Tuscarawas County Farm Bureau 2011 annual meeting
“Seed, Soil, Sun: Earth’s Recipe for Food” was the theme for the 2011 Tuscarawas County Farm Bureau annual meeting.
Another successful year was celebrated during the annual meeting held August 23 at J.I.M.’s Place at New Philadelphia.
A new member reception was held followed by a steak and chicken dinner. Mary Jane John and Hallie Hawthorne received special jackets for signing the most new members.
Michele Specht, organization director for Tuscarawas, Carroll and Harrison counties, welcomed the group and Mary Jane John gave the invocation.
Steve Quillin, board president, gave his report and introduced board members, state trustees, team leader members and guests. He thanked the 2010-2011 Action Leaders and Team for their work.
Michele Specht, along with state trustees Pam Haley and Kim Davis, recognized the Action Team and Team members.
Action leaders recognized for their achievements were: Mark Seikel, communication; Matt Miller, organization; Dr. Jerry Lahmers, public policy; and Jim Rowe, center for food and animal issues.
Team members recognized were: Michelle and Jeremy Evans, Mary Jane John, Jim Brick, Eric Spillman, Carol Mutti, John and Myra Feller, Shelly Wheeler, Dr. Terri Specht, Austin and Karen Specht, and Sonya Quillin.
Michele Specht presented the Ag Educator awards to Brenda Stafford and Michele Carlisle. They received a certificate and a check from the Tuscarawas County Farm Bureau.
Brenda Stafford teaches fourth grade at Midvale Elementary. Through her Social Studies and Language Arts project, Agriculture-Past and Present, she taught her students about the history of farming, American agriculture and bio-technology. They also learned about the food system through videos and hands-on projects, read the book Sarah, Plain and Tall and had a career day assignment.
Using land maps and charted products, such as corn and livestock, produced and raised across the state from the early days to modern times, her students gained an understanding of the worldwide importance of agriculture.
Michele Carlisle is the distance education program manager for East Central Ohio Educational Service Center. Her project, Farmtastic Adventures, was developed by Carlisle and Marilyn Roeder, also of the center, for the 2010-2011 school year. The project consists of four, 45-minute interactive programs - apples, corn, pumpkins, and dairy.
Teachers scheduled distance learning sessions for their students, with six classes, totaling 450 students, participating in the sessions. Parents who attended the sessions shared an interest in expanding the series.
State trustees, Pam Haley and Kim Davis, reported on recent state issues of interest to the farming community.
Steve Quillin, board president, introduced the 2011-2012 Action Team Leaders and members. Leaders are Carol Mutti, communication; Matt Miller, organization, Dr. Jerry Lahmers, public policy, and Jim Rowe, center for food and animal issues.
Team members for 2011-2012 are Michelle and Jeremy Evans, Mary Jane John, Dr. Terri Specht, Sonya Quillin, Shelly Wheeler, John Feller and Myra Feller, and Karen and Austin Specht.
The guest speaker, Dr. Lahmers, gave information on the Ohio Livestock Standards Board. Dr. Lahmers is a member of the board. He said, “Ohio’s livestock care standards affect all persons raising or caring for one or more head of livestock raised for human food or fiber, and anyone raising or caring for equine animals in the state.
“Rules affecting the care of dairy, beef, swine, turkeys, broilers, sheep, goats, alpacas, llamas, and horses have been approved by the Ohio General Assembly’s Joint Committee on Agency Rule Review and will go into effect later this year.”
John Feller announced the trustee and delegate election results as follows: Cathy Harstine, Carol Mutti, Andrew Gordon, Scott Glazer and Jeremy Evans were elected board members.
Thad Gerber, Jim Rowe, Bill Hawthorne, Dr. Jerry Lahmers, and Steve Cronebaugh were elected delegates to the 2011-2012 state annual meeting.
Dr. Lahmers presented the 2011-2012 local, state, and national proposed policies that had been developed by the policy development committee. All local policies were approved by the members attending the meeting, including continuing to develop a relationship between agriculture and the business community.
Other local issues approved were developing an emergency rescue awareness program for farmers and first responders, encouraging the agriculture community to file wildlife damages/injuries to livestock reports to establish a record, and encouraging landowners to continue improving the environment by enhancing the conservation, wise use and productivity of natural resources through private ownership, individual freedom and market-oriented approaches.
State issues included enforcement of scrap dealer regulations, making English the official state language, supporting the Ohio Engineer Association’s efforts to change Force Account Limitations, and supporting the lowering of levels in theft from a value of $500 to a value of $250, which will trigger felony citations.
