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Ohio Farm Bureau Property Protection Program

Huron County Farm Bureau President Amanda Kramer presented Zach Arnold with a $5,000 Farm Bureau Property Protection Program reward check Thursday, Oct. 17, 2024.

Zach along with his brother, Trevor, found an overturned UTV in their neighbor’s field in the fall of 2023. Both brothers are with the volunteer fire department and went to aid the driver. The pair discovered the driver had caused damage to the neighboring field, by driving through the standing crops. Rick Echelbarger, Huron County Farm Bureau member and owner of the crops, filed charges and the UTV driver was found guilty of causing the damages. 

Pictured from left to right: Huron County Farm Bureau President Amanda Kramer; farmer and landowner Rick Echelbarger; Zach Arnold; Trevor Arnold; Huron County Sheriff Chief Deputy Ditz; and Ohio Farm Bureau Organization Director Amanda Denes-Diedrick.

About the Ohio Farm Bureau Property Protection Program

The Ohio Farm Bureau Property Protection Program has been in existence for more than 50 years. It began in 1971 with the purpose of deterring crime in rural areas.

The Ohio Farm Bureau Property Protection Program will pay a $5,000 reward to anyone providing information to law enforcement that leads to the arrest and conviction of persons for eligible property crimes committed against a Farm Bureau member’s property. For the reward to be paid, the person providing information, the Farm Bureau member, and the crime must meet the eligibility criteria and all terms and conditions of this program. .

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