Tuesday, Jan. 31 Belmont, Guernsey, Monroe, and Noble counties held their four-county membership kickoff at Mid-East Career Center with a tour of the large animal facilities. The members enjoyed a catered meal by Hog Hollow BBQ, and membership information was shared with over 200 attendees.
Thank you to all of our dedicated volunteers who attended. We cannot grow our membership without your help.
Our membership campaign this year includes prizes for gift certificates at local businesses as well as a Farm Bureau logo RTIC cooler for our membership workers.
If you are not a Farm Bureau member, be sure to join or renew.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Knowing that horticulture is under the agriculture umbrella and having Farm Bureau supporting horticulture like it does the rest of ag is very important.
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.
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.
Lower, predictable costs and easier administration make it a great alternative to Affordable Care Act (ACA) plans, letting you focus on running your business — not your health plan.
The new 40-page Ohio Landowner Toolkit contains essential information prepared by Ohio Farm Bureau’s legal team that will help answer questions unique to property owners.
On this Ohio Farm Bureau Podcast find out why your electricity bill may be shockingly higher and how to see if you are getting the best deal on your energy and health care costs.
Dale Arnold, director of energy development at Ohio Farm Bureau, led an informational session regarding and then had an exclusive discussion regarding solar issues with current Farm Bureau members.
Farm Bureau is open to all who support our mission, whether you work professionally in the agricultural industry or simply appreciate and understand the value of agriculture in your community.
The Ohio Farm Bureau Health Benefits Plan, in its sixth year, is available to Ohio-based farmers and agriculture-related businesses with up to 50 employees.