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 Conference and Washington D.C. Leadership Experience and offers the Outstanding Young Farmer, Excellence in Agriculture and Discussion Meet contests. Connect on Facebook and sign up for the Growing our Generation eletter. Learn more.
Nicole Steiner from Wayne County is the editor of the Sept. 24, 2018 Growing our Generation enewsletter, featuring insights and ideas directly from Ohio’s young farmers and food and agricultural professionals. Imagine this: you’re sitting at a long dining table, the chairs around you are…
Adam and Jess Campbell of Waynesville are winners of Ohio Farm Bureau Federation’s 2018 Excellence in Agriculture Award. The award recognizes successful young agricultural professionals who are actively contributing to and growing through their involvement with Farm Bureau and agriculture….
Brandi and Nick Anderson of Mechanicsburg have been named winners of Ohio Farm Bureau’s Outstanding Young Farmer award. The Outstanding Young Farmer contest helps young farmers strengthen their business skills, develop marketing opportunities and receive recognition for their accomplishments. Contestants…
Ohio Farm Bureau’s AgriPOWER Class IX and Young Ag Professionals group spent an educational three days in Washington, D.C. Sept. 11-13. The purpose of the trip was to share their ideas with members of Congress and to learn about international…
Lynn Snyder - Sept. 10
Farm Credit Mid-America will again provide grant funding to support Young Agricultural Professionals programming. County YAP groups and Collegiate Farm Bureau groups may apply for the grants. Eight $500 grants will go to local YAP groups and two $500 grants…
Lynn Snyder - Sept. 7
Victoria Popp from Clermont County is the editor of the Sept. 10, 2018 Growing our Generation enewsletter, featuring insights and ideas directly from Ohio’s young farmers and food and agricultural professionals. One of my favorite poets and authors, the late Maya Angelou once said: “My mission…
Lynn Snyder - Sept. 3
Greg and Rose Hartschuh of Crawford County were named the 2018 Excellence in Agriculture contest national winners during American Farm Bureau’s convention in Nashville and recently received a Ford truck, courtesy of Country Financial which sponsored the prize. The Excellence…
Lynn Snyder - Aug. 30Join Sandusky and Seneca County Farm Bureaus for an evening with AgCredit and Farm Service Agency to learn about young, beginning and small farm programs. COST: Free for Farm Bureau members; Nonmembers: $20 RSVP by Sept. 6. To register, call…
Lynn Snyder - Aug. 25
Ross and Kaitlyn Meeker from Ross County are the editors of the Aug. 27, 2018 Growing our Generation, featuring insights and ideas directly from Ohio’s young farmers and food and agricultural professionals. Hello! We are Ross and Kaitlyn Meeker. We operate a…
Brynn and Christian Hoffman from Fairfield County are the editors of the Aug.13, 2018 Growing our Generation, featuring insights and ideas directly from Ohio’s young farmers and food and agricultural professionals. Second generation Hi there. We are the Hoffmans, Christian and Brynn with…
