Thank you for being a member and have a wonderful fall season

Photos by: Pat Elsass
Hello. I know this is a busy season with everyone back to school and harvest on
the horizon, but we would appreciate you take the time to check out what Farm
Bureau has to offer. This fall we have many great events coming up and I hope
that you can take advantage of them!
Our most exciting venture is the Evening at the Movies with Farm Bureau:
Farmland. This great documentary filmed 6 young farmers as they learn, expand
and go through a year making their farms successful. The counties are fortunate
to be able to hold a screening of this movie and hope that everyone can join us.
Also, don't forget about the new Polaris benefit and all the other great
opportunities to save by just being a Farm Bureau member. And if you have
things you would like to see the county do or if you would like to get more
involved, drop us a line at jsmith@ofbf.org or 877-775-7642!
Thank you for being a member and have a wonderful fall season! Until
next time just know Farm Bureau is working for you!
Organization Director
Officers
Aaron Heilers Brent Clinehens Steve Berning
President
Vice President
Bobby Bender Tom Seger
Secretary
Leadership Cabinet Administration
Trustees
Treasurer
Jon Everett
Jason Fogt
Jason Frantom
Jason Gibbs
Jack Huelskamp
Kevin Martin
Seth Middleton
Mark Nishwitz
Brian Riethman
Raci Zimpfer, Communications
Brent Clinehens, Organization
Matt Bensman, Membership
Jason Fogt, Public Policy
Jason Gibbs, Food & Animal Issues
Sylvia Lehmkuhl, Safety
Jill Smith
Organization Director
Barb Longfellow &
Joy Aufderhaar
Administrative Assistants
On Sunday, August 17, more than 140 Farm Bureau members and their families took part in a day of Fun on
the Farm at the VanDemark Farm in Sidney for our Annual Meeting! After a wonderful meal and meeting,
those in attendance played mini-golf, fished, explored the corn maze, and met the animals in the petting zoo.
During the meeting were elections of board members, delegates for the 2015 OFBF Annual Meeting and
proposed 2014-15 Policies. Elected onto the 2014-15 Board are Matt Bensman, District #2; Steve Berning,
District #3; and Raci Zimpfer, District #4. Jason Fogt, Jason Gibbs, and Bobby Bender were elected to
attend the 2015 OFBF Annual Meeting along with Aaron Heilers (automatic attendee as the county
president). All of the proposed 2014-15 Policies passed.
Special thanks to Board members for preparing the meal and the P & E Committee for the
cookies and serving the meal. Thanks to all who came and enjoyed the day with us!
The Shelby County Farm Bureau has awarded a $500 Scholarship to
two 2014 high school graduates entering college in the fall:
Fairlawn High
School graduate
Kara Short, daughter
of Bob and Brenda
Short, will be
majoring in
Agribusiness at
Wilmington College.
Fairlawn High
School graduate
Emily Brautigam,
daughter of Mitch and
Lisa Brautigam, will
be majoring in
Agriculture Education
and Animal Science at
Wilmington College.
Congratulations to these scholarship winners and good luck in your college careers!
P & E Committee helped with several projects
over the summer. Third graders from Anna,
Botkins, and Jackson Center participated in
the Poster and Essay Contest and explained
“How their food gets to their plate.” All
entries were judged by the committee and the
winners were announced during National Ag.
Week March 24-28. The winning entries were
displayed at the Shelby Co. Fair where the P
& E Committee helped with the Farm Bureau
display and kids’ activities in the Natural
Resources display in the Grange Hall
throughout the week. They also served food
and made cookies for Conservation Day
Camp from June 24-26 and the Annual
Meeting held August 17.
The fall will be no different as the P & E
Committee gears up to help with the Drive-ItYourself Farm Tour on September 21,
Farmland Movie Night on September 28, and
Pioneer Day on October 1. More details on
these past and upcoming events are included
in this newsletter so just keep reading!
Pictured above are P & E Committee members Wilma
Baumer and Sylvia Lehmkuhl helping with the Farm
Bureau kids nature activity at the Shelby County Fair in
the Natural Resources display of the Grange Hall.
Thank you P & E Committee for all you
do and watch for more event updates
and pictures in the next newsletter!
The P & E Committee again
hosted their Poster and Essay
Contest for 3rd graders in the
county. The contest theme is,
"What steps does my food go
through to get to my plate?”
This year three county
schools participated in the
contest
including
Anna,
Botkins and Jackson Center.
