There are so many ways to get involved with Farm Bureau. Every county Farm Bureau hosts its own programs in ag literacy, education, networking and more. Our Young Ag Professionals and Youth in Agriculture programming are a great way to meet other young people in your community, and offer a lot of exciting opportunities for leadership, civic engagement, and professional development.

Involvement Opportunities

Young Agricultural Professionals

Young Agricultural Professionals are members 18 to 35 who are interested in improving the business of agriculture, learning new ideas and developing leadership skills.

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AgriPOWER

This yearlong leadership development program focuses on public policy issues confronting agriculture and the food industry.

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Volunteer

Make a difference in your community and beyond, and meet other people who care about agriculture in Ohio.

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Youth in Agriculture

Learn more about the opportunities available to students.

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Growing our Generation
Having opportunities to attend leadership institutes, advocate for rural Ohioans on the state and national level, facilitate young ag professionals events, and serve in a variety of leadership positions have helped my skills grow exponentially.
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Sara Tallmadge

Ashland County Farm Bureau

Growing our Generation
Business Solutions
Labor has always been an issue, mainly because we are a seasonal operation. So that's a challenge finding somebody who only wants to work three months out of a year, sometimes up to six months.
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Mandy Way

Way Farms

Business Solutions
Washington, D.C. Leadership Experience
If it wasn't for Farm Bureau, I personally, along with many others, would not have had the opportunity to meet with our representatives face to face in Washington.
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Austin Heil

Hardin County Farm Bureau

Washington, D.C. Leadership Experience
Farming for Good
I was gifted the great opportunity through an Ohio Farm Bureau Foundation Youth Pathways grant to run a series of summer camps here. That really expanded my vision of what ‘grow, maintain, sustain and explain’ could actually be.
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Jim Bruner

Mezzacello Urban Farms

Farming for Good
Leadership development
I see the value and need to be engaged in the community I live in, to be a part of the decision-making process and to volunteer with organizations that help make our community better.
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Matt Aultman

Darke County Farm Bureau

Leadership development
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

Advocacy