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District Discussion & Pre-Survey Results
Presidents Conference
• Member recruitment, board succession, young farmers (4)
• Membership Size and shrinking membership (2)
• New ideas with new volunteers and getting new members involved in a way they relate to and re-exciting existing members (6)
• How to involve members on different committees.
• CAFO permit rules could be the impetus for several of our farms to leave dairy farming altogether.
• Impacts and regulations from Western Lake Erie Basin (algae and water quality)
• Organizational leadership transition planning.
• Keeping our farmers in business and mental health.
• Organizational - making sure our board consist of full-time farmers, not your hobby farmer
• Today’s weather
• Working on keeping an engaged membership as farms get larger and there are fewer farmers.
• Bovine TB
• Distance to Markets
• Getting professional farmers involved.
• Urban sprawl, zoning challenges
• I’m always concerned about the longevity of the county Farm Bureau. Our county struggles with finances and member engagement. The discrepancy between large counties and small counties is tremendous. Larger counties have a greater opportunity to engage members and provide monetary assistance to host events.
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