Kathy Gray, Author at Ohio Farm Bureau

Collegiate Farm Bureaus give next generation an avenue into ag

Collegiate chapters connect agriculture students with grassroots Farm Bureau efforts at county, state and national levels.

Welding scholarship born to fill a need in the trade

The award is for students who are pursuing a certification, accreditation or a degree related to welding. Apply by March 31.

Camera can identify potentially hazardous hot spots

With an eye toward reducing the estimated 20,000 yearly agricultural fires in the United States, Nationwide and Ohio Farm Bureau Federation are offering members access to thermal imaging cameras.

Health Benefits Plan crucial during cancer journey

If you haven’t already, it’s time to join the growing list of members who wish they would have switched to the Ohio Farm Bureau Health Benefits Plan sooner!

Renewable energy making a mark in southwest Ohio

Turning cow and hog manure into an energy source isn’t a new idea, but entrepreneur and farmer Mark Herres hopes to make it a successful one on his 100-acre farm in southwest Ohio.

Accelerated marketing efforts led to full-time farming

Krysti Morrow is finding success promoting Rocky Knob Farm through regular emails, lively blogs on the farm website and forays onto Facebook and Instagram.

Navigating the next chapter in a farm’s future

American Farmland Trust hopes its new national program, Land Transfer Navigators, will protect family farms and stem the flow of farmland to nonagricultural uses.

Virtually bringing agriculture to life

Shift•ology Communications in Springfield, led by Farm Bureau member Melanie Wilt, hosts Virtual Farm Trips — unscripted, live visits to farms for classrooms coast to coast.

Unique farm transition continues farm story in Portage County

When Christopher and Courtney Anderson asked to get married on a neighbor’s idyllic farm in Portage County, they were overjoyed…

Stimmell honored as Ag Educator of the Year

Jeffrey Stimmell’s motto: Ag classes can not only be relevant but fun.