Get Your Marion County Fair Stall Sign
Youth exhibitors displaying a stall sign on their pens all fair week will receive exclusive add-on money for their 2025 market livestock project.
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Marion County Farm Bureau and Soil and Water Conservation District’s Annual Meeting was held Aug. 20, at All Occasions Catering in Waldo. Marion County SWCD provided a brief update on the H2Ohio program and farmland preservation efforts in the county. Marion SWCD board voting was tallied and David Neidhart was elected.
Marion County Farm Bureau 2023 Annual Meeting minutes and 2023-2024 fiscal year financials were presented and approved. Trustee and delegate elections were held, and policies were voted on and approved.
Marion County Farm Bureau volunteers were recognized, and programs and accomplishments from the last year were reviewed and celebrated. Organization Director Abra Dunn and OFBF 1st Vice President and District 7 State Trustee Cy Prettyman provided remarks.
Jonathan Zucker passed the gavel to Steve Wickersham and installed him as the 2024-2025 Marion County Farm Bureau President.
The board trustees elected were Dwight Williams, Ken Stiverson, Ron Thiel and Darryl Ralph. Along with the president, Steve Wickersham, and vice president, Tim Wood, Ron Thiel and Jane Wood were voted to serve as delegates for the 2025 OFBF Annual Meeting.
If you are interested in making a difference in your community, planning activities, and organizing sessions to help local farmers, please let us know. Volunteers are needed at different times throughout the year. You can volunteer for one particular event, participate in many areas or serve on planning committees. You can contact one of the county trustees, or contact the county office at 419-747-7488 or marion@ofbf.org.
For details of programs throughout the year, follow Marion County Farm Bureau on Facebook or bookmark this webpage.
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