Save the Date:
Please join us Tuesday 5/5/15 for a special tour of the Fort Hayes FFA! We will meet at 6:00pm for a special tour with Pam Snyder, the director of BioSciences Technology at Ft. Hayes Career Center in the Columbus School System. We will have an opportunity to learn about this urban FFA chapter in Franklin County. The address is 546 Jack Gibbs Boulevard 43215. We will be meeting in Room 213 of the Health Building. Please feel free to call 614.271.0304 for further directions. After our tour at 6:00pm, we will then gather for dinner & libations. This will be a fantastic opportunity to learn more about urban agriculture education, and then relax over a meal with friends!
Huge thanks to Jordan Hoewischer for joining our council in April to discuss water quality issues! Jordan shared details of his new position with Ohio Farm Bureau, and offered ideas on how to provide tools for farmers to address water quality concerns. Discussion was enjoyable & covered a wide range of topics -- even opera! We met at Gresso's, a favorite of our council . . . And our council was even featured in Gresso's e-newsletter!
Congratulations to two of our council members on the birth of sons! Neall Weber is the proud father of Vonn Jacob Weber, and Kylene Dietemyer welcomed John Prescott Dietemyer. We are very excited to have two new babies as future young Ag professionals! Congratulations to Neall, Kylene, and both their families!
Congratulations also go to two of our council members on their election as incoming county Farm Bureau board presidents! Jeff Schilling was recently elected to serve as the 2015-2016 Franklin County Farm Bureau president, and Ron Burns will have the honor of leading the Union County Farm Bureau board as president for the upcoming year. We are very excited to commend these gentlemen on their election!
Yet more exciting news: congratulations to Emma Bratton on her acceptance to The Ohio State University's School of Veterinary Medicine! We are very excited for Emma as she begins her veterinary studies this fall!
What is Farm Bureau? Ohio Farm Bureau is made up of county organizations that work to promote farms, connect farmers with consumers, provide education & networking opportunities, and support policy that benefits the farm community. As part of its grassroots efforts, county Farm Bureaus encourage the development of councils: groups of individuals who socialize, debate ideas, and support each other in our farm endeavors. The Central Ohio Young Farmers (and young at heart) council was started in 2007, and is congenially known as the Irish Pirates. It encompasses Both Madison & Franklin county farmers, and strives to address issues relative to being a BMF farmer!
Save the Date . . .
5/5 COUNCIL MEETING: special tour of the Ft. Hayes FFA Chapter
5/18 Franklin County Board Meeting
5/26 Union County Board Meeting
5/28 Union County Farm Bureau Grow & Know event at Mitchell's Berries
6/2 Union County Policy Breakfast
6/2 COUNCIL MEETING: special guest Justice Judi French of the Ohio Supreme Court
6/3 Union County board meeting
6/6 Breakfast on the Farm hosted by Madison & Franklin Counties
6/23 Madison County board meeting
6/23 Delaware County board meeting
7/11 Ice cream with a Farmer hosted by Union County
7/12 COUNCIL MEETING: summer picnic at Neall Weber's
7/12-7/18 Madison County Fair
7/16 Madison County Annual Meeting
Have an idea for a council event? Want to highlight an activity in the council e-newsletter? Curious how to get involved? Contact Katherine Harrison at harrisonfarm13@gmail.com with your ideas!
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