LICKING COUNTY FARM BUREAU

BOARD OF TRUSTEES MEETING

February 1, 2022

During the February Board Meeting, the Licking County Farm Bureau Board of Trustees took action on the following items:

MEMBERSHIP:

The 2022 Membership Campaign is underway. Any Farm Bureau member who signs 3 new or winback members will receive TWO tickets to the Wine Craze Corn Maze to either use yourself or gift to someone else.

ORGANIZATION:

The Licking County Farm Bureau Scholarship is live with a deadline of April 15.

COMMUNICATIONS:

The Annual Farmer’s Share Breakfast will be held Feb. 26 and will be promoted on T-100 the week before the event.

The Managing Loss program/Land As Your Legacy will be March 3 at Buckeye Lake Eagles. Cost is free due to the “For the Farmer” money. Dinner is provided and will be catered by BLE.

PUBLIC POLICY:

The county board is looking forward to working with Congressman Balderson for a Legislative Tour this spring. 

Representatives will be attending Ag Day at the Capital while the President’s Trip to DC has been postponed.

STRATEGIC PARTNERS:

The board briefly discussed the ATV Farm Tour currently being planned. There is a possibility of the event being used as a fundraiser for the county’s FFA Chapters.

 

Other:

Anyone still needing workers’ comp training should plan to attend the event being held in Coshocton County on March 5.

The board will sponsor milk for the Area 3 Envirothon.

The board will sponsor and be represented at the Chamber’s Local Leaders Roundtable Event.

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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