Farm Bureau is working with state and local agencies to help address the drug epidemic, using its grassroots connections to help stimulate prevention initiatives across Ohio. It’s one step in a critical war to help stem the rising tide of…
September/October 2017 Buckeye Farm News
Ford, Lincoln discounts are new member benefits
Farm Bureau has teamed up with a leading American vehicle manufacturer Ford to offer members a vehicle cash bonus program on both the Ford and the company’s luxury Lincoln line.
AEP Energy Program provides cost savings to farmers
Farmers are eligible to have a free energy assessment completed on their current or new agricultural buildings to help identify energy inefficiencies. AEP Ohio is offering rebates to customers who take advantage of making the changes they need to become more energy efficient.
WE DID IT: CAUV reform is passed
Thanks to the perseverance of our members and diligent work of Farm Bureau staff, Current Agricultural Use Value reform was made law by the passage of the state budget this summer. “This outcome was the result of a concerted, three-year…
Intensive scholarship program in Muskingum County
Menly Lutz and Jimmy Priest, both of Muskingum County, were the recipients of an intensive scholarship program coordinated through Muskingum County Farm Bureau and Nationwide Insurance. The high school seniors, who have an interest in agriculture, had to fill out…
Comprehensive efforts to help Lake Erie in Senate Bill 2
One of the components of recently approved Senate Bill 2, signed into law by Gov. John Kasich in July, helps streamline work being done to help protect the water quality of Lake Erie by giving more oversight to the Lake…
Horses Bring Hope awarded foundation grant
The Ohio Farm Bureau Foundation awarded a $5,700 grant to Valley Oaks Farm in Shreve for its Horses Bring Hope program. Horses Bring Hope is designed to provide the opportunity for at-risk middle school students to experience the human-animal bond…
Lynn Snyder - Aug. 23, 2017
Nationwide News: Keeping your farm insurance coverage current
Running a farm, you see seasons come and go. Along with that natural rhythm of change, there are also the constant yet less-predictable changes in your business – volatility in commodity prices, construction expenses, labor costs and other factors. There…