2024 Election: Vote ‘no’ on Issue 1
Issue 1 is bad for rural areas, and Ohio Farm Bureau Federation urges members to vote “no.”
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The Jefferson County Farm Bureau will be awarding up to three (3) $500 scholarships in 2020. These scholarships are being sponsored to aid the young people of Jefferson County in continuing their education and becoming self-directing, productive and contributing members of their community.
Qualified students must be residents of Jefferson County and are high school seniors planning to attend or having entered an accredited institution offering post-secondary education. The student or his/her parents or guardians must be current Farm Bureau members for at least the past two consecutive years.
For more information and an application, please contact your high school guidance office, call the Farm Bureau office at 740-266-6603 or email [email protected].
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The deadline for the application is April 3.
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.
The plan we are on is great. It’s comparable to my previous job's plan, and we are a sole proprietor.
I could not have done it without the resources I have found through Farm Bureau.
We really appreciate what Farm Bureau has done to get people interested in this line of work and workforce development and getting people interested in this industry.
We work terrifically with the Ashtabula County Farm Bureau, hosting at least one to two outreach town hall events every year to educate new farmers and existing farmers on traditional CAUV and woodlands.
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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