2023 Ohio Farm Bureau Annual Meeting

Ohio Farm Bureau members celebrated “Cultivating Tomorrow Together” as the organization held its annual meeting earlier this month in Columbus. Nearly 360 delegates from all 88 Ohio counties established the organization’s policy goals for the coming year, recognized county Farm Bureau and individual achievements and honored industry leaders.

The following Ohio Farm Bureau members were elected to the state board of trustees during the organization’s 105th annual meeting Dec. 7-8, 2023 in Columbus. 

District 3 Trustee Adele Flynn: Cuyahoga, Erie, Huron and Lorain counties

District 8 Trustee Matt Vodraska: Ashland, Medina, Summit and Wayne counties

District 11 Trustee Katherine Harrison: Delaware, Franklin, Madison and Union counties

District 14 Trustee Matt Aultman: Champaign, Clark, Darke and Miami counties

District 17 Trustee Al Miller: Belmont, Monroe, Noble and Washington counties

District 18 Trustee Lane Osswald: Butler, Hamilton, Montgomery and Preble counties

Southeast Regional Trustee Greg Wells: Athens, Belmont, Coshocton, Fairfield, Gallia, Guernsey, Hocking, Holmes, Jackson, Knox, Lawrence, Licking, Meigs, Monroe, Morgan, Muskingum, Noble, Perry, Pickaway, Pike, Ross, Scioto, Vinton and Washington counties

Ohio Farm Bureau’s mission is working together for Ohio farmers to advance agriculture and strengthen our communities. Learn more at ohiofarmbureau.org.  

Editors: Please use the links above for each trustee’s news release and high-resolution photo.

Farm Bureau connections
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.
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Ryanna Tietje

Henry County Farm Bureau

Farm Bureau connections
Giving farmers a voice
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.
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Matt Aultman

Darke County Farm Bureau

Giving farmers a voice
10-year campaign for safer roads
Farm Bureau is what really got the word out. It’s been one of their goals to get this done.
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Bill and Charlotte Wachtman

Henry County

10-year campaign for safer roads
Bringing the farm back to life
I could not have done it without the resources I have found through Farm Bureau.
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Gretchan Francis

Trumbull County Farm Bureau

Bringing the farm back to life
Farm Bureau involvement
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.
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Hannah Kiser

Sandusky County Farm Bureau

Farm Bureau involvement
Select Partner Program
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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Chad Ruhl

Farm manager, CSI Insurance

Select Partner Program
Advocacy
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.
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Mary Smallsreed

Trumbull County Farm Bureau

Advocacy
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