Day at Adams County Fair

On July 15, Adams County Farm Bureau hosted its annual Farm Bureau Day at the Adams County Fair. Activities included free health screenings for Farm Bureau members sponsored by Adams County Regional Medical Center, the antique tractor display, and a Farm Bureau Meet and Greet, where fairgoers could learn about the benefits of Farm Bureau membership and visit with local members.

Additionally, fun youth activities included watermelon eating, seed spitting, sack races, bubble blowing, hula hooping, limbo, and more! Our youth frog jumping content and pedal tractor pulls are two favorites year after year! Last but not least, we finished the day with an antique tractor parade and tractor games (have you ever heard of tractor basketball?).
New this year, Hayden Crum joined us as part of our Hi-Flying Soybeans program sponsored by the Ohio Soybean Council and Ohio State – Adams County 4-H. Hayden, a 4-H member and Ohio Valley Career and Technical Center FFA member, is an owner of Midwest Air, LLC and does custom application work using drone technology. After Hayden’s demo, young fairgoers learned more about ag careers that utilize drones and had the opportunity to try their hand at mapping out a route for a robotic “drone sprayer” to spray fields of soybeans in a simulated activity.
These activities are just a start to exploring what Farm Bureau does in our local community – fostering relationships + teaching our next generation of youth about agriculture. 
Giving farmers a voice
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.
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Matt Aultman

Darke County Farm Bureau

Giving farmers a voice
Ohio Farm Bureau Health Benefits Plan
The plan we are on is great. It’s comparable to my previous job's plan, and we are a sole proprietor.
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Kevin Holy

Geauga County Farm Bureau

Ohio Farm Bureau Health Benefits Plan
Finding farm labor
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.
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Jody Brown Boyd

Brown's Family Farm Market

Finding farm labor
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
CAUV: Past, present and future
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.
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David Thomas

Ashtabula County Auditor

CAUV: Past, present and future
Farm Bureau involvement
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.
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Hannah Kiser

Sandusky County Farm Bureau

Farm Bureau involvement
Select Partner Program
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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Chad Ruhl

Farm manager, CSI Insurance

Select Partner Program
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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