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Emily Beal is the summer intern for the Champaign, Clarke, Darke and Miami County Farm Bureaus. Beal currently attends The Ohio State University, where she studies agriculture communication with a minor in equine science. This coming fall, she will head back to Columbus to complete her senior year at Ohio State.
Beal grew up on her family’s grain farm in Miami County and is the daughter of John and Melissa Beal. She was very involved in FFA throughout her high school career at Miami East, winning a National Proficiency award in the area of goat production and she competed in many career development events as well. Beal was also very active in 4-H, showing market wethers for all 10 years she was in the organization. She attributes these experiences to helping her find her passion in agriculture.
Beal participates in a variety of activities at college as well. She is a member of the Agricultural Communicators of Tomorrow (ACT) and is a Buckeyethon team member. In addition, she was selected as a study abroad participant through Ohio State and will be traveling to England, Scotland and Ireland to learn more about the agriculture industry on a global scale. Finally, Beal is a Future Eats Ambassador, which is an initiative through the Ohio Soybean Council. As an ambassador, she writes blog posts shedding light on agriculture (particularly soy products) in the world around us. She enjoys being able to educate those who come from a non-agricultural background through her writing.
Beal will be assisting with advertising, communications, membership and helping organize upcoming events. She is most looking forward to working with local farmers and learning from fellow agriculturalists.
Please help us welcome Emily to our Farm Bureau team! We are glad to have you with us!
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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