Hocking County Farm Bureau’s Membership Kick-off
Statewide
Farm Bureau is organized at the county, state and national levels with programming for members at all three levels. Members join their county Farm Bureau which also makes them members of the Ohio Farm Bureau and American Farm Bureau.
Felicity FFA Parliamentary Procedure State Champions
By: Emma Robertson, Felicity-Franklin FFA Reporter On December 21, 2019, the Felicity Franklin FFA Advanced Parliamentary Procedure Team traveled to Columbus to compete in the state competition. The team competed previously in sub-district and district contests, coming in first place at both. …
Why do farmers farm?
Ever have a hard time finding the right words…the “right” words that do not offend or hurt others, the “right” ones to describe your thoughts, feelings, the “right” words to show the world you know what you are talking about?…
SILO movie screening Feb. 6
Join us on Thursday, Feb. 6 for a screening of SILO: Feeding the world comes at a cost. The screening will be held at the Gloria Theatre, in Urbana beginning at 6 p.m. There will be a guided discussion to…
Belmont County Farm Bureau assists area food banks
A Belmont County farmer recently donated more than 300 pounds of ground beef to the Belmont County Farm Bureau for distribution to five area food banks. More than 900 Belmont County farmers, landowners, and others interested in agriculture and a safe food…
2019 Grants Awarded & 2020 Reverse Raffle
Join us for the Logan County Agriculture Impact Fund Reverse Raffle Grand Prize $5,000 Saturday, March 28, 2020 Bellefontaine Regional Airport Doors Open: 5:00p.m. Meal: 6:00p.m. Drawing: 7:30p.m. Ticket Cost: $100 each admits two individuals with a meal included. For…
Milk is unhealthy only if you skip it
On the Farm Column
Scholarships available for Crawford County students
The objective of this scholarship fund is to support and further the education of Crawford County high school graduates. Applicants may be high school seniors, current college or graduate school students. A maximum of two $500 scholarships will be awarded…
Breakfast meeting with Sen. Schaffer, Rep. Holmes
Guernsey County public policy chairperson Kathi Albertson and Farm Bureau Senior Organization Director Betsy Anderson attended a breakfast meeting recently in Cambridge with Sen. Schaffer and Rep. Holmes. Topics discussed included budgets, education, oil and gas issues, opioid concerns and…
Hope for the industry: AgriPOWER Session 5 blog
The month of December saw the AgriPOWER class meet in Chillicothe, Ohio for its fifth session. On the first day of this session, we covered a wide array of topics including conflict management, Ohio dairies and their industry, nutrient management…