Collegiate Farm Bureau Class of 2022
Congratulations to the Collegiate Farm Bureau leaders from Ohio State University and Wilmington College.
Read MoreYoung Ag Professionals recently heard from a panel of mentors who offered advice for those just starting out in Ohio agriculture.
There is always a lot to take in at the Ohio Farm Bureau Young Agricultural Professionals Winter Leadership Experience. Plenty of educational seminars, resources for new and beginning farmers and an abundance of networking opportunities. At the event last weekend in Cincinnati, attendees also got some education and advice from a panel of more seasoned farmers, including Steve Hirsch, a fifth-generation owner of Hirsch Fruit Farm in Ross County, as well as a board member for Nationwide Insurance and Rose Hartschuh, an Ohio Farm Bureau board member who operates a dairy and raises grain crops, alfalfa and cover crops in Northwest Ohio. On this Our Ohio Weekly, hear some of their advice to younger farmers.
00:00 – Hirsch and Hartschuh talk about their current farming operations and the road from when they started their careers to where they are now.
16:50 – Hirsch and Hartschuh discuss some of the new ideas they brought to the farm when they first started and what a plan for the future looks like.
23:50 – On this edition of “To the Beat of Agriculture”, hear from the recipient of the Charles Boyles Master Shepherd of the Year Award. Learn how Roger Cox comes from a long line of sheep herders and how his children are already picking up the mantle from him.
32:20 – Hirsch and Hartschuh share some of the challenges they have seen throughout their career and how important networking is to their success.
42:20 – Hirsch and Hartschuh cover some of the barriers that young and beginning farmers may experience and who influenced them the most in their careers.
Congratulations to the Collegiate Farm Bureau leaders from Ohio State University and Wilmington College.
Read MoreMakayla Eggleton of Fayette County is the editor of the May 2022 Growing our Generation enewsletter, featuring insights and ideas directly from Ohio’s young farmers and food and agricultural professionals.
Read MoreHB 95 creates a tax credit to assist the next generation of farmers while helping the current generation transition their operations.
Read MoreAs we head into spring, there are numerous programming opportunities are available to Ohio Young Ag Professionals.
Read MoreOhio Farm Bureau members ages 18-35 who would like to help guide future YAP programming are invited to apply to serve on the 2023-2025 Young Agricultural Professionals State Committee.
Read MoreIf you work primarily off the farm and are a leader in Farm Bureau and the community, then this contest is for you.
Read MoreThe Outstanding Young Farmer contest is designed to recognize successful young farmers, age 35 or younger, for achievements in the business of farming and leadership in the agricultural community.
Read MoreYoung Ag Professionals State Committee member Sara Tallmadge from Ashland County is a laboratory animal technologist within the Center for Food Animal Health at The Ohio State University’s CFAES Wooster Campus.
Read MoreRiley Eberhart of Harrison County will represent Ohio at the 2022 American Farm Bureau Young Farmers & Ranchers Collegiate Discussion Meet.
Read MoreWinter Leadership Experience attendees got some education and advice from a panel of more seasoned farmers who offered their advice to those just beginning their ag careers.
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