Ohio Farm Bureau releases updated Ohio Landowner Toolkit
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Merry Christmas,
I am Lynne Schultz, president of the Fairfield County Farm Bureau. I’m writing to wish you a safe and happy holiday season, and to thank you for being a member of the Fairfield County Farm Bureau.
As a member of Ohio Farm Bureau you stand with 961 Fairfield County Farm Bureau members and 83,293 members statewide who work together to advance agriculture and strengthen communities.
2020 was a challenging year, but the work of Fairfield County Farm Bureau didn’t stop. Your membership enabled us to have a positive impact in our community:
- Awarded two college scholarships to local students
- Served as judges for Bloom Carroll FFA and Amanda FFA student activities
- Hosted the Germinate Film Festival at Pickerington Local School District
- Sponsored youth activities at the Fairfield County Fair
- Purchased 13 livestock projects as the Fairfield County Farm Bureau Buyers Club
- Sponsored Saturday Cinema and family farm movie nights with the Lancaster Chamber of Commerce and Canal Winchester Joint Recreation District
- Delivered Nationwide Financial Essentials education webinars to members
- Provided Foodpreneur Business Coaching to local food and farm business owners
- Offered Food Preservation Grow and Know online education
The Fairfield County Farm Bureau invited members to contribute to the policy development process. We met with local candidates during elections to understand their value alignment with Farm Bureau members. We invited politicians to visit local farms to build their awareness of agriculture. Four delegates represented Fairfield County at the 2020 Ohio Farm Bureau Annual Meeting to advance policy initiatives that support our county.
The Ohio Farm Bureau Federation worked hard on your behalf at the state level. When the pandemic hit, Farm Bureau made sure agriculture and the entire food system was included as ‘critical infrastructure’ and ‘essential.’ Ohio Farm Bureau advocated for farm support resulting in billions of dollars in USDA direct payments to assist farmers and business owners through the CARES Act. We ensured farm markets were treated as grocery stores, allowing direct farm sales to continue as a source of income for farmers. Ohio Farm Bureau worked to minimize food chain disruptions including dairy and meat processing.
Members like you make it happen.
Thank you for your continued support, and warm wishes this holiday season from the Ohio Farm Bureau Family.
Sincerely,
Lynne Schultz
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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