ExploreAg opens pathways, offers clarity
ExploreAg exposes Ohio high school students to a wide range of careers in agriculture and helps them see where they might fit.
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How did Ohio Farm Bureau help launch your ag career? That is the central question in the March/April issue of Our Ohio magazine, which is focused on workforce development. This edition has stories on ag career paths as diverse as the journey of a branch manager at Fostoria’s Legacy plant to ag journalism around the world with freelancer Jake Zajkowski. We hear from old friend Anita Cook at Stearns Homestead in Cuyahoga County, and about her ongoing mentorship of city kids who are interested in the industry, as well as tell the story of a county initiative that teaches kids life skills in rural communities and on the farm.
This also is a foundation-centric issue, which discusses funding the organization’s various opportunities for growth and includes the Foundation’s annual report. With a mix of first-person columns and features, we tell the diverse story of agriculture’s career paths and how Farm Bureau leads the way.
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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March/April 2026 Our Ohio magazine
How did Ohio Farm Bureau help launch your ag career? That is the central question in the March/April issue of Our Ohio magazine.
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Across the Table: Supporting the next generation of agricultural leaders
The opportunity to pay it forward is in front of all of us. Whether through giving, mentoring or staying involved, each of us has a role to play.
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Taking the youth pathways trail with Farm Bureau
I am thankful to everyone in Ohio Farm Bureau who has supported me, guided me and helped me turn my passion into purpose.
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Where I learned to belong in agriculture
I left Ohio in 2022, but there is one reason I continue to come back—a constant pulling factor: my Ohio agriculture community.
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Growing into Farm Bureau
We asked each of the chapter presidents what makes their Collegiate Farm Bureau essential and unique.
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Bringing ag literacy to a younger, wider audience
Teaching agriculture in an elementary classroom is a great opportunity to spark a love of the industry in our youngest learners and have them share that with those at home.
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Sparking ag careers in an urban area
Stearns Homestead is home to one of the largest 4-H clubs in Cuyahoga County and has hosted 15,000 students for tours, becoming a learning center for youth to get up close and personal with farm animals.
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‘Rising star’ didn’t start out in agriculture
Starting with little ag industry knowledge, Cristen Cramer has embraced career growth through adaptability and learning.
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We asked, you answered: How did Ohio Farm Bureau help launch your ag career?
The ways in which Ohio Farm Bureau has played a role in helping members launch ag careers are as varied as they are rooted in the industry.
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