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Kirkpatrick named Ohio Farm Bureau director of health services

Trevor Kirkpatrick will help design, coordinate and implement member-focused health benefits programs.

Applications open for 2025 ExploreAg STEM camps

The ExploreAg program is free to all high school students. The deadline to apply is April 30 at exploreag.org.

Snider wins Ohio Farm Bureau 2025 Excellence in Agriculture award

The award recognizes successful young agricultural professionals who are actively contributing and growing through their involvement with Farm Bureau and agriculture.

Minshall wins Ohio Farm Bureau 2025 Outstanding Young Farmer Award

Will Minshall currently farms in a partnership with his family as an 8th generation grain farmer and a 1st generation cattle farmer in Pickaway County.

8 Young Ag Professionals groups receive 2025 grants

Eight local Young Agricultural Professionals groups have been awarded $500 grants for educational programming or events they are planning or that have taken place already in 2025.

2025 priorities discussed at Farm Bureau’s Ag Day at the Capital

A large contingency of Ohio Farm Bureau members made their way to the Statehouse Feb. 19 to meet one-on-one with their state senators and representatives.

Adams wins Ohio Farm Bureau 2025 Collegiate Discussion Meet

Jed Adams of The Ohio State University’s Collegiate Farm Bureau is the winner of Ohio Farm Bureau’s 2025 Collegiate Discussion Meet competition.

Rinehart wins 2025 Ohio Farm Bureau Discussion Meet

Kameron Rinehart of Fayette County is the winner of Ohio Farm Bureau’s Young Agricultural Professionals 2025 Discussion Meet competition.

Ohio Farm Bureau strongly supports bill to create affordable health plan options

Innovative legislation to expand affordable health care access to rural Ohioans has been introduced in the Ohio Legislature and has…

Ohio Farm Bureau Foundation Awards Youth Pathways Grant to Buckeye Local School District

Buckeye Local is pioneering a new standard in rural education innovation, merging physical infrastructure with curricular advancements to deepen students’ interest in agriculture and its extensive career options.