Van Wert County

Van Wert County

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Organization Director

Samantha Bluhm

Contact Information

[email protected] 877-775-7642 or 567-356-4114

Address

110 Industrial Drive Suite C
Wapakoneta, OH 45895

Office Hours:

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

Annual Dues:

$120

Featured Articles

Bluhm named organization director and business solutions specialist for Ohio Farm Bureau

Samantha Bluhm of Bluffton has been named organization director and business solutions specialist for Ohio Farm Bureau, serving members in Allen, Paulding, Putnam and Van Wert counties.

2nd Farm Bureau Service Delivery Pilot Project launched

The pilot project will use a unique combination of staffing and a structure aimed to build membership with more specialized programs and services.

Bluhm joins Ohio Farm Bureau as organization director

Samantha Bluhm of Bluffton has been named organization director for Allen, Paulding, Putnam and Van Wert counties.

Advice from a membership volunteer

Ernie Welch shares his thoughts on the importance of bringing new farmers and agriculturalists into the Farm Bureau family.

Membership Mondays email encourages Farm Bureau volunteers

Crawford County farmer and state trustee Rose Hartschuh shares some tips and insights for working the membership campaign.

Scholarship available

The complete Van Wert scholarship application should be submitted online no later than March 31, 2023.

County office seeking assistant

The Allen, Auglaize, Logan, Mercer, Paulding, Putnam, Shelby, and VanWert County Farm Bureau office is looking for a part-time office assistant.

Holiday Hours

Our office will be closed Monday, Dec. 26 through Monday, Jan. 2 to celebrate the holidays with our family and…

Pohlman re-elected Ohio Farm Bureau trustee

Craig Pohlman of Venedocia has been elected to his second three-year term on the Ohio Farm Bureau Federation board of trustees

We are hiring

Eight northwest Ohio county Farm Bureaus are hiring a full-time county office associate who specializes in accounting.

Featured Events

Jun 13, 2023 | 9:00 am - 3:15 pm

Western Ohio Ag in the Classroom Conference June 13

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

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

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

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

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

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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