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Date(s) - September 3, 2025
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm

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Please join Richland County Farm Bureau for its Annual Meeting on Wednesday., Sept. 3, at Der Dutchman located at 720 State Route 97 West, Bellville. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. and dinner will be served at 6 p.m. Keynote speaker will be Jerry Hayes, Farm Bureau member and editor of Bee Culture Magazine, to discuss the importance of honey bees in agriculture.

Tickets are $20. Reservations are due by Aug. 29. Click here to make your reservation, call 419-747-7488 or email [email protected].

Farm Bureau members will vote on guiding policies, a code change and elect trustees and delegates to the Ohio Farm Bureau Annual Meeting for 2026. Impact your community by guiding local activities and state events!

To continue providing the many valuable services our members expect, OFBF conducted a comprehensive financial review from 2019 to 2021, involving county leaders, state trustees and outreach meetings held throughout the state to gather feedback. As a result of this member-driven process, the delegate body approved setting a statewide dues rate at the 2021 OFBF Annual Meeting.

The proposed language for the proposed code change will align the Richland County Farm Bureau Code with the OFBF Code of Regulations for the statewide dues rate. The current Richland County dues rate is $120 and will not change at this time. Click here to see the proposed change for the Richland County Farm Bureau Code.

The policies of Farm Bureau are the backbone of the organization. They provide the framework through which we advocate for family, community and food security. They help guide efforts to address real community issues—issues such as regulations, funding public education and services, environmental protection, animal care, health care, landowner’s rights and community planning. These policies and trustees help guide the yearly plan of work for Richland County Farm Bureau volunteers.

Are you ready to be more involved? Farm Bureau is a grassroots membership organization that works to support our state’s food and farm community. The county (local) Farm Bureau is the very heart and strength of the organization.

Richland County Farm Bureau is seeking candidates for trustees to be elected at the Annual Meeting. If you are interested in making a difference in your community, planning activities, and organizing sessions to help local farmers, please let us know. Nominations can be made from the floor at the meeting.

If you can’t commit the time to be a trustee, we still have a spot for those willing to help! Volunteers are needed at different times throughout the year. You can volunteer for one particular event, participate in many areas or serve on committees. If you are interested in making a difference in your community, please let us know.

Join your friends and neighbors for an evening of food, fun, and entertainment as we celebrate our organization’s successes.