Portage County

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Organization Director

Nick Kennedy

Contact Information

[email protected] 330.456.4889

Address

8460 Ridge Rd.
North Royalton, OH 44133

Office Hours:

Monday through Friday 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Annual Dues:

$110

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Featured Articles

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…

Pulling together for East Palestine, Ohio

How Farm Bureau and partners went to work to get producers the answers they needed in regard to the health, safety and welfare of their animals, their crops, their farms and their families.

New resources from Ohio Farm Bureau and Nationwide

As competition for available skilled farm workers intensifies and wages for those workers increase, finding and retaining farm labor remains one of the greatest challenges for Ohio agriculture.

Group Membership Spotlight: Western Reserve Land Conservancy

Every one of our members is unique and so are their stories. Each week, the Group Member Spotlight takes a…

Ohio Farm Bureau Travel Program

Upcoming travel program trips include South Dakota or a springtime cruise in Holland & Belgium.

Tracking technology enhances farm efficiency

Nationwide is working in partnership with Razor Tracking to offer discounts on telematics and fleet management systems.

Advice for selling at farmers markets

Leah Curtis shares what producers need to know as far as licensing goes for selling at a farmers market or even for goods made and sold from home.

Kennedy promoted to senior organization director for Ohio Farm Bureau

Nick Kennedy of North Canton has been promoted to senior organization director for Ohio Farm Bureau.

Meeting helps ease farmers’ concerns in East Palestine

Soil and water tests are being developed and conducted, site run-off monitoring is taking place, and livestock have shown no signs of illness or lingering effects from the aftermath of the derailment itself or the chemical burn-off that followed.

Portage County Farm Bureau offers college scholarships

Portage County Farm Bureau is awarding four $500 scholarships to students who are graduating high school or currently enrolled in college.

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Farm Labor Resources

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

Farm Labor Resources

Strong communities

I appreciate the benefit of having a strong voice in my corner. The extras that are included in membership are wonderful, but I'm a member because of the positive impact to my local and state agricultural communities.

Ernie Welch

Van Wert County Farm Bureau

Strong communities

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

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

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

Groovy Plants Ranch

Knowing that horticulture is under the agriculture umbrella and having Farm Bureau supporting horticulture like it does the rest of ag is very important.

Jared Hughes

Groovy Plants Ranch

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

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.

Mary Smallsreed

Trumbull County Farm Bureau

Advocacy

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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

I appreciate the benefit of having a strong voice in my corner. The extras that are included in membership are wonderful, but I'm a member because of the positive impact to my local and state agricultural communities.

Ernie Welch

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

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

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

Knowing that horticulture is under the agriculture umbrella and having Farm Bureau supporting horticulture like it does the rest of ag is very important.

Jared Hughes

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

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