Minshall wins Ohio Farm Bureau 2025 Outstanding Young Farmer Award
Will Minshall currently farms in a partnership with his family as an 8th generation grain farmer and a 1st generation cattle farmer in Pickaway County.
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On this episode of Our Ohio Weekly:
Farming often is listed as one of the most stressful occupations, yet most farmers say they wouldn’t trade it for any other job. However, stress that goes unrecognized and is not managed well can play havoc with the farm family and the farm operation. On this Our Ohio Weekly, find out how to recognize the common symptoms of stress, effective ways to manage it and learn about resources like the Rural Resilience Program.
00:00 – Eric Karbowski, community behavioral health Extension educator, Michigan State
16:50 – David White, account manager for government relations, Ag Credit and Joe Dagher, government and legislative affairs officer, Farm Credit Mid-America give details about the Rural Resilience Program
23:50 – Jason Meadows, host of the Ag State of Mind Podcast
32:20 – Ohio Farm Bureau Policy Counsel Leah Curtis discusses new, lower CAUV values
42:20 – Rebecca Singer from the Center for Innovative Food Technology talks about the 11th Annual Ohio Signature Food Contest
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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