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Ohio Farm Bureau Foundation recently awarded $21,500 in grants to eight organizations of which five were county Farm Bureaus. The foundation’s Action & Awareness grants, which ranged from $1,500 to $3,000, focus on four core areas: economic development, education, environment and the human-animal bond. The grants support efforts to promote and improve Ohio’s agricultural industry as well as local communities.
Grant recipients and projects:
Ashland County Farm Bureau to support a grain bin safety training site that is planned to be built at the Wayne County Regional Training Facility in Apple Creek.
Harrison County Farm Bureau for its FFA Career Day and Family Chicken BBQ in conjunction with Harrison Central FFA. The event will educate young people about the wide range of career opportunities in the agricultural industry as well as the projected shortage of qualified ag employees.
Highland Youth Garden to provide funding for a gardener/educator to support the educational programs at the inner city Columbus garden.
Muskingum County Farm Bureau for its Farm City Day, which will educate youths and nonfarming families about today’s agricultural industry.
Pike County Farm Bureau to support its Grain Bin Safety and Educational Training Event for first responders and fire departments in the county. The county Farm Bureau also plans to purchase a grain bin safety tube for the community.
Sunbury Urban Farm in central Ohio for its Farm Day Camp where children spend the summer planting, caring for, harvesting and cooking the vegetables grown in a garden.
Together We Grow Inc. in Newark to support the purchase of mechanized farm equipment to help the organization more efficiently run its growing community garden programs.
Wayne County Farm Bureau to support a promotional video of the Wayne County Farm Tour that will be shown at the county fair and through social media.
Ohio Farm Bureau Foundation is a 501 (c) (3) nonprofit, public, charitable organization registered in Ohio. Since 1985, the foundation has provided funding across the state for both small and large projects, including the Nationwide & Ohio Farm Bureau 4-H Center on the Ohio State University campus. It also endowed Ohio State’s C. William Swank Chair for Agricultural Economics and Rural Development.
The next application cycle for an Action & Awareness Grant is July 1 to Oct. 2. Grants may be used for general support, startup funding for new organizations, program expansion or capital for equipment necessary to implement eligible programs. Learn more at ofbf.org/foundation/aagrants/.
This is a news release for use by journalists. Questions should be directed to Chris Baker, Ohio Farm Bureau Foundation executive director, [email protected] or 614-246-8275.
My first recommendation in your journey is to start out with a local farming friend or mentor along with joining an organization like Ohio Farm Bureau.
We’re just so thankful for the Farm Bureau and the foundation for helping put this together. And of course, the Boyert family for the vision they had with this grant. It’s jumping us forward 10 years. It’s unbelievable.
I could not have done it without the resources I have found through Farm Bureau.
It wasn’t until I joined the Wilmington College Collegiate Farm Bureau that I truly saw how my passion could translate into leadership, advocacy and a career.
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.
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.
So many of the issues that OFBF and its members are advocating for are important to all Ohioans. I look at OFBF as an agricultural watchdog advocating for farmers and rural communities across Ohio.
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