Perry County Farm Bureau

Founded in 1919, Ohio Farm Bureau Federation works to forge a partnership between farmers and consumers that meets consumer needs, addresses public expectations and ensures agricultural prosperity in a global marketplace. Farm Bureau is a grass-roots member-based organization of 214,000 members across the state. You don’t need to be a farmer to join. In fact, most of our members are not farmers. The organization is arranged by county, with each county governed by a volunteer board, which develops an annual county agenda. Farm Bureau began in 1919 to represent farmers and rural dwellers. In 1926, Farm Bureau leaders decided to start an auto insurance company because they believed they were being overcharged by established insurers. Common sense told them it was only fair that rural drivers pay less for their auto insurance because they had fewer traffic accidents than city motorists. On that belief, Ohio Farm Bureau Federation incorporated the Farm Bureau Mutual Automobile Insurance Company with a $10,000 loan. In 1955, Farm Bureau Mutual was renamed Nationwide Insurance. Today, Ohio Farm Bureau is Ohio’s largest general farm organization. Ohio Farm Bureau strives to forge a partnership between farmers and consumers. OFBF’s core values are integrity and honesty, grassroots involvement, member advocacy and farming’s contribution to the world. We represent our farmer and consumer members on important legislative issues, such as renewable fuels, private property rights, farmland preservation, wildlife control and more. We strive to keep consumers connected to producers and local farmers in business.