Applications for Ohio Farm Bureau Health Plans now available
Members have three ways to apply: contacting a certified agent, calling 833-468-4280 or visiting ohiofarmbureauhealthplans.org.
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Creating opportunities and increasing demand for soybeans means farmers that grow the commodity will get more money for every bushel. That is the task for the Ohio Soybean Council, more commonly known as the Soybean Checkoff. Promoting effective policies and legislation at the state and national levels for those same farmers falls in the purview of the Ohio Soybean Association. Hear from leaders from both organizations on this Our Ohio Weekly.
00:00 – Kirk Merritt, executive director of the Ohio Soybean Council and Ohio Soybean Association and Ryan Rhodes, president of the Ohio Soybean Association and Marion County farmer talk about Ohio’s soybean industry.
23:50 – On “To the Beat of Agriculture,” meet Christy Bachman, winner of the 2020 Golden Owl Award, given to Ohio’s top ag educator.
32:20 – Ohio Farm Bureau’s Melinda Witten gives all of the details on the organization’s first ever “remote” annual meeting.
42:20 – Henry County Farm Bureau won a County Activities of Excellence Award from American Farm Bureau. That county’s Organization Director, Roy Norman, talks about the nationally recognized Farmer and Landowner Appreciation Dinner event.
My first recommendation in your journey is to start out with a local farming friend or mentor along with joining an organization like Ohio Farm Bureau.
We’re just so thankful for the Farm Bureau and the foundation for helping put this together. And of course, the Boyert family for the vision they had with this grant. It’s jumping us forward 10 years. It’s unbelievable.
I could not have done it without the resources I have found through Farm Bureau.
It wasn’t until I joined the Wilmington College Collegiate Farm Bureau that I truly saw how my passion could translate into leadership, advocacy and a career.
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.
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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