Hamilton named Ohio Farm Bureau organization director
Arica Hamilton of Eaton has been named organization director for Ohio Farm Bureau and will serve members in Delaware, Franklin, Madison and Union counties.
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On Sept. 7, 2023 Union County Farm Bureau held its county annual meeting at Union Rural Electric in Marysville. Attendees were able to hear from guest speaker Ty Higgins, senior director of communications and media relations for Ohio Farm Bureau and also enjoyed a delicious dinner catered by Smokey Bears BBQ.
Union County Farm Bureau members in attendance also voted on policies, and voted on delegates to attend the 2024 Ohio Farm Bureau Annual Meeting, as well as electing county board trustees.
Policies that passed:
LOCAL:
1. We oppose industrial solar on prime farmland.
2. We support the positioning of mailboxes and newspaper boxes according to the Federal Postal Regulations and encourage placing them on the same side of the road. We support enforcement, by either the county engineer or county zoning inspector, of the minimum set back requirement where applicable for mail and paper boxes along state, county and township roads. If there is not a setback distance, then one should be established. We propose a standard three feet from the edge of the road setback for mailboxes to facilitate the movement 30 of large equipment.
3. We encourage our members to take advantage of mental health resources in our county. We also support local law enforcement and county agencies efforts to provide these resources to our community.
STATE:
1. We oppose industrial solar on prime farmland.
Delegates attending the 2024 Ohio Farm Bureau Annual meeting: President, Vice President, Luke Brill and Justin Gravatt.
Newly elected trustees: District 2 Austin Davis, District 3 Tom Knoble
Thank you to everyone who joined us Thursday night, we look forward to seeing everyone at our next event, Wine Down at the MAiZE on Sept. 14!
To grow a network and gain perspective and knowledge in the industry through personal and professional development has been invaluable. Every day I learn and grow.
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.
Farm Bureau is what really got the word out. It’s been one of their goals to get this done.
I could not have done it without the resources I have found through Farm Bureau.
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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