Recently retired Ayersville High School ag teacher Don Hammersmith spent the last three and a half decades farming, both on his own small farm in Defiance County and in the classroom.
Stacy Turner - Aug. 31
Ag Education
Stacy Turner - Aug. 31 Ohio Farm Bureau Staff - April 29
Nationwide names 2020-2021 Ag Educator of the Year
Ayersville High School’s Don Hammersmith has been selected as Ohio’s Golden Owl Award grand prize winner.
Lynn Snyder - March 16
Ten Ohio teachers finalists for Ag Educator of the Year
One finalist to be crowned Ohio’s 2020-2021 Ag Educator of the Year through Nationwide’s Golden Owl Award.
Michael Stewart Leach - March 3
MVP Dairy welcomes innovation, visitors
‘Fun,’ ‘high tech’ and ‘unbelievable’ are words most often associated with a theme park, not a large-scale dairy.
Michael Stewart Leach - Jan. 12
Teaching ag education during a pandemic
One silver lining is that more students are able to participate in FFA now that travel, time out of school and cost are not limiting factors.
Jaclyn Krymowski - Jan. 7
Ohio State CFAES unveils latest addition to beef cattle facilities
The building is designed for both maximum animal welfare and practicality, allowing students even more of the hands-on, real-world style of education ATI is known for.
Ohio Farm Bureau Staff - Sept. 1, 2020
Nominate an outstanding ag educator for Golden Owl Award
The Golden Owl Award recognizes agricultural educators across Ohio for their tremendous contributions to helping the next generation of agricultural leaders. Nomination deadline: Dec. 31, 2020.
Kelli Milligan Stammen - May 19, 2020
Future Eats brings college students, farmers together
The Ohio Soybean Council and soybean checkoff started Future Eats in 2018 to help young adults not only learn where their food comes from but also show the versatility of that food. Future Eats is a program created to connect…
Bringing the farm to the classroom
Surrounded by a herd of black Angus cattle in the feedlot of the family farm, Erin Stickel is all business as she details the intricacies of raising beef for an Ohio high school class studying animal and plant science. And…
Kelli Milligan Stammen - Dec. 10, 2019
Farm Bureau shining light on ag careers for Pickerington students
When the Fairfield County Farm Bureau was looking for ways to engage youth who may be interested in agriculture as a career path, new Organization Director Ivory Harlow sprung into action. Harlow cultivated some connections from her previous employment with…