Defiance County

Defiance County

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Organization Director

Roy D. Norman

Contact Information

[email protected] 419-445-0723

Address

P.O. Box 53099, 362 Main Street
Pettisville, OH 43553-0099

Office Hours:

Monday through Friday 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Annual Dues:

$105

Featured Articles

Girl Named Tom helps Farm Bureau reach goal

A special performance from Girl Named Tom helped the county Farm Bureaus exceed the fundraising goal needed for the 1920’s Farm Bureau Office at Sauder Village.

Strait-Bok graduates from Ohio Farm Bureau’s AgriPOWER program

The elite leadership program was started in 2008 to help agricultural advocates gain influence over public policy issues that impact their businesses and communities.

Upcoming meetings offer details about H2Ohio

Ohio Farm Bureau is encouraging members to learn more about the H2Ohio application process and the program’s conservation practices by attending these meetings.

2022 County Farm Bureau Scholarship

A $500 scholarship will be awarded in each county. Apply by April 1, 2022.

Hartschuh re-elected to Farm Bureau state board of trustees

Rose Hartschuh of Sycamore has been re-elected Northwest regional trustee for the Ohio Farm Bureau Federation.

Hammersmith leaves legacy in ag education

Recently retired Ayersville High School ag teacher Don Hammersmith spent the last three and a half decades farming, both on his own small farm in Defiance County and in the classroom.

ODA accepting new applications for H2Ohio program

The Ohio Department of Agriculture is currently accepting new enrollments for the H2Ohio program. Producers in the original 14-county targeted…

Strait-Bok selected for Ohio Farm Bureau’s AgriPOWER elite training program

Melanie Strait-Bok of Nay is one of eight farmers and agribusiness professionals selected to participate in Ohio Farm Bureau’s 2021-2022 AgriPOWER Institute.

Farm Bureau helps celebrate Roaring ’20s

Farm Bureau at the county and state level raised funds to help build the 1920s-era Farm Bureau office that is part of Main Street at Sauder Village.

Winter 2021 Newletter

Content includes scholarship application information, member appreciation lunch dates and details about the $5000 property protection program.

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Available scholarships

I'm eternally grateful for the support Ohio Farm Bureau scholarships provided in helping me turn my dreams into reality.

Bethany Starlin

Hocking County Farm Bureau

Available scholarships

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.

Matt Aultman

Darke County Farm Bureau

Leadership development

Growing our Generation

With not growing up on a farm, I’d say I was a late bloomer to agriculture. I feel so fortunate that I found the agriculture industry. There are so many opportunities for growth.

Jenna Gregorich

Coshocton 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.

Mandy Way

Way Farms

Business Solutions

Young Ag Professionals program

Farm Bureau involvement has taught me how to grow my professional and leadership experience outside of the workforce and how to do that in a community-centric way.

Jaclyn De Candio

Clark County Farm Bureau

Young Ag Professionals program

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.

Austin Heil

Hardin County Farm Bureau

Washington, D.C. Leadership Experience

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.

Mary Smallsreed

Trumbull County Farm Bureau

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