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 and was endearingly labeled “The Summer of the Fence”. The high-tension fence was the only way Paul wanted to...
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 figure how much hay she needed to have put up for winter. Well, after I explained that her horse would...
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 by grazing in that region. They have been exported to many countries, used primarily to improve the meat...
Summit County Farm Bureau’s scholarship namesake, Bob Eckart, was a farmer and lifelong resident of Copley, Ohio, who supported the area’s agricultural community by serving as Secretary of the Summit County Farm Bureau Board of Trustees. In that role, which...
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 have grown from 10 to 150ish egg laying birds. We continue to raise chickens for the amazing eggs they...
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 today’s world, many people are generations removed from the farm, making it more important than ever for us to...
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 partnered with the Summit County Agricultural Society’s Fair annually, since the very beginning, and continues...
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 right here at the last dairy farm in Summit County, Hartong’s Dairy Farm. Holstein Dairy Cattle: The Backbone...
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 front yard” (directly in front of our Antiques Museum building) on Saturday, August 1st at the Summit County...
Farm dog owner must be a Summit County Farm Bureau member to enter the contest. Completed contest entry form and photograph must be submitted to summit@ofbf.orgbetween June 10th and July 20th, 2026. All entries will be displayed at the Summit County Farm Bureau...
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