Lynn Snyder - Oct. 3
Ohio’s county Farm Bureaus won eight of the 24 County Activities of Excellence awards presented by the American Farm Bureau. The awards celebrate unique, local, volunteer-driven programming and serve as models of innovation for local program development. The winning counties…
First responders in rural communities across the state have an acute need for grain bin rescue training, but a finite amount of availability to take such training. That’s about to change. From that knowledge came a vision that is taking…
Lynn Snyder - Sept. 9
Mike Boyert of Seville is serving on the 2019 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…
“We saw too many family farms that fell apart once the parents were gone,” said Patti Boyert as she discussed a difficult challenge confronting her and husband Mike. Mike is an Ohio Farm Bureau state board trustee. “We’d like to…
Lynn Snyder - June 24This 9th annual Farm to Table Dinner benefiting Feeding Medina County will feature a live auction and a five-course dinner paired with local wine. A limited number of tickets are available. No children, please. RSVP: July 26 or until tickets…
Lynn Snyder - June 24Medina County Farm Bureau is hosting the Agricultural Acre tent at the fairgrounds during the Medina County Fair. Fair attendees can participate in a fair-wide scavenger hunt to earn a prize, view hatching chicks, and join in afternoon activities such…
For those of you who may have missed the safety sessions offered at the Shearer Equipment Expo, we wanted to offer one more local opportunity to complete your annual safety training requirement. Event details are below: Weds, April 10, 2019…
Amy Beth Graves - Dec. 7, 2018
Michael Boyert of Seville was re-elected Northeast regional trustee for Ohio Farm Bureau Federation, the state’s largest general farm organization. His re-election took place Dec. 7 during Ohio Farm Bureau’s 100th annual meeting. He will represent the interests of members…
Sept. 27, six students and one teacher drove their tractors to school to display throughout the day. The one requirement to participate in the drive is that each tractor has to be a 1975 model or older. In addition to…
To welcome the harvest season, the Black River FFA Chapter challenged their members to participate in the “Largest Harvest” competition. All FFA members were encouraged to bring in the tallest corn stalk, the largest pumpkin or gourd, the corn cob…
