2021 Membership Campaign

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

Farm Bureau Day at Rural King
This Pike County Farm Bureau membership team never gives up… they are working hard to reach their active membership goal! Members were able to renew their membership, or prospective members could join and receive a $10 Rural King gift card and 32 ounce tumbler. Hotdogs, water and chips were provided to those who attended and they could also purchase popcorn to support the county Farm Bureau.

 

 

Farm Bureau Membership Appreciation Days.
Defiance, Fulton, Henry and Williams counties held three Farm Bureau Membership Appreciation Days.
Farm Labor Resources
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.
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Mandy Way

Way Farms

Farm Labor Resources
Strong communities
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.
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Ernie Welch

Van Wert County Farm Bureau

Strong communities
Leadership development
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.
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Matt Aultman

Darke County Farm Bureau

Leadership development
Young Ag Professionals program
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.
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Jaclyn De Candio

Clark County Farm Bureau

Young Ag Professionals program
Growing our Generation
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.
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Jenna Gregorich

Coshocton County Farm Bureau

Growing our Generation
Groovy Plants Ranch
Knowing that horticulture is under the agriculture umbrella and having Farm Bureau supporting horticulture like it does the rest of ag is very important.
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Jared Hughes

Groovy Plants Ranch

Groovy Plants Ranch
Washington, D.C. Leadership Experience
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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Austin Heil

Hardin County Farm Bureau

Washington, D.C. Leadership Experience
Advocacy
So many of the issues that OFBF and its members are advocating for are important to all Ohioans. I look at OFBF as an agricultural watchdog advocating for farmers and rural communities across Ohio.
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Mary Smallsreed

Trumbull County Farm Bureau

Advocacy
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