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Read MoreGrassroots is a term we use regularly in Farm Bureau. It’s shorthand for saying that everything we do is from the bottom up, not top down. From defining our values to developing our policies to recruiting new members, everything starts with and is done by and for our individual members.
Being grassroots paid dividends for a little kid growing up in a Farm Bureau family. It meant I got to play with other farm kids while my folks and their friends gathered in each other’s houses to kick around the issues of the day and come up with ideas on how Farm Bureau should or could get something done. Today, as the guy you’ve put in charge of running your organization, hanging out with members is still a lot of fun. It’s also a strategy for helping Farm Bureau thrive for our second 100 years.
A couple months ago I wrote about my tour of Ohio, traveling close to 14,000 miles over two years to hear from our grassroots. I shared with you the six big themes that came from my time on their farms and in their communities. They focused on advocacy, membership, communication, finances, partnerships and overall excellence. We’re in the midst of working our plan to deliver on those priorities. But beyond these broad strategic goals, I heard a lot of innovative, specific ideas on how to make our great organization even better.
I’m not sure what took more time, making all those visits or organizing everything I learned. I’ve put together a 20-page booklet that digs really deep into my conversations with more than 800 passionate members. If you’d like a copy, send an email to [email protected]. Short of that, I’ve handpicked a few to share on this page. Let me know what you think. I’ve got a lot of practice listening.
Why do you belong to Farm Bureau?
What do you most value about Farm Bureau?
What can Farm Bureau improve upon?
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Read MoreThe Grand Champion Market Barrow exhibited by Nick Adams from Mercer County sold for a record $66,000.
Read MoreOhio Farm Bureau and the Union County Farm Bureau recently filed an amicus brief in a case with potential impacts to farmland preservation programs.
Read MoreAdam Sharp, Ohio Farm Bureau executive vice president, sent the following letter to the editor to The Toledo Blade in response to the Blade Editorial Board’s opinion piece, “Plan to protect Lake Erie needs teeth.”
Read MoreThis ‘value first’ approach aims to build membership with programs and services with direct member input and feedback to staff.
Read MoreA local farmer donated 90 bushels of soft winter wheat as a gift to the Ohio Farm Bureau Foundation.
Read MoreLandowners should have the right to challenge and make sure that a taking is necessary and that it’s limited to what is actually necessary so that the law is upheld.
Read MoreThe 2022 Ohio State Fair starts this week, so we want to encourage you to come out and see this year’s Land & Living Exhibit!
Read MoreReflecting on the first session of AgriPOWER, I feel excited, inspired, and open.
Read MoreUSDA’s Risk Management Agency is expanding double crop insurance opportunities in nearly 1,500 counties, including 87 of Ohio’s 88 counties, where double cropping is viable.
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