Young Ag Professionals

The Young Ag Professionals program is designed to provide leadership development and professional growth opportunities for Farm Bureau members who are 18-35. This program hosts activities including the Winter Leadership Experience and Washington D.C. Leadership Experience and offers the Outstanding Young Farmer, Excellence in Agriculture and Discussion Meet contests. Stay connected via the Growing our Generation eletter. Learn more.

Growing our Generation: Growing a network

Be on the lookout this fall for details about how to apply to attend the 2026 FUSION conference.

Collegiate Farm Bureaus give next generation an avenue into ag

Collegiate chapters connect agriculture students with grassroots Farm Bureau efforts at county, state and national levels.

Ag entrepreneurs encouraged to apply for Growing Tomorrow Grants

The grants are designed to find creative ways to address challenges facing the agricultural sector today, and generate deeper public understanding of farming and the ways that agriculture impacts our nation and communities.

Growing our Generation: Golden Owl Award

March is National Agriculture Month and in today’s world, agricultural education and awareness is needed more than ever. Hear from two of Ohio’s top ag educators.

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.

YAP Axe Throwing Showdown

Join Crawford, Marion, Morrow and Richland County YAP for a fun evening of axe throwing and networking.

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.

New Farmer Expansion Grant application due April 15

The purpose of this $1,500 grant is to help offset farm operation costs for a new or beginning farmer in Trumbull 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.

Career advice from Young Ag Professional award winners

What career advice would you give to the next generation?