The winners were Ella
Aufderhaar, Botkins: 1st Place
Poster (pictured above) and
Overall Winner with “I love
chocolate covered strawberries and this is how they get to my plate!”; Taylor Poeppelman, Anna: 1st Place
Essay, 3rd Place Poster, 2nd Place Overall; Jayce Billing, Anna: 2nd Place Poster, 3rd Place Overall; Bree
Metzler, Anna: 2nd Place Essay; and Carleigh Ross, Jackson Center: 3rd Place Essay. The winners received
cash prizes and their winning entries were displayed in the Farm Bureau booth at the Shelby Co. Fair in July.
Congratulations to our winners and thanks to all who participated!
Lloyd Schroer and Kurt Rindler and their families are
farming over 1000 acres as well as operating dairy beef
feedlot. The Shelby County Cattleman’s will be serving
samples of beef products. Folks from Mercer Landmark
will also be on hand to talk about how Paradise Acres
feeds their animals.
Jeff and Deb Eschmeyer operate a Community Supported
Agriculture (CSA) program on their farm. The Shelby Soil &
Water Conservation District will have, “The World Beneath
Your Feet” educational trailer that will give visitors hands
on experience about soil and the animated S.K. Worm
program for kids!
The Frankenberg family are second generation farmers,
who are milking 110 Holstein cows and raising crops like
corn, wheat and hay on 400 acres of land. The Shelby Co.
Dairy Boosters will be serving ice cream and the Shelby
County Farm Bureau will have kids games and crafts.
Hubbard Feeds has a long history of providing a full range
of research based nutrition products and innovative
support services. Stop by the Botkins plant to see how
animal feed is made and join the Shelby County Pork
Producers for samples!
Hubbard Feeds Inc.
Harvest Sun Farm
104 Oak Street
Botkins
5601 Lock Two Rd.
New Knoxville
Frankenberg Dairy
6401 Lock Two Rd.
New Bremen
Paradise Acres
5641 SR 274
New Bremen
Tour includes free refreshments, demonstrations, and maps at every location. Watch
the media outlets the week of Sept. 15 for details. If you have further questions contact
Shelby Soil & Water Conservation District or Farm Service Agency at 937-492-6520, OSU
Extension at 937-498-7239 or Shelby Co. Farm Bureau at 877-775-7642.
COMING SEPTEMBER 28
To the Auto Vue Drive-In Theater 1409 Fourth Ave,
Sidney a night out at the movies with Auglaize,
Logan and Shelby County Farm Bureaus. This
great movie that takes an intimate look at the
lives of farmers and ranchers across the country.
Join us for the whole night starting at 6:30pm
with live music by Shelby County Line, a chili
cook-off and much more! Cost of entry is a canned
food item. For more information call 877-775-7642
or go to http://ofbf.org/counties/shelby.
Sponsored by:
Auglaize
Shelby &
Logan County
Farm Bureau
www.farmlandfilm.com
Shelby Co. Farm Bureau partnered once again with Shelby Soil and Water
Conservation District for the 2014 Conservation Day Camp. Camp was held at
the Shelby Co. Fish and Game Club from June 24-26 and campers took part in
many activities from panning to archery! The event was a great success with
126 campers, 21 counselors, 22 presenters, approximately 10 staff members
and 25 volunteers who took part in “Conservation Day Camp Excellent Adventure” over the three days. We would like to thank our great sponsors for making
this day camp possible: Modern Minds Farm Bureau Council, North Central
Ohio Solid Waste District, Design-N-Wood, Shelby County 4-H Foundation,
Cattlemens, Farm Bureau P & E Committee and Pork Producers.
Polaris Industries Inc., the leading manufacturer of off-road
vehicles is proud to announce a partnership with the Ohio Farm
Bureau.
This incentive program offers Farm Bureau members who have
been a member for at least 30 days a discount of:
$300 per unit on all Polaris Full Size Utility & Sport Vehicles (UTV)
$200 per unit on all Full Size All -Terrain Vehicles (ATV)
$300 per unit on all GEM Electric Vehicles.
http://shelby.ofbf.org
County Blog
In order to qualify for this program, you must be a Farm Bureau
member for a minimum of 30 days. Eligible members must
provide a valid member verification certificate to participating
Polaris dealers prior to the date of delivery. Go to http://
growwithfb.org/benefits/show/polaris-utility-and-sport-vehicles.
Information about the complete line of Polaris products, apparel
and vehicle accessories are available from authorized Polaris
dealers or the Polaris website, http://www.polaris.com.
http://shelby.ofbf.org
ANNA
Anna FFA
Elsass Farms Inc.
F.A.S.T.E.
