Levi and Krysti Morrow own Rocky Knob Farms along the Muskingum River outside of McConnelsville, Ohio. Rocky Knob Farms is a commercial sheep farm raising Katahdin hair sheep for meat production. Hair sheep have been bred to shed their hair instead of needing to be shorn like traditional wool sheep breeds. The Katahdin breed specifically has good parasite resistance and does well in a grazing-based system which the Morrows are working toward using year-round.

Out of Rocky Knob Farms, they launched Rocky Knob Meats in 2022. They sell retail cuts and mixed boxes of their beef and lamb to customers across Ohio and the nation. They ship grass-fed, grain-finished meats direct to customers’ doorsteps. Many have known them in the past from their pumpkin and strawberry patch. They thoroughly enjoyed those u-pick seasons getting to know customers, but now they have scaled them back and raise their two young sons, Charlie and Noah.

“Being a member of the Farm Bureau has been valuable for our farm since we began in 2016. Involvement on the county board of trustees has revealed the true need and desire for strong agricultural relationships with all our elected officials at the local, state, and national levels. Some recent topics and legislation that Farm Bureau has worked on that specifically impacted our farm included the successful passage of the Agritourism Law protecting farms from legal ramifications that may result in the public being on your property for education purposes, as well as the Beginning Farmer Tax Credit program that is taking effect this year. We encourage all members of the community to join and be involved in Farm Bureau whether you work in agriculture or not because farming and food production impact everyone not just farmers.”

Ohio Farm Bureau Health Benefits Plan
The plan we are on is great. It’s comparable to my previous job's plan, and we are a sole proprietor.
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Kevin Holy

Geauga County Farm Bureau

Ohio Farm Bureau Health Benefits Plan
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

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