For more than 40 years CAUV has been preserving farms, but this year it was time for an update. Katherine Harrison smiled as she looked out over her small livestock farm on the fringes of Canal Winchester and Groveport in…
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Ford, Lincoln discounts are new member benefits
Farm Bureau has teamed up with a leading American vehicle manufacturer Ford to offer members a vehicle cash bonus program on both the Ford and the company’s luxury Lincoln line.
Lifecycle of a family farm: Fall harvest
In the third installment of “a year in the life” of farmer Ron Burns and his fiancée Melissa Downerd, work is being done to harvest the soybean crop and prepare the fields for cover crops at the farm in Union…
AEP Energy Program provides cost savings to farmers
Farmers are eligible to have a free energy assessment completed on their current or new agricultural buildings to help identify energy inefficiencies. AEP Ohio is offering rebates to customers who take advantage of making the changes they need to become more energy efficient.
WE DID IT: CAUV reform is passed
Thanks to the perseverance of our members and diligent work of Farm Bureau staff, Current Agricultural Use Value reform was made law by the passage of the state budget this summer. “This outcome was the result of a concerted, three-year…
Intensive scholarship program in Muskingum County
Menly Lutz and Jimmy Priest, both of Muskingum County, were the recipients of an intensive scholarship program coordinated through Muskingum County Farm Bureau and Nationwide Insurance. The high school seniors, who have an interest in agriculture, had to fill out…
Preserving farmland tops Our Ohio features in September/October
Our Ohio magazine strives to connect consumers to agriculture through topics such as food, gardening, cooking, animals and events. As a benefit of being an Ohio Farm Bureau member, the publication is delivered in the mail six times a year.
Comprehensive efforts to help Lake Erie in Senate Bill 2
One of the components of recently approved Senate Bill 2, signed into law by Gov. John Kasich in July, helps streamline work being done to help protect the water quality of Lake Erie by giving more oversight to the Lake…
Kalmbach Feeds becomes new group member
Kalmbach Feeds hosted an event in June that highlighted the company’s Farm Bureau group membership to its employees and vendors. The event included a tour of the Kalmbach Feeds facility in Upper Sandusky. Kalmbach is one of the many companies…
Horses Bring Hope awarded foundation grant
The Ohio Farm Bureau Foundation awarded a $5,700 grant to Valley Oaks Farm in Shreve for its Horses Bring Hope program. Horses Bring Hope is designed to provide the opportunity for at-risk middle school students to experience the human-animal bond…