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Ag is Cool! Creative Expression Competition

Published Apr. 26, 2012

The Ohio Department of Agriculture, Ohio Farm Bureau, Ohio State Fair and the buckeye state's agricultural commodity groups are again sponsoring the "Agriculture is Cool" program at the Ohio State Fair complete with exciting interactive stations like the opportunity to milk a real cow! With the Ag is Cool! Creative Expression Competition, students K-12 can flex their imagination by creating agricu...

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Ag is Cool! 4th Grade Teachers Enter to Win a $2500 Grant

Published Apr. 26, 2012

The Ohio Department of Agriculture, Ohio Farm Bureau, Ohio State Fair and the buckeye state's agricultural commodity groups are again sponsoring the "Agriculture is Cool" program at the Ohio State Fair complete with exciting interactive stations like the opportunity to milk a real cow! Ag is Cool for teachers! Win a $2,500 grant to use any way you like in your classroom! Fourth grade teachers can ...

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Ag is Cool! 4th Graders get in FREE to Ohio State Fair

Published Apr. 26, 2012

The Ohio Department of Agriculture, Ohio Farm Bureau, Ohio State Fair and the buckeye state's agricultural commodity groups are again sponsoring the "Agriculture is Cool" program at the Ohio State Fair complete with exciting interactive stations like the opportunity to milk a real cow! Students in the fourth grade during the 2011-2012 academic year and a chaperone can attend the Fair to see what ...

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Join the Young Ag Professionals Team!

Published Apr. 25, 2012

Ohio Farm Bureau's Young Ag Professionals program is looking for more young folks to lead the way on its advisory team. The advisory team suggests, develops and conducts activities that provide opportunities for young couples and singles age 35 and younger to become involved in Ohio Farm Bureau. The advisory team also recruits young farmers to participate in Farm Bureau activities. An application ...

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Through the Lens... GREAT SUCCESS!

Published Mar. 29, 2012

In celebration of National Agriculture Week, for the first time Mercer County Farm Bureau hosted the “Through the Lens...Mercer Co. Agriculture” photo presentation March 16-18 at the St. Charles Center in Carthagena. The event was a GREAT success with more than 400 in attendance! THANK YOU to all those who made it possible...   Lisa Dues, Theresa Howick, and Jill Smith, Program Coordinators  Sist...

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2012 OFBF Children's Literature Award Winner!

Published Mar. 20, 2012

HOW DID THAT GET IN MY LUNCHBOX? THE STORY OF FOOD Written by Chris Butterworth Illustrated by Lucia Gaggiotti Each year Ohio Farm Bureau honors a book and author whose work embodies an agricultural theme and contributes to American literature. How Did That Get In My Lunchbox? also was named book of the year by the American Farm Bureau Foundation for Agriculture. The American Farm Bureau Foundatio...

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NEW! Grand Lake Fact Sheet Available

Published Jan. 18, 2012

Learning from Experts-Educational Events: * 38 Educational Events for landowners and citizens about the new pollution abatement rules, funding for Best Management Practices have been conducted by the Mercer Soil and Water Conservation District, Ohio Department of Natural Resources-Division of Soil & Water Resources , USDA Natural Resource Conservation Service, Mercer Co.Farm Bureau and OSU Ext...

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County Information

Organization Director:
Jill Smith

Mailing Address:
510 S. Logan St., P.O. Box 1998
Wapakoneta, OH 45895

Phone:
Toll Free (877) 775-7642

Fax:
(419) 739-7012

Email:
mercer@ofbf.org

Office Hours:
Monday - Friday 8am to 4:30pm

Dues:
$70 per year for a Family Membership

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