The national issue approved was support to make English the official language, which will prevent any individual from demanding government services in any language other than English.
Another successful year was celebrated during the annual meeting held August 23 at J.I.M.’s Place at New Philadelphia.
A new member reception was held followed by a steak and chicken dinner. Mary Jane John and Hallie Hawthorne received special jackets for signing the most new members.
Michele Specht, organization director for Tuscarawas, Carroll and Harrison counties, welcomed the group and Mary Jane John gave the invocation.
Steve Quillin, board president, gave his report and introduced board members, state trustees, team leader members and guests. He thanked the 2010-2011 Action Leaders and Team for their work.
Michele Specht, along with state trustees Pam Haley and Kim Davis, recognized the Action Team and Team members.
Action leaders recognized for their achievements were: Mark Seikel, communication; Matt Miller, organization; Dr. Jerry Lahmers, public policy; and Jim Rowe, center for food and animal issues.
Team members recognized were: Michelle and Jeremy Evans, Mary Jane John, Jim Brick, Eric Spillman, Carol Mutti, John and Myra Feller, Shelly Wheeler, Dr. Terri Specht, Austin and Karen Specht, and Sonya Quillin.
Michele Specht presented the Ag Educator awards to Brenda Stafford and Michele Carlisle. They received a certificate and a check from the Tuscarawas County Farm Bureau.
Brenda Stafford teaches fourth grade at Midvale Elementary. Through her Social Studies and Language Arts project, Agriculture-Past and Present, she taught her students about the history of farming, American agriculture and bio-technology. They also learned about the food system through videos and hands-on projects, read the book Sarah, Plain and Tall and had a career day assignment.
Using land maps and charted products, such as corn and livestock, produced and raised across the state from the early days to modern times, her students gained an understanding of the worldwide importance of agriculture.
Michele Carlisle is the distance education program manager for East Central Ohio Educational Service Center. Her project, Farmtastic Adventures, was developed by Carlisle and Marilyn Roeder, also of the center, for the 2010-2011 school year. The project consists of four, 45-minute interactive programs - apples, corn, pumpkins, and dairy.
Teachers scheduled distance learning sessions for their students, with six classes, totaling 450 students, participating in the sessions. Parents who attended the sessions shared an interest in expanding the series.
State trustees, Pam Haley and Kim Davis, reported on recent state issues of interest to the farming community.
Steve Quillin, board president, introduced the 2011-2012 Action Team Leaders and members. Leaders are Carol Mutti, communication; Matt Miller, organization, Dr. Jerry Lahmers, public policy, and Jim Rowe, center for food and animal issues.
Team members for 2011-2012 are Michelle and Jeremy Evans, Mary Jane John, Dr. Terri Specht, Sonya Quillin, Shelly Wheeler, John Feller and Myra Feller, and Karen and Austin Specht.
The guest speaker, Dr. Lahmers, gave information on the Ohio Livestock Standards Board. Dr. Lahmers is a member of the board. He said, “Ohio’s livestock care standards affect all persons raising or caring for one or more head of livestock raised for human food or fiber, and anyone raising or caring for equine animals in the state.
“Rules affecting the care of dairy, beef, swine, turkeys, broilers, sheep, goats, alpacas, llamas, and horses have been approved by the Ohio General Assembly’s Joint Committee on Agency Rule Review and will go into effect later this year.”
John Feller announced the trustee and delegate election results as follows: Cathy Harstine, Carol Mutti, Andrew Gordon, Scott Glazer and Jeremy Evans were elected board members.
Thad Gerber, Jim Rowe, Bill Hawthorne, Dr. Jerry Lahmers, and Steve Cronebaugh were elected delegates to the 2011-2012 state annual meeting.
Dr. Lahmers presented the 2011-2012 local, state, and national proposed policies that had been developed by the policy development committee. All local policies were approved by the members attending the meeting, including continuing to develop a relationship between agriculture and the business community.
Other local issues approved were developing an emergency rescue awareness program for farmers and first responders, encouraging the agriculture community to file wildlife damages/injuries to livestock reports to establish a record, and encouraging landowners to continue improving the environment by enhancing the conservation, wise use and productivity of natural resources through private ownership, individual freedom and market-oriented approaches.
State issues included enforcement of scrap dealer regulations, making English the official state language, supporting the Ohio Engineer Association’s efforts to change Force Account Limitations, and supporting the lowering of levels in theft from a value of $500 to a value of $250, which will trigger felony citations.
The national issue approved was support to make English the official language, which will prevent any individual from demanding government services in any language other than English.
Published: September 6, 2011
