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Geauga County Farm Bureau recognizes the importance of developing future leaders in the agriculture industry and is committed to investing in their education. With that mission in mind, we are thrilled to announce our 2026 scholarship recipients! We are incredibly proud to support these outstanding students as they pursue their degrees and find unique ways to support the agricultural industry.
Campbell Reese
Campbell is the daughter of Kristin & Bill Patterson of Chesterland and Matt & Jenna Reese of Baltimore, Ohio. Campbell receives a $2,500 scholarship. She is a 2026 graduate of West Geauga High School and was a Lakeland Community College CCP Student.
Throughout high school, Campbell has balanced academics, athletics, and community service. At school, she serves as the President of the National Honor Society, Vice President of the Student Council, and Captain of the Varsity Lacrosse team to name a few. Her passion for agriculture extends far beyond the farm; she has served as Vice President of Leadership for the Ohio 4-H Teen Leadership Council, Geauga County Jr. Leaders, Geauga County Jr. Fair Board, represented the Ohio Farm Bureau on the State Fair Junior Fair Board, and even testified at a State Senate Finance Committee hearing. This year, Campbell was inducted into the Ohio 4-H Teen Hall of Fame and named a Top Five Finalist in the Ohio Fair Managers Queen Contest.
Campbell will attend The Ohio State University and is a proud selectee of the prestigious Mount Leadership Scholars program. She will be majoring in Agribusiness and Applied Economics. Looking ahead, Campbell aims to dedicate her career to the industry that raised her. Ten years from now, whether she is working in agricultural policy, serving as an agricultural economist, or helping strengthen rural workforce initiatives, her goal is to ensure family farms remain viable for generations to come. Having been deeply shaped by her agricultural roots, she intends to spend her career strengthening the economic and leadership foundations that enable family farms and rural communities to thrive.
Tatumn Poff
Tatumn is the daughter of Rick and Kim Poff of Chardon and receives a $1,500 scholarship. She is a 2025 graduate of Chardon High School and Lakeland Community College. A sixth-generation cattle producer from Geauga County, Tatumn’s roots in agriculture and Farm Bureau run deep, tracing back to her great-grandfather.
At Ohio State, Tatumn is highly involved within the College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences (CFAES). She serves as a CFAES College Ambassador, the Social Chair for the CFAES Student Council—where she plans major events like Fall Flannel Fest and the Ag Olympics—and the Little “I” Chair for the Saddle and Sirloin Club. She is also an active member of Agricultural Communicators of Tomorrow (ACT) and Collegiate Farm Bureau and earned Dean’s List honors for the Fall 2025 semester.
Now a sophomore at The Ohio State University, she is channeling her lifelong passion into a career focused on agricultural policy, pursuing a degree in agricultural communications with a minor in Political Science and Sustainable Agriculture. She has served as a Legislative Aide for the Ohio House of Representatives and as a photographer for Linde’s Livestock Photography. Tatumn also channels her creativity into her own agricultural photography and graphic design business, Tatumn Poff Photography and Design.
Tatumn aims to become an agricultural lobbyist after graduation. Her goal is to be a powerful voice for farmers in Columbus and Washington, D.C., while returning home to her family’s farm to continue raising cattle and mentoring the next generation of youth.
Taylor Poff
Taylor is the daughter of Rick and Kim Poff of Chardon and receives a $1,000 scholarship. She is a 2025 graduate of Chardon High School and Lakeland Community College. Like her twin sister, Tatum, she is a sixth-generation cattle producer from Geauga County with deep roots in agriculture and Farm Bureau.
Taylor, a sophomore at The Ohio State University, is pursuing a degree in agricultural communications and a minor in Animal Science and Agricultural Business. She remains involved in agriculture, serving as a CFAES College Ambassador, the Treasurer for the CFAES Student Council, Treasurer for Saddle and Sirloin, a member of the Agricultural Communicators of Tomorrow, and a member of Collegiate Farm Bureau.
Taylor’s hobbies and special interests include showing livestock, helping coach and mentor youth within the industry, and spending time with family and friends. Taylor also serves on the Ohio Beef Youth Council Leadership Team. This dedication to the industry is clearly reflected in an impressive background of work experiences, which includes babysitting, working as a photographer at Linde’s Livestock Photography, assisting at livestock shows for Cates Farms, working with Scott Mihalic Auctioneers and Associates, 3L Farm, and working for Sullivan Supply at the All-American Quarter Horse Congress.
Looking ahead 10 years from now, Taylor sees herself serving livestock producers by working in pharmaceutical sales, where she wants to help bridge the gap between science and innovation in producers’ lives. Taylor plans to make a great difference by helping producers adapt to technologies and health solutions that may be new and different for them—helping to reduce disease, improve animal welfare, and protect the profitability of farms through new vaccination protocols, improving biosecurity, or introducing new tools backed by research. Beyond a professional career, Taylor hopes to stay involved in the livestock industry and impact the next generation by mentoring youth.
Congratulations to you all and best of luck in your future endeavors!
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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