Ohio Farm Bureau Health Plans: What’s next?
Specific enrollment details for the new Health Plans will be available this fall. In the meantime, add your name to the notification list for when the plans are ready.
Read MoreThis June, dairy leaders, farmers and communities from across America will celebrate National Dairy Month. What began 76 years ago as a way to stabilize dairy demand when production was at a surplus has evolved into an annual traditiona of celebrating the important contributions of the dairy industry.
While the dairy producers in our communities are honored, Nationwide encourages producers to mark the occasion by considering the safety of their operations.
“Dairy workers can have a high injury rate,” said Jerry Hillard, AVP of farm sales, Nationwide. “Taking proper precautions can prevent many accidents. And that can have a bottom-line impact.”
By working as a partner with your farm insurance agent, we can help prevent many accidents from happening. Nationwide agribusiness provides a checklist to help dairy farmers think through risks and exposures. The checklist covers:
Creating more safety on dairy operations is really something to celebrate during National Dairy Month. For more safety information, talk to your Nationwide farm agent.
Buildings and structures
Animal facilities
Electrical
Fire protection
Fuels/Chemicals
Machinery/Farm equipment
Learn more about Nationwide farm insurance and other commercial coverages. Find a local Nationwide agent.
Specific enrollment details for the new Health Plans will be available this fall. In the meantime, add your name to the notification list for when the plans are ready.
Read MoreKayla Scott of Mineral City serve Farm Bureau members in Carroll, Harrison, Jefferson and Tuscarawas counties.
Read MoreThe 2025 Ohio Farm Bureau Foundation Golf Invitational raised $115,000 for foundation scholarships, grants and programs that help enhance agricultural communities and support careers in agriculture.
Read MoreThe goal will be for members to have access to these new health plan options as early as January 2026.
Read MoreAny unlicensed handlers who use restricted use pesticides will need to have additional training. Farm Bureau will be working on legislation to give employers a choice on how to provide training.
Read MoreThe budget includes funding for: H2Ohio, animal health and animal disease response, the College of Veterinary Medicine at Ohio State, and the Brownfield Remediation Program.
Read MoreThe 2025 algal bloom for the Western Lake Erie Basin is expected to have a severity index of 3, according to the final forecast from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
Read MoreKyle and Samantha Daugherty of Coshocton County are the perfect example of next generation agriculturalists embracing the world of technology on their family farm.
Read MoreBefore deciding whether to organize your farm or business as an LLC, talk to an attorney, accountant or other trusted financial adviser who can help you determine if it’s the right move.
Read MoreOver 30 tour participants witnessed a variety of conservation strategies in action, including cover crops, no-till and strip-till systems, two-stage ditches, land buffers and advanced manure management.
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