Farmer’s Guide to Trucking Regulations available to Ohio Farm Bureau members
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Meet Richland County’s Board Secretary, Annie Gosser. Gosser grew up helping her family farm grain and cattle in Tiro. After graduating from Buckeye Central High School, she earned a degree in agricultural business from Ohio State. She is married to Jacob. Besides Farm Bureau, she is very active with her church, Ladies Auxiliary for Tiro-Auburn Fire Department, and is a Public School Religion teacher.
What and where do you farm or work?
I farm 32 acres around the Shelby Settlement area and raise feeder pigs for freezer meat.
How long have you been a farmer?
I have been an active farmer, since I was young.
Why did you decide to be a farmer?
I enjoy raising animals and knowing that I am making a difference.
Why do you think it is important to know where your food comes from?
I think it is important to educate children and adults about the food supply chain, and that food does not just appear in stores.
What is the biggest challenge facing agriculture?
The biggest challenge facing agriculture is teaching people where our food comes from and how we get it in grocery stores.
What is your favorite Farm Bureau event or activity?
My favorite event is the county fair!
What Farm Bureau programs are you most active in?
I am most active with Young Ag Professionals (YAP) and the county fair.
What are your hobbies besides farming?
Besides farming, I enjoy hanging out with my friends and family.
If you could travel anywhere in the world, where would it be and why?
I would travel to Hawaii or someplace warm, because it’s relaxing, and I like to see the clear blue water.
Labor has always been an issue, mainly because we are a seasonal operation. So that's a challenge finding somebody who only wants to work three months out of a year, sometimes up to six months.
I appreciate the benefit of having a strong voice in my corner. The extras that are included in membership are wonderful, but I'm a member because of the positive impact to my local and state agricultural communities.
I see the value and need to be engaged in the community I live in, to be a part of the decision-making process and to volunteer with organizations that help make our community better.
Farm Bureau involvement has taught me how to grow my professional and leadership experience outside of the workforce and how to do that in a community-centric way.
With not growing up on a farm, I’d say I was a late bloomer to agriculture. I feel so fortunate that I found the agriculture industry. There are so many opportunities for growth.
Knowing that horticulture is under the agriculture umbrella and having Farm Bureau supporting horticulture like it does the rest of ag is very important.
If it wasn't for Farm Bureau, I personally, along with many others, would not have had the opportunity to meet with our representatives face to face in Washington.
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