Four county dinner and kickoff

On Dec. 9, 2024, the Adams, Brown, Clermont, and Highland County Farm Bureaus gathered at the Brown County Fairgrounds to celebrate the holiday season and prepare for the upcoming membership year. Board trustees and their families enjoyed the evening, which included a catered meal by Queen City BBQ and a festive white elephant gift exchange.

During the event, board trustees from each county set goals for the year ahead while sharing fellowship with one another. Attendees reflected on the value of their Farm Bureau membership and discussed ways to effectively communicate those benefits to others. Ohio Farm Bureau State Board Trustee Nathan Brown spoke to attendees and encouraged them to share their “why”—why they are Farm Bureau members, their personal stories, or perhaps the legacy of generations before them.

The evening provided an opportunity to recognize the hard work and dedication of our volunteer board trustees, whose efforts are essential to the success of the Farm Bureau year-round.

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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