Until next time just know Farm Bureau is working for you and as

Photos by: Pat Elsass
Hello. I hope that the wintery weather hasn’t gotten all of you down. A big thank you to our
members who are braving the weather on a daily basis to work, care for livestock and to keep your
farms and families going!
This new year is exciting for our county Farm Bureau as we are working on some great projects.
Right now, counties are focusing on signing new members and we hope that if you know someone
who is not a member that you can urge them to join! The Farm Bureau has been busy working on
many initiatives like the 2014 Farm Bill passage, the mission creep of OSHA (Occupational, Safety &
Health Administration) onto grain operations and water quality legislation. In addition, we are
helping lead a new generation of people into the agriculture and food field by sponsoring several
scholarships in the counties and attendees to the recent Young Ag Professionals conference.
All in all, we hope that we are representing you and your vision as members of the Ohio Farm
Bureau. 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 [email protected] or 877-775-7642!
Until next time just know Farm Bureau is working for you and as always
thank you for your membership!
Organization Director
We are in the early stages of a great recycling opportunity! Auglaize, Mercer, Logan and Shelby
County Farm Bureau are partnering with several groups on a farm recycling project. Gather your
bale wrap, silage plastic, twine and take it to county specific locations to be recycled. The Counties
are working with the Overbey Recycling company in Lewistown, Ohio to take these farm products
and reuse them. Below is the Auglaize County recycling drop off location, handling tips, and sorting
categories when gathering and preparing the farm recyclables. Please contact the county Farm
Bureau office for more details and check back as we finalize the other county drop off locations.
Ohio Recycling
7837 St. Rt. 274 in Chickasaw  419- 925-4444
Every Thursday
Handling Tips...
1. Shake or brush off foliage, soil, stones, etc. Extra care should be given
to the bottom piece. Do NOT recycle if it is too dirty.
2. Try not to run equipment on plastic, if possible: this will keep it clean.
3. Cut plastic film before removing silage/haylage.
4. Fully empty plastic fertilizer, feed or seed sacks. Shake/brush as needed.
5. AG chemical containers need to be TRIPLE rinsed please, prior to being dropped off at facility.
6. Cut into pieces of size and weight that one person can handle. This will help all of us!
Sorting Categories...
1. Seed Totes 2. Plastic Twine 3. Netting, Mesh Seed & Grain Bags 4. Silage Bags 5. Bale Wrap 6. Ag Tanks
Need some Easter Basket stuffers?
What about books selected by the Ohio Farm
Bureau for the Children’s Literature Award. The
2014 Award winning book is The Beeman by Laurie
Krebs and Valeria Cis. Past winners include The
Guardian Team (2013), How Did That Get In My
Lunchbox? (2012), and Seed Soil Sun (2011). To order
go to… http://ofbf.org or contact the county Farm
Bureau office, 877-775-7642 or [email protected].
Because it’s never too early to start reading and
learning about agriculture!
Thursday, April 10  7pm
St. Marys High School Auditorium
2250 State Route 66N in St. Marys
Join us for a CAUV Update meeting hosted by the
Mercer, Auglaize and Van Wert Co. Farm Bureaus.
These counties are up for CAUV reevaluation next
fall so members are encouraged to attend and
learn more about what’s to come.
Guest speakers include Leah Curtis, Director of Ag.
Law at the Ohio Farm Bureau, and Dick Hoffman
an appraiser. You must RSVP the County FB Office
by Friday, April 4 by calling 877-775-7642.
The County will be accepting scholarship applications once again this year.
Applicants must be a high school senior entering college or a college freshman
entering his/her second year of college in the fall of 2014 majoring in agriculture.
Parents of the applicant must be members of the Mercer County Farm Bureau in
good standing. All applicants must complete an application and participate in a
personal interview.
One $500 scholarship will be payable to the student after presentation of their first
quarter/semester grades is made to the county office. Student must maintain a
2.0 GPA for the quarter/semester. The scholarship is based upon scholastic
achievement, extracurricular activities, and a personal interview. All interviews will
be held shortly after the April 18 application deadline. Applicants will be notified of
the date, time and location of the interviews.
