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Paul Hays has been a Farm Bureau member for 20 years and has served on the Preble County board of trustees for several of them. His hope is “to see future generations be able to keep up the fight. Agriculture and the tech involved with it is changing at breakneck speed. Along with this comes new challenges and issues to be addressed. Also, pressure from outside sources such as solar, wind, and development. I believe agriculture will always be around in some form but definitely needs to have a presence in the discussions surrounding the issues. Farm Bureau has undergone a number of changes over the years to adapt and maintain a presence. I hope this presence can continue well into the future.”

Hays grew up in a Farm Bureau family so it could be said that being a Farm Bureau member is a Hays family tradition. A couple years after becoming a member himself, he was approached about joining the board, and has been involved in various ways over the years. Paul believes having a voice at the state and national levels for agriculture is very valuable, and the fight to maintain CAUV is a major benefit to members.

Hays farms full time and operates an ag transportation enterprise. His family farm is an Ohio Bicentennial Farm that has been in the family since 1812, and he is somewhere around the 8th generation to be involved in farming it. Paul’s roots run deep. 

Thank you for your support of Preble County agriculture, Paul!