ANIMAL AG 203 PROGRAM May 14 Cattle and Sheep - Training to be held at Eastern Agricultural Research Station, 16870 TR 126 Caldwell, OH. May 22 Horse - Training to be held at the University of Findlay, 14700 US Route 68, Findlay, OH. Registration Deadline: May 8, 2013. Cost: $25 per person per course (includes lunch) Marion County Farm Bureau board of trustees has approved to cover the cost fo...
Mike Ralph, of Marion, has been elected to serve as president of Marion County Farm Bureau for the coming program year. Emily Rhoades Buck, Board secretary...
Marion County Farm Bureau will be a sponsor for a day at the upcoming event. Barnyard Olympics has been presented for more than 15 years at the fair. Scott Carter - President ...
Marion County Farm Bureau annual meeting will held Thursday evening, Aug. 22. The committe is planning the event. Robert Gracely- committee chairman...
The 2013 Marion County membership campaign is moving along. Many volunteers helped with a 45 day sign-up event in February and March. The campaign will continue for a few more weeks. Cy Prettyman - 2013 Membership Chairman. ...
Marion County Farm Bureau will again host a 4-mile race, the Harvest Hustle. Runners will receive a "Harvest Hustle" T-shirt. Proceeds will benefit local food pantries and the Marion Area Humane Society. Mark you calendars now! Lisa Shumaker - Event Coordinator....
Marion County Farm Bureau Farmers CARE Breakfast was held March 16, 2013 at Tri-Rivers Career Center at 2222 Marion Mt. Gilead Road, Marion. More than 1,200 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. Several displays w...
Scott Carter of Caledonia will serve as president for the coming year. Lisa Shumaker was elected as vce president, John C. Thiel was elected as treasurer, and Emily Rhoades Buck was elected to serve as secretary. Other board members include Owen Case, Lynn Clabaugh, Chris Dunn, Robert Gracely, Doug Hafer, Nathan Isler, Scott Isler, Jean Johnson, Judy Loudenslager, Tom Lust, Ben McKinniss, Paul Me...
The Crawford, Marion, Morrow and Richland County Farm Bureaus annual Safety meeting April 5, was well attended. It was held in Richland County Longview Center, 1495 W Longview Ave.Mansfield, Ohio 44906. Tim Flock, Crawford County Emergency Management, presented information on chemical safety from home to farm. He explained ways to determine the hazards of chemicals we use every day and how it ca...
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...