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Greene County Names 2022 Member of Distinction
2022 Greene County Member of Distinction is Doug Wickline.
Every year, Greene County Farm Bureau honors a member who has gone above and beyond to serve the county Farm Bureau as well as the agricultural community. We recognize these individuals at the county annual meeting, and they are recognized in a slide show at the Ohio Farm Bureau annual meeting. This year’s winner is Doug Wickline.
Wickline is a graduate of Xenia High School and The Ohio State University where he majored in ag economics. After graduation, he worked in sales for Studebaker Nursery and returned to to the family garden center, floral shop and landscape operation. 25 years later he became an agriscience instructor and FFA advisor at the Greene County Career Center and Greeneview High School. Doug and his wife, Julie, have three kids: Lauren, Brant and Wesley. They recently became grandparents.
“I really enjoy working with Farm Bureau from the passionate staff, trustees and members who value the importance of agriculture,” he said.
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.
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.
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.
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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