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Our Livestock Series – Highland Cattle
By Andrea Haberny Paul and Andrea Haberny started raising Highland cows in 2021 after building a one mile high tension fence. It took about 5 months...
Summit County Farm Bureau’s 2026 Farm Dog of the Year AND Summit County Farm Bureau’s 2026 Farm Cat of the Year
The votes have been counted and the winners are … Farm dog’s name: Alesia (Ali) Farm dog’s age: 2 years Farm dog’s breed:...
Flakes in a Bale of Hay
By Donna Cecil How many flakes in a bale of hay? That’s the question I was recently asked when an acquaintance, who purchased her first horse, was trying to...
Our Livestock Series – Boar Goats
The Boer is a South African breed of meat goat that was selectively bred in the Eastern Cape from about 1920 for meat qualities and for the ability to survive...
Summit County Farm Bureau’s 2026 Scholarship Recipients
Summit County Farm Bureau’s scholarship namesake, Bob Eckart, was a farmer and lifelong resident of Copley, Ohio, who supported the area’s agricultural...
Our Livestock Series – Raising Egg Laying Chickens
By Chrissy Roesner Seyerle My husband and I began raising chickens 15 years ago as a fun experience for our then 2 year old daughter. Since then, we...
President’s Message
Dear Members and Friends of the Summit County Farm Bureau, Agricultural education remains one of the most important goals we have as an organization. In...
It’s Almost Fair Season
The month of July brings hot days, cool nights, lightning bugs, garden vegetables, heat, humidity AND the Summit County Fair. Summit County Farm Bureau has...
Our Livestock Series – Holstein Dairy Cattle
By Matt Hartong June is “Dairy Month”! The perfect time to continue Our Livestock Series with a look at our favorite dairy cow, the Holstein, being raised...
2026 Summit County Farm Bureau Members Farmers’ Market
We are excited to announce the SCFB Members Farmers’ Market is back! The trustees are offering our members the opportunity to display their wares “in our...










