Farmer’s Guide to Trucking Regulations available to Ohio Farm Bureau members
The guide includes a farm driver checklist, overview of state and federal regulations and exemptions, CDL qualifications and more.
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Editor’s Note: AFBF has made the difficult decision to cancel this year’s Young Farmer & Rancher Conference in Louisville, Kentucky, out of an abundance of caution and in the interest of the health and well-being of members, staff and their families and communities. As of March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization has declared COVID-19 a pandemic.
Nine emerging leaders have been chosen to receive a scholarship from Ohio Farm Bureau to attend the 2020 Farm Bureau YF&R Leadership Conference March 13-16 in Louisville, Kentucky: Emily Call, Jackson County; Meghan O’Reilly, Geauga County; Matt Vodraska, Wayne County; Kayli Long, Marion County; Ryan Patton, Hocking County; Deon Morter, Champaign County and Lynne and Joshua Schultz, Fairfield County.
The event will bring together 1,200 young leaders from across the country to learn, share and grow together to build a stronger Farm Bureau.
Featured speakers are American Farm Bureau President Zippy Duvall, a third-generation farmer from Georgia; Gian Paul Gonzalez, a former NCAA First Team All-American forward from Montclair State University now founder and executive director of Hope + Future, an organization dedicated to using athletics and physical fitness to share a message of hope and striving for excellence in inner-city public schools and juvenile jails; and Jay Hill, who recently spoke at the Ohio Young Agricultural Professionals Winter Leadership Experience. Hill started with 10 acres and a John Deere 4020 tractor and his operation has grown into a multilayer commercial operation of 18,000 acres with highly diversified crops in West Texas and Southern New Mexico. He actively advocates for the industry he loves on social media, using this platform to give a glimpse into the life of a farmer.
Break out session topics include ag marketing, telling your story, landing a job, advocacy, volunteer engagement, mental health, leadership, risk management, and farm economy. After the conference, Meghan O’Reilly will provide a blog about her experience.
To get involved with Ohio’s Young Ag Professionals program, contact county Farm Bureau offices.
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AFBF YF&R Leadership Conference: A true showcase of our next leaders in agriculture
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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Share named ExploreAg and Youth Development Specialist
Katie Share of Columbus has been named ExploreAg and Youth Development Specialist for Ohio Farm Bureau.
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Klopfenstein named Young Ag Professional and Ag Literacy Program Specialist
Mary Klopfenstein of Delphos has been named Young Ag Professional and Ag Literacy Program Specialist for Ohio Farm Bureau.
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Ohio Farm Bureau Health Benefits Plan now offered to all sole proprietors
The plan has been updated to give sole proprietors access to more rate stability and a smart solution that offers potential savings on health care.
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Ohioans can compete for ag business startup funds
The American Farm Bureau Federation, in partnership with Farm Credit, is seeking entrepreneurs to apply online by June 15 for the 2025 Farm Bureau Ag Innovation Challenge.
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Flynn elected treasurer of Ohio Farm Bureau
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Health care advice from Ohio’s agricultural community
Hundreds of Ohio businesses and sole proprietors are raving about Ohio Farm Bureau’s Health Benefits plan with lower, predictable costs and easy enrollment and administration options.
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AgriPower Class XIV Session 4: Labor, carbon, cider, meat and flowers
AgriPOWER Class XIV spent a few days in March in Medina and Wayne counties learning more about northern Ohio agriculture from leaders in Ohio Farm Bureau.
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