John Grafton of Bloomingdale is serving on the Ohio Farm Bureau Federation Policy Development Committee. The committee collects and organizes public policy recommendations from county Farm Bureaus and presents the final policy suggestions to be voted on by Ohio Farm…
The Fifth Annual Straight from the Heart Women’s Wellness event in Amish Country has been planned and brochures are now available. Straight from the Heart is an event that brings together women from all over Ohio to spend a day…
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…
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.
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…
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…
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…
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,…
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…
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…
