Meet one of our 2017 Preble County Farm Bureau Trustees Darrell Wilson Darrell has been a member for nearly 20 years and on the board for six years. He wanted to lend a helping hand to the agricultural community by…
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Amy Graves - June 28
Ohio Farm Bureau’s work on the state budget
One of the state’s bills that is most important to agriculture is House Bill 49, Ohio’s two-year operating budget. When the bill was first released, Ohio Farm Bureau’s policy department went through it, line by line, making note of items…
Lynn Snyder - March 1
State, federal priority issues established for 2017
Ohio Farm Bureau has set its state and federal policy priority issues for the year. The organization’s grassroots policy process surfaces and determines areas that have a significant impact on production agriculture, the food system and rural communities. These priorities are…
Joe Cornely - Nov. 21, 2016
Ohio Education on ‘Town Hall Ohio’
Ohio has 608 school districts, 3,387 schools and average daily enrollment near 1.7 million. Paolo DeMaria is looking out for every one of them. He’s Ohio’s superintendent of public instruction, and he joins Farm Bureau’s Executive Vice President Adam Sharp to talk…
Athens-Meigs Ag Day Recap
Athens-Meigs Farm Bureau recently held it’s 16th Annual Agriculture Awareness Day on Friday, Sept. 23, 2016, at the Athens County Fairgrounds. Over 500 4th graders came from across Athens County to participate in a fun-filled day of agriculture education. The students…
Amy Graves - Feb. 25, 2016
Miscanthus production workshop
Growers, landowners, farmers and others who want to learn more about miscanthus can attend a “Miscanthus Harvest in Northeast Ohio” workshop and bus trip March 11 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. The program will begin at the Ashtabula County…
Amy Graves - Dec. 3, 2015
Ohio Ecological Food and Farm Association Congress
The Ohio Ecological Food and Farm Association’s (OEFFA) 37th annual conference will feature nearly 100 educational workshops, three pre-conference intensives and a trade show. Pre-conference intensives will be held on Feb. 12 and the two-day conference will take place Feb….
Amy Graves - Dec. 3, 2015
2016 OPGMA Congress
The Ohio Produce Growers & Marketers Association Congress is the annual gathering for the fresh produce industry, including markets, in Ohio. The 2 1/2 day event includes numerous educational programs, a trade show, and ample opportunities to network with peers….
Help Wanted
Bernie Coyle is trying to fill 40 jobs at a new egg processing plant in rural Ohio. He’s offering good pay, health care and retirement benefits.
Callie Wells - June 30, 2014
Passion for Science
“The more I learn, the more I realize how much I don’t know,” Albert Einstein once quipped.