Washington Court House, OH 43160 Tuesday, May 21 at 7:30 p.m. The program will be facilitated by Ohio Farm Bureau Federation (OFBF) Director for Ene...
The Fayette County Farm Bureau annually awards the Frank B. Sollars Memorial Scholarship sponsored by the Fayette County Farm Bureau for $2,000.00 to a graduating senior who will be entering a two or four year technical school or university majoring in agriculture. Applications will be accepted from graduating seniors who plan to pursue an Ag related education in a 2 - 4 year program. For those sc...
COLUMBUS, Ohio (OFBF) – Ohio Farm Bureau Federation (OFBF) has announced the winner of its 2013 Children’s Literature Award. The Guardian Team: On the Job with Rena and Roo by Cat Urbigkit was honored for its depiction of agriculture and contribution to American literature. The annual selection is made by members of the communications committee of OFBF’s board of trustees who review a list of nomi...
Our program will be held Wednesday, March 27, 2013 from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 pm. in the Community Room of the Wilmington Municipal Building located at 69 N. South Street in Wilmington. This year’s workers’ compensation program will provide current information on “Line Fence Laws” (keeping fence lines cleaned out) and the most recent changes in truck regulations. Presented by Leah Finney Curtis, dire...
A great opportunity in 2013 is the Young Agricultural Professionals (YAP) Leadership Experience, March 22-23 at the Marriott NW in Dublin, Ohio. The event is open to Farm Bureau members only, who are between the ages of 18-35.The Young Ag Professionals Committee has created a great agenda for the conference. There will be more than 12 breakout sessions Saturday, March 22. Topics range from “Genera...
This year’s volunteer membership program will be short and sweet! The Clinton County Farm Bureau Kick-off will be held on Jan 22 at the LCNB Bank at 6:30pm. Pizza & pop will be served. The Fayette County Farm Bureau Kick-off will be Jan 24 at the Schoolhouse on the Fairgrounds @ 6:30pm. Subs and "Grow your own sundaes" will be served. (Someone will win a a $50 gift card at the Kick-off...
Join us Nov. 14 from 6 to 9 p.m. at the Greene County Fairgrounds in the Buckeye Room behind the grandstands. We will have several speakers talking about laws that have changed over the past couple of years, things that will be changing in the future, and how to pass your farm on to the next generation. Please RSVP by Nov. 7 to 937-372-8059. Kelly Jones Insurance Agency LLC Nationwide On Your Side...
Come visit Farm Bureau and Nationwide in booth 41. The 2012 Salt Market Place and Cook Show is just days away. Nervous and excited chefs have been busy preparing their dishes for the cooking demonstrations. The show will be Tuesday, Oct. 16 at the Roberts Convention Centre on Gano Road, near Wilmington. Doors open at 4 p.m. and the cook show will start at 6:30 p.m. Non-perishable or canned food it...
Local farmers benefit as Bluegrass Farms finds customers abroad Dave Martin isn’t bothered by picky eaters. For his business and a number of people in his Ohio community they represent a growing opportunity. “Our customers are very particular,” acknowledged Martin, president of Bluegrass Farms of Ohio in Jeffersonville. Never mind that they are also halfway around the world. “Sixty-seven percent o...