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by Ross County President Kaitlyn Meeker
The Ohio Farm Bureau is a grassroots membership organization that works to support our state’s food and farm community. Members from all 88 counties work together for Ohio farmers to advance agriculture and strengthen our communities. As president of the Ross County Farm Bureau, I am honored to share how your membership is making a positive impact on our community.
The county Farm Bureau cultivated the next generation of agriculture at Careers in Agriculture Day at the Ross County Fairgrounds. 80 students FFA students from local chapters attended the day-long event to learn from industry experts about job opportunities, local workforce development initiatives, and continuing education.
Ohio’s Appalachian counties, including Ross, are at the epicenter of the rural drug epidemic. The county Farm Bureau saw the growing problem of substance abuse and lack of local resources to address the issue and took action. The Ross County Farm Bureau partnered with the Buck Fifty to support Drug Free Clubs of America. M.A.D.E. (My Attitude Determines Everything), a nationally recognized drug prevention and education program for youth. The M.A.D.E on the Farm fundraiser raised and donated $12,000 to benefit local youth in 2019. In 2020, the county Farm Bureau will partner with Beck’s to host the on-farm event. Our goal is to increase the amount of funds raised to keep kids in our county drug free.
The Ross County Farm Bureau partnered with Ohio State University to offer Foodpreneur School, an interactive experience for food and farm entrepreneurs poised to grow their businesses. Foodpreneurs engage with experts in branding, sales, marketing and more to learn strategies to make and achieve their business goals. The workshop will take place March 23 and 30 in Chillicothe, from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. Learn more and apply
The Ohio Farm Bureau Property Protection Program, more commonly known as the $2,500 Reward Program, has been increased to $5,000. The program protects your farm by deterring crime in rural areas. Members can pick up a free property protection sign at the Farm Bureau office, 24633 US Hwy 23 S., Circleville, M-F 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
On behalf of the Ross County Farm Bureau, I encourage you to renew your membership in March. Invite your family and friends to become a part of the Ross County Farm Bureau family by joining today at https://ofbf.org/join/, call 740-474-6284 or stop by the Farm Bureau office. Your support allows us to continue the good work we do for farmers in our county.
To grow a network and gain perspective and knowledge in the industry through personal and professional development has been invaluable. Every day I learn and grow.
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.
Farm Bureau is what really got the word out. It’s been one of their goals to get this done.
I could not have done it without the resources I have found through Farm Bureau.
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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