Local Farm Bureau chapter get state innovation award

Hancock, Hardin, Seneca and Wyandot County Farm Bureaus won an Innovation Award from Ohio Farm Bureau for a Women's Agri-Intelligence Conference. The conference focused on education, empowerment and the value of membership, and was created to be an inclusive and empowering experience for local women to connect and learn from one another, according to an OFBF news release. The organization highlighted county Farm Bureaus for implementation of new and innovative programs within their communities during the 2022 Ohio Farm Bureau annual meeting. Each received $1,500. Other northwest Ohio award winners were: • Fayette: Storytime with a Farmer – Helping children learn where food comes from and who grows it. Farmers read books about agriculture to children at an elementary school, library and online. • Fulton: Historic 1920s Farm Bureau Office – With its sponsorship of a historic 1920s Farm Bureau office, Fulton County is part of Sauder Village and Museum's 1920s Main Street program. To build the office, the county undertook a large fundraising effort, culminating with a concert by Girl Named Tom, winners of "The Voice," to reach its fundraising goal. • Henry: Shine in the Show Ring – An alternative livestock show for individuals with developmental disabilities, partnering with Junior Fair livestock exhibitors as mentors to present livestock projects to professional judges. • Auglaize, Logan, Mercer and Shelby: What Happens in Our Barn at Night – Using an award-winning "Barn at Night" book as the basis, the organization used social media outreach to promote agriculture to the community as part of National Agriculture Week.