Our Ohio Weekly

On this edition of Our Ohio Weekly:

Over the past two months, as farmers and those along Ohio’s food supply system have continued their essential work, Ohio Farm Bureau has been hard at work as well, advocating and educating to help members and everyone involved in agriculture navigate through the many challenges brought on by COVID-19. On this Our Ohio Weekly, hear from two leaders of Ohio’s largest farm organization about the efforts being made at the state and national levels.

00:00 – Ohio Farm Bureau’s Director of Water Quality and Research, Jordan Hoewischer, discusses the revamped launch of H2Ohio.

05:10 – Ohio Farm Bureau President Frank Burkett shares the challenges farmers like him have been facing due to the coronavirus pandemic.

23:50 – Lisa Kahlig talks about her experience in Farm Bureau’s Women’s Communication Boot Camp “To the Beat of Agriculture”.

32:20 – Ohio Farm Bureau’s Executive Vice President Adam Sharp covers the myriad of ways his organization has worked with state and national leaders to share the current needs of members and what long-term issues they may be facing.

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Ryanna Tietje

Henry County Farm Bureau

Farm Bureau connections
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
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
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
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
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
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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