Ohio Farm Bureau releases updated Ohio Landowner Toolkit
The new 40-page Ohio Landowner Toolkit contains essential information prepared by Ohio Farm Bureau’s legal team that will help answer questions unique to property owners.
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Huron County Farm Bureau will be offering scholarships for graduating high school seniors who will be majoring in an agricultural program.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Knowing that horticulture is under the agriculture umbrella and having Farm Bureau supporting horticulture like it does the rest of ag is very important.
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.
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Ohio Farm Bureau unveils farm labor resources
Ohio Farm Bureau, in a partnership with Nationwide, has released a first-of-its-kind ‘Labor Intelligence Report’ and ‘Guide to Finding, Hiring and Retaining Farm Employees’ through their new Ag Intelligence Service.
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Legal with Leah: Open Burning Part 2
During the months of March, April, May, October and November, open burning in Ohio is prohibited during the hours of 6 a.m. to 6 p.m.
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Ducks Unlimited Cover Crop Enrollment is open to Ohio farmers
Ducks Unlimited will work with private landowners to enroll acres into cover crop one-year contracts. Landowners receive a $15- to $25-per acre incentive payment.
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Farmers take care of Ohio, we need to take care of ourselves
By talking about it, we can erase the stigma that comes with mental health.
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Ohio Farm Bureau part of alliance to address mental health in agriculture
This first-of-its-kind group focuses on offering more resources to agricultural communities. The group’s first action is introducing a new, anonymous survey to seek feedback directly from rural communities.
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Ohio’s top conservation farmers honored
The five families honored were the Rethmel family, Todd and Melissa Miller, Julius (Jules) and Jodee Verhovec, Brent and Jenna Clark and the Wickerham family.
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ODOT personnel invited to the farm to talk infrastructure
As the event wrapped up, ODOT representatives expressed an interest in having Ohio Farm Bureau at the table when future projects are considered.
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Health plan offers Ohio’s ag community value and cost-savings
Lower, predictable costs and easier administration make it a great alternative to Affordable Care Act (ACA) plans, letting you focus on running your business — not your health plan.
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Growing our Generation: Meet the state contest winners
Meet Nick and Bailey Elchinger, Brad Weaver and Katherine Brown — Ohio’s young ag professionals contestants who will compete at the American Farm Bureau Annual Convention in Salt Lake City.
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