When farmers see an opportunity, we take it. If there is a narrow window to plant, we head to the field. When the price of soybeans or corn jumps, we haul a truckload to the elevator. In 2020, an opportunity…
Adam Sharp - March 10
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Across the Table: 2017 Census of Ohio Agriculture
If you’re not changing, you’re not growing. When I started in my new capacity at Ohio Farm Bureau three years ago, it was easy to see that the demographics we serve were evolving. The latest numbers from the 2017 Census…
Adam Sharp - Sept. 6, 2019
Across the Table: Farmers don’t quit
They say rain makes grain. Well, that certainly wasn’t the case this spring. Nonstop, heavy rains kept many corn, soybean, fruit and vegetable farmers out of their tractors and only about half of the state’s crops were actually planted. I…
Adam Sharp - July 5, 2019
Across the Table: It’s not an ending. It’s a new beginning.
For the past several years, Farm Bureau members have been hearing of changes coming in our relationship with our greatest partner, Nationwide. And if you know anything about the incredible importance of that relationship, change is naturally a scary proposition….
Adam Sharp - April 26, 2019
Across the Table: A small group of Toledoans just changed the world. Maybe.
Fewer than 9 percent of a city’s registered voters just passed the Lake Erie Bill of Rights, which declares that Toledoans have legal authority over some 5 million Ohioans, more than 430,000 businesses, thousands of local governments and tens of…
Adam Sharp - March 8, 2019
Across the Table: Key insights from two years on the road
Grassroots is a term we use regularly in Farm Bureau. It’s shorthand for saying that everything we do is from the bottom up, not top down. From defining our values to developing our policies to recruiting new members, everything starts…
Adam Sharp - Jan. 3, 2019
Across the Table: 100 Years of Ohio Farm Bureau
We’re 100 years old. A lot has changed in Ohio Farm Bureau’s first century, and yet a lot hasn’t changed a bit. In 1919, our fledgling Farm Bureau existed in a different world. Some 30 percent of Ohioans lived on…
Adam Sharp - Oct. 26, 2018
Across the Table: Listening to the Members
When I was hired a couple years ago, I made a promise to you and your fellow members. I would listen to what you want from your organization. The map you’re looking at is my proof of performance. As the…
Adam Sharp - April 27, 2018
Across the Table: OFBF Professional Services
My doctor, lawyer and accountant have two things in common with my electrician, mechanic and plumber. They’re really good at their jobs, and they’re not cheap. Roughly speaking, $100 gets me 15 minutes with my doc, a half hour with…
Adam Sharp - March 9, 2018
Across the Table: Sometimes, a family business takes some explaining
Sometimes, a family business takes some explaining. “Hydro biomass application engineer” is one way a friend of Megan Dresbach’s describes what she does. Her dad, Eric, once told a stranger their family enterprise was “organic nutrient recycling,” which drew the…