EVENT CALENDAR2012 Calendar January26 South Regional CabinetFebruary2 Fayette County Board Meeting 6-10 Agent Visitation Week7-8 OFBF, OFBDC, & Our Ohio Boards & Subsidiary Annual Mtg.9 South Regional Cabinet - (C)13 Greene County Board Meeting14 Clinton County Board Meeting & (Happy Valentine's Day!)15 Ag Day at the Capital16-18 AgriPOWER Institute #5 Session 618-20 AFBF YF & R Le...
Join Ohio Farm Bureau March 9-10 for the 2012 Young Agricultural Professional Leadership Conference. The conference, now known as the Young Agricultural Professionals Leadership Experience, will be held at the Marriott Northwest in Dublin, OH. Young agricultural professionals are young adults ages 18-35, both single and married, who share a passion for farming, rural living and local foods. Pa...
Greene County will Kick-off the 2012 Membership Year on Monday, January 9th beginning with a catered dinner by McCoys Catering. The Kick-off will begin at 6:30 p.m. at Trupointe, 415 Bellbrook Avenue, Xenia. Everyone is welcome and an R.S.V.P. may be called in at 1-800-443-6830 or emailed to countyfb@frontier.com. ...
· MARKET Farm Bureau to Achieve Membership Growth · CONNECT Consumers to Food Production · PROTECT Private Property Rights · ADVANCE Farm Bureau Policy to Create a Positive Jobs Climate · ENHANCE Value of Partnerships with Nationwide and Other Affinity Organizations · ENCOURAGE Member Involvement by Developing a Volunteer-Friendly Farm Bureau · ...
COLUMBUS, Ohio (OFBF) – Larry Gearhardt, long time employee of the Ohio Farm Bureau Federation (OFBF), has received the Excellence in Agricultural Law Award from the American Agricultural Law Association (AALA). The award recognizes AALA members for outstanding contributions to the legal profession and the agricultural community. AALA is the only national organization focusing on the legal needs o...
By now most eligible farmers have received new values for the soil types of your farms. Clinton and Greene Counties are being re-evaluated this year. Fayette and Warren counties will be re-evaluated in 2012. In an effort to explain what is involved in this process, we are offering a seminar FREE to Farm Bureau members and $10 for nonmembers. Larry Gearhardt, Ohio Farm Bureau’s Senior Director of...
COLUMBUS, Ohio (OFBF) – Ohio Farm Bureau Federation (OFBF) has reached statewide membership gain with 214,391 members. It is the 43rd time in the past 44 years that the state’s largest farming and food organization has achieved membership growth. Ohio Farm Bureau is an advocate for farmers and consumers, working in public policy, food and animal issues and communications. The organization works al...
Ohio Farm Bureau members can receive a $500 discount on each qualifying 2011 or 2012 model year Chevrolet, GMC or Buick vehicle they purchase or lease. This Farm Bureau member exclusive is offered for vehicles purchased or leased at participating dealerships through Farm Bureau’s—GM Private Offer. Twenty-six GM models are part of the program: Buick Enclave, LaCross, Lucerne and Regal. Chevrolet ...
COLUMBUS, Ohio (OFBF) – Kent Campbell of Cedarville is serving on the 2011 Ohio Farm Bureau Federation (OFBF) Policy Development Committee. The committee is charged with collecting, organizing and finalizing policy recommendations submitted by county Farm Bureaus from throughout the state. The committee held its first session recently at the OFBF offices in Columbus and will reconvene in early Nov...
COLUMBUS, Ohio (OFBF) – John Mossbarger of Washington Court House is serving on the 2011 Ohio Farm Bureau Federation (OFBF) Policy Development Committee. Mossbarger is district 19 trustee for OFBF. The committee is charged with collecting, organizing and finalizing policy recommendations submitted by county Farm Bureaus throughout the state. The committee held its first session recently at the OFB...