YAP Fall Fun Day
Crawford, Marion, Morrow and Richland County Young Ag Professionals invite you and your family to a Young Ag Professionals Fall Fun Day at Goodman Family Farms in Mt. Gilead.
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This year’s Crawford, Marion, Morrow and Richland County Farm Bureau summer intern is Sarah Hoak. Hoak is an upcoming junior at Ohio State University majoring in sustainable agriculture and minoring in agribusiness. On campus she is involved with Collegiate Farm Bureau, Student Council, Crops and Soils Club, Agricultural Systems Management Club, Agribusiness Club, the Student Farm, and Law and Society Scholars. Hoak is an active Farm Bureau member, especially in the Collegiate Farm Bureau and Young Ag Professionals groups, which is how she came across the summer internship opportunity. She was recently elected to serve as the president of Collegiate Farm Bureau at Ohio State for the 2024-2025 school year.
Hoak is originally from Richland County and is a 2023 graduate of Plymouth High School. During her high school career, she was heavily involved in FFA, 4-H, Student Council, golf and basketball. Throughout her years in FFA, she held various leadership positions in her chapter and showed rabbits, goats and broilers at the fair. She received her State FFA Degree in 2022 and will be receiving her American FFA Degree this fall. Her involvement in FFA is what kick-started her passion for agriculture, and she can’t wait to continue her career in the industry.
Some of her responsibilities as an intern this summer will include promoting membership, aiding in the coordination of events, and helping to inform the public on agricultural-related topics.
“Farm Bureau has helped fuel my passion for the agriculture industry, and I am excited to be a part of the organization from a different perspective. I can’t wait to meet all of the members and further the mission of the Farm Bureau this summer!” she said.
Welcome, Sarah!
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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