Lynn Snyder - Sept. 3, 2020
Nathan and Lynn Steiner of Wayne County have been named the winners of Ohio Farm Bureau Federation’s 2020 Outstanding Young Farmer Award. The contest is designed to help young farmers strengthen their business skills, develop marketing opportunities and receive recognition…
Kayla Jones - Aug. 10, 2020
In an effort to address the surging community food bank need due to the COVID-19 pandemic’s impact on the economy, Farm Bureaus in Carroll, Holmes, Medina, Portage, Stark, Summit and Wayne counties collaborated in a Pork to Pantry project which…
Jennifer Fatheree - July 28, 2020
You are invited to a virtual brown bag lunch seminar series. Brought to you by Sustainable Economics Consulting; The Ohio State University College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences; Wayne Onward; InFact; and the Wayne County Farm Bureau. Learn more…
Ohio Farm Bureau Staff - July 24, 2020
For a while in late spring, there was a significant slowdown in meat production. Food chain disruptions due to the COVID-19 pandemic resulted in meat processing bottlenecks. Grocery and food pantry refrigerators and freezers were running low or on empty,…
Amy Beth Graves - July 21, 2020
The phone call April 3 stunned Kevin Spreng. He was going to have to dump more than 700 gallons of milk on his Shreve farm, Willow Brook Dairy. The reason? His milk processor, Dairymens Inc., was over capacity for milk…
Jaclyn Krymowski - July 17, 2020
One of the places to be in West Salem on a warm summer evening is at the intersection of OH-301 and County Road 500. In the summer of 2019, crowds gathered under the green tin roof of an open barn…
Jennifer Fatheree - July 15, 2020
Announcement regarding the 2020 Wayne County Farm Tour: Out of concern for both hosts and attendees, the Wayne County Farm Bureau Board of Trustees has decided to postpone the 2020 Wayne County Farm Tour until October 2021. While a difficult…
Jennifer Fatheree - July 8, 2020
WAYNE COUNTY FARM BUREAU ANNUAL MEETING Date: Aug. 11, 2020 Time: 7 p.m. Cost: Free. Registration required. Location: Wayne County Fairgrounds Event Center (199 Vanover St. Wooster, OH 44691) RSVP: Please RSVP by emailing [email protected] or by calling the Farm…
Lynn Snyder - June 18, 2020
A team of two Ohio high school students took first place in the 2020 Ohio Youth Capital Challenge finals for their policy proposal about creating a statewide database of verified volunteers. Sponsored by Ohio Farm Bureau, Ohio 4-H and Ohio…
Jennifer Fatheree - June 10, 2020
Members and Community Leaders: The Wayne County Farm Bureau Policy Development Committee would like to hear from you. We are interested in (Farm Bureau members, county and state officials, ag businesses, agriculture and community partners) ideas as to the major…
