The way we consume media is changing. You could be listening to music or a show in your car or tooling around in your shop or garage as it airs on your local radio station, or you might be listening…
Ty Higgins - March 29
ExploreAg
ExploreAg is a signature project of Ohio Farm Bureau Foundation’s Fisher Fund, named after former Ohio Farm Bureau Executive Vice President Jack Fisher. ExploreAg introduces students to the many career opportunities that are in high demand in the agriculture industry. The U.S. Department of Agriculture is projecting a shortage nationally of qualified individuals to fill careers in agriculture. Ohio alone is projected to have 18,000 new job openings annually in related fields through 2020.
Ty Higgins - March 29
Lynn Snyder - March 5
ExploreAg Camp
The ExploreAg program is a week-long experience where high school students interact with and learn from internationally known teachers, scientists, and researchers.
Lynn Snyder - Feb. 4
Plan now for 2021 ExploreAg programming
ExploreAg provides freshmen-junior year high school students the opportunity to explore available career paths in the agriculture and food industries.
Amy Beth Graves - Dec. 29, 2020
Investing in future agricultural employees, leaders
Training the next generation of agricultural producers, scientists and business and community leaders is a key priority of Ohio Farm Bureau.
Ty Higgins - Jan. 19, 2020
Ohio Farm Bureau’s ExploreAg wins national honors
The American Farm Bureau Federation presented awards to state Farm Bureaus at the organization’s 101st Annual Convention in Austin, Texas. The awards recognize excellence in implementation of outstanding outreach programs in 2019. Ohio Farm Bureau was the recipient of the…
Lynn Snyder - Dec. 12, 2019Four ExploreAg Camps offered in 2020
Editor’s Note: Due to ongoing health concerns related to the COVID-19 pandemic, the difficult decision has been made by Ohio Farm Bureau and OSU Extension to cancel all ExploreAg Camps this summer. Ohio State University Extension, Franklin County and the…
Ohio Farm Bureau Staff - Dec. 11, 2019
Teens learn about precision agriculture careers
Sixty-six students in grades 7-12 took part in informative presentations and hands-on activities at the John Deere Training Center in Plain City Dec. 6 as part of the ExploreAg program, which exposes students to the many careers in agriculture. At…
Lynn Snyder - Oct. 30, 2019
Students learn about electric industry careers
Oct. 19, 24 students participated in an ExploreAg Experience at the Central Ohio Lineworker Training Center in Mt. Gilead. Students learned what an electric cooperative is then split into five groups where they spent 30 minutes per station: Ride in…
Lynn Snyder - Oct. 23, 2019
ExploreAg Experience: John Deere Dec. 6
All students from grades 7-12 are welcome to participate in a hands-on experience to explore the various agricultural careers in Ohio. In this experience, participants will explore the many careers with John Deere, Ag Pro and JD Tech while performing…
Lynn Snyder - Oct. 16, 2019
ExploreAg Day at ODA
All students from grades 7-12 are invited to this hands-on experience to explore various agricultural careers in Ohio. A FREE lunch is included at the end of the event. Flyer Explore many STEM careers by touring Ohio Department of Agriculture’s:…