Extend a hand, gratitude to ‘forgotten farmers’
Orahood said, “As for farmers feeling forgotten, always remember there are people (and organizations) out there fighting to ensure farmers and agriculture are NEVER forgotten.”
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Membership Types
Whether it’s supporting agricultural education programs, fighting for fair taxes, defending landowner rights or ensuring that new policies allow families to continue to farm, Ohio Farm Bureau is here to work on your behalf. Membership helps us engage in decisions that impact farming and rural communities as well as gives you access to a suite of Business Solutions that can help grow your bottom line.
Member
If you are a farmer, farmland owner, your job is directly impacted by the health of Ohio agriculture, or you simply believe in the mission of Ohio Farm Bureau and understand the importance of a strong agriculture industry, we invite you to become a member. Benefits include access to Farm Bureau Business Solutions, having a voice in Farm Bureau’s advocacy efforts, discounts on some Nationwide insurance products as well as products and services essential to the farm and food community.
Young Member
If you are age 18 to 24 and a farmer, student or your job is directly impacted by the health of Ohio agriculture, we invite you to become a young member. Benefits include access to Farm Bureau Business Solutions, having a voice in Farm Bureau’s advocacy efforts, discounts on some Nationwide insurance products as well as products and services essential to the farm and food community. Plus, participate in a vibrant Young Ag Professionals program.
Statewide Annual Dues Rate: $40
Membership Features & Benefits
- Policy voting rights*
- Policy development participation
- Access to Business Solutions– Health care, Workers compensation program, energy program
- Access to experts on property rights, CAUV, water quality, energy, legal
- Access to property owner workshops and seminars
- Discount on some Nationwide Insurance Products
- Complimentary Landowner Toolkit
- Subscription to Our Ohio magazine & Buckeye Farm e-News
- Discounts on CaseIH, John Deere and other exclusive partners
- Access to $5,000 Property Protection Program
- Invitation to local county events
*Eligibility Requirement
Whether it’s supporting 4-H and agricultural education programs, fighting for fair taxes, defending landowner rights or ensuring that new policies allow families to continue to farm, we’re here to work on your behalf. Your membership helps Ohio Farm Bureau engage at the local, state and national levels on the decisions that impact farming and communities. In addition, members receive exclusive access to insights about current issues and a platform to share their views. As a grassroots organization, Farm Bureau is guided by the direct input of members who have a vested interest in the success of the state’s more than $100 billion food and agricultural economy.
We’re proud of our 100-year legacy of delivering results for our members. Our accomplishments have ranged from the establishment of farm cooperatives and companies like Nationwide Insurance to the development of Ohio’s Current Agricultural Use Value (CAUV) program. Farm Bureau works to support important programs like crop insurance and agriculture’s sales tax exemption. We helped eliminate Ohio’s estate tax, safeguarded the opportunity for children to work on farms, and supported funding for Ohio State University Extension and 4-H.
I'm eternally grateful for the support Ohio Farm Bureau scholarships provided in helping me turn my dreams into reality.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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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