The Discussion Meet is a competitive event, fashioned as a committee meeting, where participants are judged on their exchange of ideas and information on a predetermined topic.
Lynn Snyder - July 8
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. Connect on Facebook and sign up for the Growing our Generation eletter. Learn more.
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2020 Outstanding Young Farmer Contest
The Outstanding Young Farmer Contest is designed to help young farmers strengthen their business skills, develop marketing opportunities and receive recognition for their accomplishments. Contestants are judged on the growth of their farm businesses and involvement in Farm Bureau and…
Lynn Snyder - June 5
2020 Excellence in Agriculture Award applications due July 10
The Excellence in Agriculture Award competition is designed as an opportunity for young agricultural professionals who do not derive the majority of their income from production agriculture to earn recognition for their contributions to the agriculture industry, while actively contributing…
Ohio Farm Bureau Staff - June 3
Growing our Generation: Adapting to COVID-19
This special June 2020 edition of Growing our Generation focuses on how four different businesses have faced and adapted to the challenges brought on by the coronavirus pandemic and how Farm Bureau has been able to assist them. Growing our…
Lynn Snyder - May 6YF&R Connect Zoom meeting
The American Farm Bureau YF&R Committee has planned “YF&R CONNECT,” a monthly Zoom meeting for young agricultural professionals to gather, learn and plug into Farm Bureau. The sessions will be the third Monday of each month at 8 p.m. Each…
Michael Stewart Leach - May 1
Apples, hard cider and a success story in northeast Ohio
Matt Vodraska is something of a 21st century renaissance man. Soft spoken and poised, the Ohio Farm Bureau Federation’s Outstanding Young Farmer of 2019 is rooted in agriculture, educated in art, skilled in developing business ideas and dedicated to furthering…
Megan and Tyrone Brannon - April 30
Growing our Generation: Farming amid COVID-19
Megan and Tyrone Brannon from Tuscarawas County are the editors of the May 2020 Growing our Generation enewsletter, featuring insights and ideas directly from Ohio’s young farmers and food and agricultural professionals. Hello! We are Megan and Tyrone Brannon of Stone Creek…
Ty Higgins - April 8
Beginning farmer legislation making some progress
Proposed tax credit legislation moving through the Statehouse hopes to establish the next generation of farmers while helping the current generation transition their operations. When the Senate’s SB 159 and the House’s HB 183 were introduced in 2019, they were…
Lynn Snyder - April 7
YAP State Committee applications accepted through May 22
Ohio Farm Bureau members ages 18-35 with an interest in serving on the 2020-2021 Young Agricultural Professionals State Committee should apply by May 22, 2020. The committee is composed of eight members or couples who suggest, develop and conduct activities that…
Ohio Farm Bureau Staff - March 13
Young Ag Professionals host annual conference
The Young Agricultural Professionals Winter Leadership Experience annual conference took place Jan. 31 and Feb. 1, 2020 in Columbus to give members ages 18-35 the opportunity to build personal and professional skills, network with agricultural leaders and learn how to…