ALL APPLICATIONS NEED TO BE RETURNED TO THE
COUNTY FARM BUREAU OFFICE BY FRIDAY, APRIL 18, 2014
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On Saturday, September 14 more than 160 Darke and Mercer
Co. Farm Bureau members and their families took part in our
inaugural joint County Annual Meeting! With a desire to
change things up and offer our members a thank you for
belonging, the counties worked together to provide a fun
evening out. After a wonderful meal and meeting, we were
entertained by special guest comedian Drew Hastings. A
nationally recognized talent, Drew is the mayor of Hillsboro,
Ohio, and a cattle farmer. Thanks to all who came and shared
the evening of fellowship and many laughs with us!
Special THANKS to our sponsors: Cooper Farms; Farm Credit
Mid America, Mercer County; Howick Farms; Jordan, Roberts,
Poff, Nationwide; Renick Brown, Nationwide; Wuekber Farms;
Bob Mayo Family Farm; Bergman Seed and Service; Leffeld
Equipment/Ken-Feld Group; Osgood State Bank; St. Henry
Bank; Stuck Seeds; Trupointe; Beth Brandewie Weber,
Nationwide; Cy Schwieterman, Inc.; Ellen Joslin; Fullenkamps
Frenchtown Trailer; Jon Bergman Channel Seed; Matt & Morgan
Aultman - Young Ag Professionals; Mercer County Electric; and
North Star Hardware & Implement.
Officers
Dennis Howick
President
Steve Zumberge
Trustees Leadership Cabinet Administration
Bill Evers
Nikki Hawk
Vice President
Mark Houts
Theresa Howick
Gary Mescher
Secretary
Dave Moorman
Treasurer
Rick Uhlenhake
Stan Nuding
Lisa Dues
Jill Smith
Communications
Organization Director
Rick Uhlenhake
Barb Longfellow &
Joy Aufderhaar
Organization
Nikki Hawk
Membership
Theresa Howick
Public Policy
Administrative Assistants
CALIFORNIA, MO
Arkansas Valley Feathers Inc.
CARTHAGENA
St. Charles Center
CELINA
CBS Automotive Supply Inc.
Celina Animal Hospital
Chesser Dairy LLC
Cisco Funeral Home
D B L Inc.
Dippold Brothers Farms
Farlane Farm
Farm Credit Service of Mid
America
Fennig-Homan Agri Business Inc.
G M T R Farm Partnership
H & S Company, Inc.
Hellwarth Farm Inc.
Heynes Grade A Eggs/Painting/
Sandblasting
Houts Farms
Houts Partnership
Howick's Sales & Service
John Fleck & Sons Inc.
Kleinhenz & Sons Livestock
Knapke Farms
Knapke Law Office, LLC
L & M Fleck Farms
Loyal Order Moose 1473
Mercer Landmark
MSK Partnership
Murlin & Sons Inc.
N & R Dairy Farm
Neptune Hot Glass
Nor-J Farms
Pax Machine Works
R & D Auto Sales Inc.
Remax
S & J Ranch FLP
Shanthi Satyanarayana MD
Soshine Communications Corp/
WKKI
Standard Printing Company
Vantilburg Farms Inc.
Wurster Brothers LLC
CHICKASAW
Countryside Consulting and
Supply LLC
Minton Veterinary Service
CINCINNATI
Matthews Farms
COLDWATER
Alfred Sudhoff & Sons
B & G Farms
Boeckman & Son Poultry
Coldwater Auction Service
Coldwater FFA
Coldwater Implement Co
Coldwater Medical Inc.
Creek Side Farm
Diller Custom Pumping LLC
Dippold Family Enterprises, LLC
Frywise LLC
Gold Banner Farm
Helena Agronomic Center
Hemmelgarn & Sons
Je Jee Inc.
K9 Clubhouse LLC
Kahlig Bros. Custom Pumping Inc.
Kleinhenz Brothers Livestock Inc.
Lefeld Implement Inc.
