AgriPOWER is an elite leadership program designed specifically for farmers and agribusiness professionals. This yearlong program focuses on public policy issues confronting agriculture and the food industry. It helps individuals develop the skills necessary to become effective leaders and advocates for agriculture. Applications for the 2018-2019 must be postmarked or emailed by April 20, 2018.
I am truly thankful for this experience – I have grown as a professional and feel better equipped to be a stronger advocate. If you want to sharpen your leadership skills, develop your toolkit for advocacy and foster great relationships, I encourage you to apply for AgriPOWER X.
Never could I have imagined the experiences, industry insights and emotions that this program has brought to me.
Lynn Snyder - March 12
Twenty-three agricultural leaders and advocates from around Ohio recently graduated from Ohio Farm Bureau’s AgriPOWER Institute Class IX. Started in 2008, AgriPOWER was created to help farmers and agricultural professionals gain influence over public policy issues that impact their businesses…
AgriPOWER is supposed to cultivate leaders in the agriculture industry through each of our sessions. The passion that the Florida farmers had to stand up for their farms despite many challenges was inspiring to me and ignited my passion for strong agriculture policy once again.
I am grateful for the opportunity to see Florida agriculture and its diverse products, but I am more grateful to have experienced it with some of the greatest people in Ohio agriculture with this Ohio Farm Bureau Federation AgriPOWER Class.
By Candace Lease, AgriPOWER Class IX participant When our AgriPOWER leadership class touched down in sunny Orlando, ready for session six of our program, and set to catch a glimpse of what agriculture looks like in Florida, our ride for…
I was encouraged that conventional and organic farmers can work together in our agriculture community in unity especially in regards to animal agriculture. I will continue to seek out the conversations to find the commonalities through our differences of opinion and seek value and respect in them.
This session brought a lot of insight to the opioid crisis, the how and why our local government works and how each of our operations are different but still provide people with quality food. Each of these classes that we have taken has given us the tools required to promote our agricultural agenda at the local, state, and federal level of government.
In session 5 of AgriPOWER we spent time on some of the issues close to home.
Lynn Snyder - Feb. 13
Applications are now being accepted for Class X of AgriPOWER, Ohio Farm Bureau’s elite leadership and advocacy program. Twenty individuals will be selected to participate in the program, which will consist of seven multiday institutes (17 days total). The deadline…
