Marion County Farm Bureau Farmers CARE Breakfast was held SATURDAY March 17, 2012 at Tri-Rivers Career Center at 2222 Marion Mt. Gilead Road, Marion. Approximately 1200 folks came out for a breakfast of pancakes, sausage, eggs, milk, orange juice, and coffee for a donation or a non-perishable food item between 7 a.m. and 11 a.m. Donated food items were distributed to local food pantries. We wan...
Applications for the James H. Johnson scholarship are available by calling the Marion Farm Bureau office at 740-383-2158. Scholarship amount is $500.00. Parents/legal guardians of applicants must be members of Marion County Farm Bureau. Deadline for submission of applications is Monday, April 16, 2012. Applicants will be notified of results by May 18, 2012. ...
Consumers interested in learning more about how their food is produced should read the latest issue of Our Ohio magazine. The March/April 2012 issue features the Follow Farming project developed by a group of Marion County Farm Bureau members to unveil the day to day activities of farming and keep an open line of communication with consumers. The project, initiated in 2011, encourages two-way int...
Scott and Tracie Isler of Prospect represented Ohio and Ohio Farm Bureau Federation at the American Farm Bureau Annual Meeting held in Hawaii in early January. They have been very active in Marion County Farm Bureau and Scott is a member of the Marion County Farm Bureau board of trustees....
Soybean Harvest was completed late in the fall. Check one of our sites to see how we harvested our crop. Marion County farmers show and tell you the day-to-day activities of a 10-acre corn and soybean farm. Ask questions. Interact with local farmers. Marion County Farm Bureau and Morral Companies are project partners. Thanks to Cy and Julie Prettyman for all their hard work on this project. Chec...
Our 2012 Goal for Marion County membership is 1,425. Our membership team met at Ralph Brothers Farm on a very snowy evening. The Ralph family provided a delicious Lake Erie fish dinner for everyone. Volunteers will be contacting folks to remind them to renew their memberships. New members are always welcome and if you're interested in becoming a member call the Farm Bureau office at 7...
Don Ralph of Morral served on the 2012 Ohio Farm Bureau Federation (OFBF) Policy Development Committee. Don is district 7 trustee representing Crawford, Marion, Morrow and Richland counties on the OFBF board of trustees. The committee finalized policy recommendations that were submitted by county Farm Bureaus throughout the state. The committee's policy recommendations were presented to the dele...
Marion County Farm Bureau Annual Meeting was held Thursday evening, Aug. 18 at All Occasions Catering & Banquet Facility near Waldo. More than 70 members and guests enjoyed the delicious meal of roast beef and pork. Dessert was the new Velvet ice cream flavor - Honey Caramel. Mary Fleming of Delaware County gave the group several tips on being safe in their farming operations. President C...
Marion County Farm Bureau received the Excellence Award for Organizational work during 2010. Organization programs advance member services, annual meetings and facilitate relationships with other groups including Nationwide Insurance. Michael Ralph serves as Organization Team Leader in Marion County Farm Bureau. Cy Prettyman, Tom Lust, Scott Isler, and Arden Ruth represented Marion County Farm Bu...
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Mary Lou Grose has been the county office administrator for Marion County Farm Bureau for 34 years. She tells us about her duties and why someone should be involved with Farm Bureau....