Nathan Watkins was elected to the Jefferson County Farm Bureau Board of Trustees in September 2017. He represents District 1 (Brush Creek, Knox, Saline, Ross & Springfield Townships) and lives on his family farm in Knoxville. Nathan and his wife…
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Hatching ag education in local elementary schools
Thanks to the Jefferson County Farm Bureau and its’ army of ChickQuest volunteers, students have experienced a month-long project where classrooms take on the responsibility of incubating eggs – monitoring temperature and humidity on a daily basis until – after 20-21 days, they are rewarded with watching their eggs hatch into chicks.
Trustee Thursday: Matt Somerville
Matt Somerville grew up on a small farm in Jefferson County. His father owned and operated Two Ridge Veterinary Clinic in Wintersville. In his youth he was a member of 4-H and raised raised ponies and sheep. Matt is a…
Trustee Thursday: Eugenia (Jeanne) Roberts
Eugenia (Jeanne) Roberts is a resident of Mingo Junction, Ohio and an At-Large member of the Jefferson County Farm Bureau board of trustees. She is the chair of Promotion and Education Committee and part of various committees within Farm Bureau. Jeanne…
Trustee Thursday: Mark Clark
Mark Clark is resident of Pleasant Hill and has been a member of Jefferson County Farm Bureau for 11 years. He currently serves on the county board of trustees as an ‘At-Large’ Trustee. Mark’s family has farmed in Jefferson County for…
Trustee Thursday: Heidi Ryan
Elected as an at-large board member in September, Heidi (Hickle) Ryan is one of the newest members of the Jefferson County Farm Bureau board of trustees and acts as the Communication Action Team Leader. Heidi resides in Island Creek Township,…
Trustee Thursday: John Grafton
John Grafton, District 2 representative and current president of the Jefferson County Farm Bureau board of trustees, grew up on a family farm in Pleasant Hill. John and his five siblings (Jim, Harry, Barb, Sam and Dave) graduated from Jefferson Union…
Life-size ‘Farmer’ nutcracker is named
This Christmas season, there were a lot of new faces at the Nutcracker Village in Steubenville, Ohio. One of those faces was ‘Farmer,’ the nutcracker sponsored by the Jefferson County Farm Bureau. Sponsorship of this nutcracker was a plan championed by…
Amy Graves - Feb. 12
Young Ag Professionals awards 10 grants
Ohio Farm Bureau’s Young Agricultural Professionals program has awarded $500 grants to eight local YAP groups and two Collegiate Farm Bureau groups. The grants are courtesy of Farm Credit Mid-America and fund YAP-focused educational programming or events. Winning groups were…
Trustee Thursday: Austin Cable
Austin Cable is a resident of Knox Township and a District 1 Board Member of the Jefferson County Farm Bureau. Austin has been a member of the board since 2012 and currently serves as the vice president of the board of…