Holmes County Farm Bureau is creating a new way to connect with FFA members and bridge the gap between FFA and future opportunities in agriculture.

The Youth Ambassador program is open to any student who will be a senior in high school in fall 2018 and involved in FFA. The selected ambassador(s) will be appointed to a non-voting seat on the Holmes County Farm Bureau board of trustees. From that seat, the students will have an opportunity to engage with the board members and learn what Farm Bureau is about from a first-hand view.

The ambassador(s) will be asked to help plan a careers in ag day to be held in the fall of 2018, present to their FFA chapter about Farm Bureau and their experiences, present their Supervised Agricultural Experience (SAE) to the Farm Bureau board to help them understand the FFA program better as well, and other activities and events as their schedule and interests allow, such as Ag Day at the Capital.

At the conclusion of the one year board seat, the ambassador(s) will be presented with a $500 scholarship as well as a one year membership in the Ohio Farm Bureau upon their 18th birthday.

Applications for the Youth Ambassador program are available upon request by emailing [email protected] or calling 330-263-7456 and are due by April 30, 2018. Complete program information is available here: ya-program-flyer

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
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

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