Fertilizer Dealer Supply
Hoehne's Custom
Woodworking
Marste Holstein Farms
Maurena Farms
P.J. Dunkman Ltd.
Preferred Mechanical
Services LLC
Quiet Nook Farm
Rickert Farms
Tri-County Veterinary
Service Inc.
Wannemacher
Construction Co
Wells Family Farm
Zimpfer Farms
BELLE CENTER
Heintz Farms Enterprise
Partnership
BELLEFONTAINE
Luthman Ag. Services
BOTKINS
Botkins FFA
Grewe Dairy Farms
K & K Dairy, Inc.
Koenig Equipment Inc.
Premier Club Pigs
Prueter's Suffolks
Tim Schneider's Tool
Sales LLC
Trio Farms Inc.
CHAGRIN FALLS
Sharp Farm
CLAYTON, MO
Francis-Wiley Family
Limited Partnership
CONOVER
B & B Ag-Vantages, Inc.
DE GRAFF
MINSTER
Countryside Consulting LLC Carity Farms
Hegemann Landing
FLETCHER
Precision Agri Services
Buggy Wrench Farms
Sextro Farms LLC
Siegel Farms Inc.
FORT LORAMIE
Wagner’s IGA
Bornhorst Brothers Cattle
Bornhorst Brothers
NEW BREMEN
Ernst Farm LLC
Paradise Acres
Ernst Swine Farm
Fort Loramie Rescue Squad RUSSIA
Ft. Loramie FFA
Buschurs Market
J & J Ranch
Mike York Electric,
J & J Steinemann Farms Inc.
Heating & A/C
Laneview Farms LLC
Production
Support - OH
Larger Bros. Transport Inc.
Schafer
Dairy
Farms Inc.
Meyers Garage &
Sturwold
Enterprises
Drive Thru
Pangea2 LLC
SIDNEY
Park Street Garage
AAA Shelby County
Schroeder Brothers
Abbott Farm
The Keyhole Pizza LLC
Agri-Business Consulting
Al's Pizza Inc.
HOUSTON
Ashok A Buddhadev MD
Houston FFA
Auto Lube of Sidney
Michael's Mowers
Barnyard Supply
Newport Sportsman
Bedrock Properties
Club Inc.
Bensman Feed &
The Farmers Elevator
Equipment
Tuente Farms
Blake Acres, Inc.
View Farm
JACKSON CENTER Clear
Dan Hemm Chevrolet
Argabright Farms
Dell Delight Farms
Mann Farms
Elite Enclosure Company
Vinkay Farms
Fairlawn FFA
Fiebiger & Sons Inc.
KETTLERSVILLE
Florencio L. Reyes MD Inc.
Steinke Metal
Fulton River Bend Farm
Fabricating Inc.
Gillespie Construction Co.
Hemmelgarn Services
MAPLEWOOD
Huelskamp and Sons
Avondale Farm
Jams Farms
Baron Farms
Langenkamp Farms
Finkenbine Farms
Luthman Ag. Services
SIDNEY
Luthman Truck Service
M & J Knouff Inc.
M David Rhee MD
McCrate, DeLaet & Co.
Meyer Electric
Mike’s Barn & Yard
Connection
Mill Valley Farms
Mutual Federal
Savings Bank
N B Olding Properties LLC
Peoples Federal Savings
& Loan Assn.
Rehfus Family Farms
Richard Flinn D.V.M. Inc.
Ro-Linn Farms
Rumley Cattle Company
Seger Farms Inc.
Shelby Co. Sheriff’s Office
Shelby Metropolitan
Housing Authority
Shelby Soil & Water
Conservation District
Stonybrook Farms
SW Blatchly MD Inc.
T & S Farm
The Vein
Treatment Center
Triple M Farms Inc.
Triple S Swine
Urbanc & Bosslet DO
Verdier Farms
W R Joslin & Son Inc.
Weigandt Landscape
Company
Wooddell Poultry
STERLING, IL
S & S Car Wash
VERSAILLES
Cruizers Bar & Grill Ltd.
Nationwide Insurance & Financial Services Agency
Rusty Eilerman, Fort Loramie & Sidney
Wayne Runyon, Sidney
Shelby County Farm Bureau
Non-Profit Organization
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2014 September Newsletter
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Phone: 419-753-2562 or toll free 877-775-7642
Email: shelby@ofbf.org
IN THIS ISSUE...
Annual Meeting
Fun on the Farm
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Scholarships
Awarded
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P&E
Committee
Poster & Essay
Contest
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Conservation
Day Camp
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Drive-It-Yourself Feature Benefit:
Farm Tour
Polaris
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Farmland
Movie Night