Fourteen graduate from Ohio Farm Bureau’s AgriPOWER program
Fourteen farmers and agribusiness professionals from around Ohio recently graduated from Ohio Farm Bureau’s AgriPOWER Institute Class XIV.
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In this session of AgriPOWER, Class 14 was able to tour some unique forms of agriculture as well as dive into hot topics like CAUV, H-2A and the carbon market.
Current Agricultural Use Value (CAUV) affects everyone in agriculture when it comes tax time and determining what your land is valued at. As a manager, I am always looking for new ways to attain employees, so it was very interesting to learn about the H-2A program and all that it involves just to acquire an H2A employee. Personally, I learned what a carbon credit is and how 45Z could be affecting my grain elevator with the ethanol manufacturing tax credits available. This is something that I have taken back to the office to look into for our cooperative’s future.
I love to try new things, so my favorite part of Session 4 was all the new local food and drinks I was able to try. At Rittman Orchards I had apples I’d never heard of and Bent Ladder cider, then at Keller Meats the honey barbecue beef sticks and blueberry maple sausage were delicious. Of course, I brought a couple gorgeous plants home from Boyert’s Greenhouse & Farm as well.
Our hosts were wonderful to chat with and very transparent with their stories that shaped them.
My first recommendation in your journey is to start out with a local farming friend or mentor along with joining an organization like Ohio Farm Bureau.
We’re just so thankful for the Farm Bureau and the foundation for helping put this together. And of course, the Boyert family for the vision they had with this grant. It’s jumping us forward 10 years. It’s unbelievable.
I could not have done it without the resources I have found through Farm Bureau.
It wasn’t until I joined the Wilmington College Collegiate Farm Bureau that I truly saw how my passion could translate into leadership, advocacy and a career.
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.
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.
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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