Each year the Ohio Farm Bureau Federation sponsors educational programs dealing with safety in the agriculture workplace. These programs are important for all Farm Bureau members and workers’ compensation employers in the program – large and small. One very important aspect…
Are you a producer struggling with losses due to coyotes or black vultures? Would you like to know more about how to manage for these losses and steps to take in helping prevent them? The Livestock Depredation Seminar is a…
The Ohio Farm Bureau Foundation has more than $70,000 in scholarships available to Ohio students from rural, suburban and urban communities who are pursuing degrees connected in some way to agriculture. Through 10 programs, approximately 50 scholarships will be awarded. The deadline…
Belmont, Guernsey, Monroe, and Noble County Farm Bureaus recently held their annual membership kickoff with 200 members in attendance. Vice President of Membership with Ohio Farm Bureau Federation, Paul Lyons, gave volunteers numerous reasons why landowners, gardeners, hunters, outdoorsmen, and…
When does an oil and gas lease expire due to lack of production, and how long do landowners have if they want to take recourse in court? The Ohio Supreme Court ruled on the issue in November 2019, siding with…
On Jan. 15, 2020, new proposals including requiring a fur taker permit for coyote hunting and trapping and adding coyote to the fur bearer trapping season were proposed to the Ohio Wildlife Council. Ohio resident landowners would not be required…
Guernsey County public policy chairperson Kathi Albertson and Farm Bureau Senior Organization Director Betsy Anderson attended a breakfast meeting recently in Cambridge with Sen. Schaffer and Rep. Holmes. Topics discussed included budgets, education, oil and gas issues, opioid concerns and…
Almost 700 Farm Bureau members attended the 101st Ohio Farm Bureau annual meeting in Columbus Dec. 4-5. Keynote speakers included Gov. Mike DeWine, OFBF President Frank Burkett III, OFBF Executive Vice President Adam Sharp and Nationwide CEO Kirt Walker. A…
Thursday, Jan. 30 (Snow date: Thursday, Feb. 13) Registration 5:30 p.m. / Dinner 6 p.m. Mid-East Career Center, Buffalo Campus 57090 Vocational Road, Senecaville, OH 43780 Speaker: Paul Lyons, OFBF vice president membership, will share “Are you a Farm Bureau…
Guernsey County Farm Bureau is pleased to announce it will award two $500 scholarships for 2020. Applicant or their parent/guardian must be a current paid member of Guernsey County Farm Bureau. Scholarship application and requirements are available online. Application must…
