Farm Bureau members who direct market their food and farm products may want to give Pearl Market in Columbus a try this spring and summer. Pearl Market is offering Farm Bureau members one free month of participation at the downtown…
Growing our Generation: The call you never want to receive
Matt and Rachel Heimerl are editors of the Feb. 27, 2017 Growing our Generation enewsletter, featuring insights and ideas directly from Ohio’s young farmers and food and agricultural professionals. We are Matt and Rachel Heimerl from Licking County. We have four children, Lauren…
Amanda Domsitz - Feb. 21
#TakeOverTuesday, Brad Heimerl, Heimerl Farms
Every Tuesday an Ohio Farm Bureau member takes over the Ohio Farm Bureau Instagram for the day to share a day in their life. Check in throughout the day or follow us on Instagram, @OhioFarmBureau, to meet new Ohio farmers…
Licking County Farm Bureau 2017 Scholarship Now Available
Attention all Licking County students! If your parents are current Licking County Farm Bureau members, you are eligible to apply for our scholarship for college. Applicant must be a high school graduate or higher at the time of application, with…
Licking County Farmers Share Breakfast and 1/64″ Scale Farm Scene Display Contest March 11
Join us March 11 at Newton Elementary School in Newark from 8 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. for an omelet, pancake and sausage breakfast. This event is open to the public. Cost is only $1 and a nonperishable item for the local…
Network, Meet Your Local Farmers
Meet with your local Licking County agricultural neighbors Jan. 24 at the Buckeye Winery in Newark. Refreshments will be served. Free to Farm Bureau members. Please RSVP by Jan. 19 to [email protected] or call 800.964.8184 to make your reservations today!…
Lynn Snyder - Jan. 9Agriculture Fertilizer Certification Meeting
With the passage of Senate Bill 150 in 2014, Ohio became the first state to require anybody who applies commercial fertilizer to more than 50 acres for agricultural purposes to be certified no later than Sept. 30, 2017. Applying fertilizer…
Amy Graves - Jan. 4
Working for agriculture on and off the farm
For Jennifer Osterholt, agriculture runs deep. As a toddler, she grew up being around farm animals—she spent time in the pig birthing barn where she curiously watched her mother do the chores. It wasn’t long before she was tipping over…
County Farm Bureaus honored for outstanding local programming
Carroll, Hancock, Harrison and Tuscarawas counties have received Ohio Farm Bureau Federation’s President’s Award, the top honor for outstanding local programming. The President’s Award recognizes outstanding accomplishments in member strength, member advocacy and member engagement programs. The winners were honored…
New farmers markets harken back to former days
There was a time when travelers who disembarked from the train depot in Newark would find the hustle and bustle of commerce and the pulse of urban community life buzzing through the city that serves as the Licking County seat….