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Membership Update for March 26, 2021
There is one week to go in the 2021 Membership Campaign. Our county membership teams have worked hard to communicate the value of membership to their friends, family, neighbors and local businesses. If you have not joined or renewed yet, we would like to invite you to join an organization that works together with farmers to advance agriculture and strengthen communities.
As of today we have 66,023 paid active member families and continue to track toward our goal. The last day of the campaign is March 31, 2021, and our final target report will be April 2, 2021.
County Farm Bureaus are important to the success of the organization. Congratulations to the following counties that have achieved active gain or higher at this point.
County Farm Bureau Awards
Milestone Award, given to those counties that have achieved active member gain:
- Allen
- Butler
- Delaware
- Franklin
- Geauga
- Hamilton
- Hancock
- Holmes
- Noble
- Sandusky
- Van Wert
- Warren
- Wood
Explorer Award, given to those counties that have achieved at least a 3% active member gain:
- Delaware
- Hamilton
Trailblazer Award, given to those counties that have achieved at least a 6% active member gain:
- Hamilton
Individual Membership Awards
Ambassador Club, for signing 10 new or winback members
- David Bright – Athens-Meigs
- Karin Bright – Athens-Meigs
- Lova Ebbert – Belmont
- Blaine Evans – Lawrence
- Sharon Evans – Lawrence
- Connie Goble – Pike
- John Hafer – Marion
- Stephen Henson – Brown
- Stacy Irwin – Columbiana
- Deanna Krause – Portage
- Jason Krause – Portage
- John Miller – Holmes
- Jenifer Pemberton – Mahoning
- Ervin Raber – Holmes
- Darryl Ralph – Marion
- Tracy Robinson – Pike
- James Rowe – Tuscarawas
- Mick Scott – Jackson-Vinton
- Pam Updike – Jackson-Vinton
- Robert Willard – Portage
Champions Club, for signing 25 new or winback members
- David Bright – Athens-Meigs
- Karin Bright – Athens-Meigs
- Lova Ebbert – Belmont
- John Miller – Holmes
- Ervin Raber – Holmes
- Tracy Robinson – Pike
- Pam Updike – Jackson-Vinton
Top signers
Here is the list of top signers so far in the campaign. Congratulations, thank you and good luck to these individuals for meeting a goal and striving for the next goal.
How can you help
- Ask another member to be involved in the campaign.
- Develop your prospect list for both individual members and group members.
- Review the value that Farm Bureau provides to members.
- Reflect on why you are a Farm Bureau member.
- Engage in a conversation about the value of Farm Bureau with family or Friends.
- Ask at least two people to join Farm Bureau this week.
- Contact your county Farm Bureau for more information.
County Farm Bureaus in Action
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.
The plan we are on is great. It’s comparable to my previous job's plan, and we are a sole proprietor.
I could not have done it without the resources I have found through Farm Bureau.
We really appreciate what Farm Bureau has done to get people interested in this line of work and workforce development and getting people interested in this industry.
We work terrifically with the Ashtabula County Farm Bureau, hosting at least one to two outreach town hall events every year to educate new farmers and existing farmers on traditional CAUV and woodlands.
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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