Pineview Pumping
R C C Outlaws LLC
Timmerman Trucking
Uhlenhake Dairy
Val Products Inc.
Wenning's Dairy
FORT RECOVERY
A & N Farms Inc.
A1 Ag. Services, LLC
Abels Dairy Farms LLC
Alig Farms
Amy Wendel Family Health LLC
Banks of Wabash Poultry
Big K Mills Inc.
Brunswick Poultry
Cooper Farms Inc.
Eichenauer Farms
Fort Recovery Equity Inc.
Fort Recovery FFA
Ft Recovery Lumber Company
Gaerke Brothers
Glacier Hill Farm
Hess Family Farms
Hull Brothers Inc.
J B Truck Service & Parts Inc.
JR Manufacturing
Lennartz Farms
Les Wenning Motors Inc.
Link Bros.
Mercer Co. Electric Inc.
Overman Dairy
Pineview Farms
R F Schaefer & Sons
FORT RECOVERY cont.
Schmitt Fur Farm, Inc.
Schwieterman Egg Farm LLC
Schwieterman Farms
Walnut Lane Farm
Weitzel Eggs LLC
Werling & Sons, Inc.
HERMITAGE, PA
Joy Cone Co.
MARIA STEIN
Albers Inc.
Bertke Dairy
Buschur’s Unlimited Inc.
Dirksen Dairy Farm
Droesch Farm Service
Grassland Farms
H & R Dairy
J & A Poultry, Inc.
Koesters Swine Farm
Lamm’s Insurance Agency
Leonard Otte & Sons
Maria Stein Trenching &
Excavating Inc.
Marion Local FFA
Mark Homan & Sons
Meier Dairy
MS Welding LLC
Schwieterman Family
Physicians Inc.
Thobe-Dippold Trucking
Wuebker Poultry Inc.
ROCKFORD cont.
Ketcham Ripley Land
Investments
KFS Farms
Kuhn Farms Inc.
Lee Farms Inc.
McDonough Farms
Parkway FFA
PDH Farms Inc.
Picket Fence Flowers &
Gifts LTD
Red Barn Farm En & LLC
Riverside Charter
Schumm Farms Inc.
Stober Farms Inc.
The Gamble Brothers
Utgard Farms
W Rogers Farms Inc.
ROSSBURG
H Tobe Farms
SPENCERVILLE
Central Ohio Farmers
McMichael Bros. Farms
ST. HENRY
Dahlinghaus Farms
J P Poultry
Robert E. Fleck & Sons
Partnership
B & L Construction
CJR Poultry & Swine Inc.
Cy Schwieterman Inc.
Franck Plumbing &
Heating Co. Inc.
Frederick R. Rose, Trustee
Gelhaus Farms
Indian Trail Pullets, LLC
M.J. Homan Poultry Farm
Moeller Door Sales
Moorman Farms
Philothea Country Club
R J Dues Inc.
Rindler Poultry
Rindler Truss LTD
Schockman Lumber Company
Siefring Farms
St. Henry Bank
St. Henry FFA
Stachler Farms Inc.
Theo Farms Inc.
ROCKFORD
ST. MARYS
MENDON
Bennie Young Construction
Big R Farms (Seed Sales)
Country Cuts Hair Salon
Gallman Farms
Glenco Farms
Jim Shaffer Realty
Piper Welding LLC
NEW BREMEN
A & A Greenhouse LLC
Brand It Marketing
Communications
Hileman Farms
JR Farms Inc.
Owen Hall Auctioneers
WILLSHIRE
Dellinger Well Drilling Inc.
Hamrick Farms Inc.
Nationwide Insurance & Financial Services Agency
Beth Brandewie Weber, Celina
Heiby-Poff Agency, Celina
Mercer County Farm Bureau
Non-Profit Organization
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IN THIS ISSUE...
NEW!
Farm Recycling
Project
CAUV
Update
Ohio Farm Bureau Scholarships
Children’s Literature Available
Award
Feature Benefit
Ag. Breakfast
EyeMed
Winter Recipe
Darke & Mercer
Annual Meeting
Business Members