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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.
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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