Apply now for 2025 Ohio Farm Bureau Foundation scholarships
Through 15 scholarship funds, nearly 50 awards will be made to deserving students. The deadline to apply online is March 31, 2025.
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Today for we would like to feature one of our Trustees Jayne Bodnar.
Jayne Grew up in Lake County and now resides in Jefferson, Ohio. She graduated from Madison Memorial High as well as Lake Erie Academy of Cosmetology. She also attended Lakeland Community College, where she took courses in business retailing. She has also traveled quite a bit to complete training for her profession of being a cosmetologist. Jayne has been a Farm Bureau member since the 1960’s and has been part of the board for three years. Jayne helps out in Farm Bureau wherever she can as needed. He family includes her late husband Joseph (Joe) Bodnar, her four children James, Patricia, Victor, and Alicia, 16 grandchildren, and four great-grandchildren. Jayne and her husband had a farm where they raised cattle.
When we asked Jayne why she was a Farm Bureau Member she said, “I am pleased to be able to serve.” Not only is she involved in Ashtabula County Farm Bureau she is very involved in Ashtabula County 4-H as she serves on the Market Animal Committee, was a 4-H adviser, is part of the Ashtabula County 4-H Foundation, and is a member of the Ashtabula County Fair Board Auxiliary, where she serves as their public relations officer. An interesting fact about Jayne is that she owned and operated her own beauty parlor for 32 years.
Thank you, Jayne, for your dedication to Ashtabula County Farm Bureau.
The plan we are on is great. It’s comparable to my previous job's plan, and we are a sole proprietor.
To grow a network and gain perspective and knowledge in the industry through personal and professional development has been invaluable. Every day I learn and grow.
The issue of property taxation remains as one of the biggest challenges our members face today. Ensuring agricultural property is valued for its agricultural potential and not development is critical to the continued success of Ohio agriculture.
Farm Bureau is what really got the word out. It’s been one of their goals to get this done.
I could not have done it without the resources I have found through Farm Bureau.
Because we are younger farmers just starting out, Farm Bureau has a lot of good opportunities and resources to help us grow in the future.
Through the Select Partner program, we became educated in farm insurance and weren't just selling policies. It became more and more clear why farmers need an advocate like Ohio Farm Bureau.
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