Ohio Farm Bureau Foundation lays groundwork for student’s future
Ryanna Tietje received Ohio Farm Bureau Foundation and county scholarships as she embarked on her Ohio State journey, and those funds were key to her college experience.
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The 12th annual Cultivating a Cure event was held Aug. 14, 2022 at The Ohio State University College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences Waterman Agricultural and Natural Resources Laboratory in Columbus. About 300 people attended the event, which raised over $120,000, pushing the total raised over the years to over $1 million.
Guests heard from Dr. Kristina Johnson (pictured center), Dean Cathann Kress, Nationwide Board of Directors Chair Jeff Zellers (at podium), Ohio Farm Bureau President Bill Patterson (at right), Brent Porteus and keynote speaker, Dr. Bhuvaneswari Ramaswamy, medical oncologist at The James.
Founded by Porteus, a previous board president of Ohio Farm Bureau and member of Nationwide’s board of directors, Cultivating a Cure supports cancer treatment and prevention research at The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center – Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital and Richard J. Solove Research Institute.
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.
The plan we are on is great. It’s comparable to my previous job's plan, and we are a sole proprietor.
I could not have done it without the resources I have found through Farm Bureau.
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.
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.
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.
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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