Shelby County Women in Ag event

The Shelby County Growing Women in Agriculture committee is back again with our Empowerment Celebration in 2022! The committee’s goal is to grow women involved in the agriculture community in our area. Since 2007 the number of women in agriculture has increased by 7% in the United States. With this evolving statistic in the industry, many new avenues for our community and state have developed in order to take advantage of these rising agriculture leaders.

As a part of their efforts to grow the agriculture community in Shelby County, we would like to support local women in agriculture by holding our seventh annual “Growing Women in Agriculture, an Empowerment Celebration” event Sept. 15, 2022, from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.,  with a special early make and take session that starts at 4:30 p.m.  

The event will be held at St. Michael’s Hall, 33 Elm Street, in Ft Loramie, and will include a blend of educational and fun agriculture information, specifically targeted to the women in our community. The cost is $25 per person, with an additional $45 for the optional pre-event Make’ n Take “Garden in a Glass” by Kah’s Nursery. A portion of the fee will support a scholarship specifically for women entering the agriculture field or going back to school. The registration deadline is Sept. 2, 2022.

Schedule and Agenda

We will begin with heavy hors-d’oeuvres, wine sampling, and social time at 6 p.m., then hear from keynote speaker Chastitie Euler, who is a district manager with BASF in agricultural solutions in Ohio and Michigan. Chasitie will discuss her strategies to find what is most important to you, how to find your path and make the most of it, all while balancing your family and work life. Her discussion is followed by a series of break-out sessions which are listed below:

  • Farm Transition with Evin Bachelor, of Wright & Moore Law Co., LPA. Mr. Bachelor will discuss the importance of having a farm transition plan and working together to make sure your succession plan is in place and ready to move forward into the next generation.
  • DIY Landscaping by Pamela Bennett, associate professor, OSU Master Gardener  Volunteer Program Director. Pam is going to give tips and tricks to make our homes fun and exciting using simple DIY landscaping techniques.
  • Cooking & Meal Prep Presented by Julie Casiano, owner of The Smoothie Life, The Meal Prep Life, and Whole Heart Kitchen. Julie will share ideas and recipes and teach tricks to make meal planning and prep easier in our busy lives.

Also new this year is our vendor area, so you can learn and shop! We hope you will join us for this great evening out. For additional information or to register, please download the registration brochure. You may also call Jill Smith, organization director for Shelby County Farm Bureau at (877)775-7642 or go online to make your reservation today!

 

 

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.
Matt Aultman's avatar
Matt Aultman

Darke County Farm Bureau

Giving farmers a voice
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
I could not have done it without the resources I have found through Farm Bureau.
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Gretchan Francis

Trumbull County Farm Bureau

Bringing the farm back to life
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.
Jody Brown Boyd's avatar
Jody Brown Boyd

Brown's Family Farm Market

Finding farm labor
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.
David Thomas's avatar
David Thomas

Ashtabula County Auditor

CAUV: Past, present and future
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
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
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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