Each year, Ohio Farm Bureau employs 20 to 25 individuals as State Fair Ambassadors at the Land and Living Exhibit, located in the Nationwide Donahey Ag & Hort Building. These individuals are from across the state and come from a…
Ohio State Fair
Learn all there is to know about the Ohio State Fair in Columbus as well as what is happening at the Land and Living Exhibit in the Nationwide Donahey Ag and Hort building.
2018 Ohio State Fair Intern Spotlight: Carly Fitz
Carly Fitz was raised on her family’s farm in Glenford, a small town in southeastern Ohio. They have a small sheep flock, honey bees, a fruit operation and various fair projects including cattle, lambs and turkeys.
Lynn Snyder - July 30, 2018
2018 Ohio State Fair Intern Spotlight: Jarrett Crowthers
Each year, the Ohio Farm Bureau employs 20 to 25 individuals as State Fair Ambassadors at the Land and Living Exhibit, located in the Donahey Ag & Hort Building. These individuals are from all across the state and come from…
Lynn Snyder - July 25, 2018
Growing our Generation: Ohio State Fair edition
Haley Wilson and Abby Pozderac, the 2018 Ohio State Fair interns, are editors of the July 30, 2018 Growing our Generation, featuring insights and ideas directly from Ohio’s young farmers and food and agricultural professionals.
Joe Cornely - July 23, 2018
2018 Ohio State Fair on Town Hall Ohio
The Ohio State Fair is right around the corner. Starting Wednesday, July 25, Ohioans from all corners of the state will make the trek to Columbus to experience the sights, sounds and smells of the annual big event. This is…
2018 Land and Living stage shows at Ohio State Fair
Each year, the Land and Living Exhibit interns search for fun, exciting and educational shows to fill the stage in the Land and Living Exhibit at the Ohio State Fair. Every day, four times a day, we will be filling…
Fair interns travel to ‘happiest place’ to learn tricks of trade
Farm Bureau Ohio State Fair interns Haley Wilson and Abby Pozderac learn the art of the guest experience at the “happiest place on Earth.”
State fair ringmaster ready for another season
The man at the helm of the Ohio State Fair doesn’t have a fancy title or a lavish office or a stunning view from a picture window. Virgil Strickler would cringe at the very idea of such extravagance. His “general…
Farm Bureau members among ag hall of fame inductees
Dennis Bolling of Hilliard, Connie Cahill of Dublin, Richard (Dick) Ricker of Fort Jennings and Donniella Winchell of Austinburg are the Ohio Agricultural Council’s 2018 Ohio Agricultural Hall of Fame inductees. They will be inducted as the 53rd Hall of…
Pozderac, Wilson return as Ohio State Fair Interns
Hey, everyone! You may remember us from last year’s fair, but we’d like to say ‘Hello’ again! We would like to introduce ourselves as the 2018 Ohio Farm Bureau state fair interns. For the past few months, we have been…