Miller a finalist for OFBF Outstanding Young Farm FarmerPublished on 11/21/2007 For Immediate Release COLUMBUS, Ohio (OFBF) – Ohio Farm Bureau Federation (OFBF) has announced Michael Miller of Salem as a finalist of its 2007 Outstanding Young Farmer contest. The award recognizes individuals or couples age 35 or younger for their accomplishments in their farming operations and their leadership in the agricultural community. The winner of the contest will be announced at the OFBF annual meeting Nov. 28 to 30 in Columbus. Miller operates a second-generation grain and Holstein dairy farm with his father and brother. His current goals include a larger personal investment in the farm, updating milking equipment and buildings and expanding the dairy herd and facilities. Miller has also recently started his own custom baling business. He serves on the Mahoning County Farm Bureau Board as assistant secretary and is the Advisory Council Chair, in addition to other leadership positions within Farm Bureau and the Holstein industry. The winner will receive an expense-paid trip to the American Farm Bureau Federation annual meeting in New Orleans in January to represent Ohio in the national contest. The state winner also receives a $1,000 purchase certificate at Grainger Industrial Supply courtesy of Farm Credit Services of Mid America, a year’s free lease on a Kubota M-series tractor courtesy of Kubota, $500 from Dodge Trucks and a $250 product voucher to any NAPA store courtesy of Valvoline. All finalists receive a commemorative chime clock from Ohio Farm Bureau.
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