Another year is rapidly coming to an end for Summit County Farm Bureau. The SCFB’s work year begins on October 1st and ends on September 30th. The end of our fiscal and program year means it’s time for the Board of Trustees to develop a plan of work for the upcoming program year, what do we want to continue and what do we want to eliminate. So, let’s take a look back at the past year and evaluate. Please join us as we look over some of the 2025 – 2026 highlights . . .
Sponsored Family and Community Events
The SCFB hosted our 16th Annual Farmers’ Share Breakfast.
The SCFB sponsored Farm Dog and Farm Cat of the Year contests for members.
The SCFB will be hosting their Annual Meeting on September 24th at Guy’s Party Center in Akron, Ohio.
Developed Educational Opportunities
The SCFB developed a partnership with the Summit County branch libraries to present the Library Seminar Series; Beekeeping 101 at Norton, Backyard Chickens at Portage Lakes, Starting Your Garden at Mogadore, History of the SC Fair at Green, Safe Canning Practices at Goodyear and Putting Your Garden to Bed at Mogadore.
The SCFB introduced a new informational Livestock Series on our website; Domestic Turkey, Jacobs Sheep, American Quarter Horse, Holstein Dairy Cattle, Backyard Laying Chickens, Boer Goats, Highland Cattle.
The SCFB hosted a Sourdough educational seminar in November.
The SCFB awarded two “new” renewable/four year scholarships.
The SCFB members collaborated with the Vet Tech/Animal Science program of the Copley, Norton, Wadsworth, Barberton compact to provide students the resources to learn about their livestock course work in a practical manner.
The museum videotaped vignettes were enjoyed by visitors to the SCFB Antiques Museum during the Summit County Fair.
The Farm Bureau Agricultural Games kiosk was enjoyed by visitors at the SCFB Antiques Museum during the Summit County Fair.
Organizational announcements and agricultural information were regularly shared on the SCFB website, SCFB Facebook page and through email blasts.
Initiated Internal Improvements
The updated Business Member Directory was mailed out to all members and added to the SCFB website.
The update Buy Local/Farm Markets Directory was mailed out to all members and added to the SCFB website.
Members received two paper newsletters, winter and summer, chock full of the organization’s activities and information.
The SCFB supported a Member to Member Discount Program at participating businesses.
The SCFB ran a successful membership campaign.
The SCFB introduced and highlighted the Board of Trustees through the Saturday Spotlight on the SCFB Facebook page.
The SCFB Board of Trustees initiated the annual financial review and compilation by an independent CPA for the SCFB.
The SCFB Investment Committee reviewed all investments to be sure they were performing well and made recommendations to the SCFB Board of Trustees.
The SCFB rolled out a new and improved “reboot” of the SCFB website.
The SCFB business office moved from sharing an office in North Royalton with 12 other counties to sharing an office with our fellow District 8 counties (Ashland, Medina and Wayne) in Wooster.
Gave Back to Our Local Community
Donations were made to Salvation Army and Akron Canton Food Bank
The SCFB helped sponsor the Summit County Fair program/map.
Served as Advocates for Our Members
The SCFB President, Vice-President and Young Farmer attended Ag Day at the Capitol in Columbus to meet with local legislatures.
The SCFB President and delegates attended the Ohio Farm Bureau Annual Meeting in Columbus.
The SCFB Public Policy committee collected and reviewed policy suggestions from the SCFB members
The SCFB Vice-President traveled to Washington D.C. to meet with local representatives.
SCFB members continued to work with agricultural stakeholders in Summit County to help draft comprehensive Agriculture Ordinances; Stow Zoning Revisions and Akron City Council’s review of chickens and bees.
Supported the Summit County Fair and the SCFB Antiques Museum
The SCFB sponsored an advertisement on the back cover of the Summit County Fair program/map.
The SCFB funded a professional cleaning of the museum and contents before the Summit County Fair.
SCFB members volunteered to supervise the museum during the Summit County Fair.
The SCFB supported our members’ 4-H children, monetary donations were given to the students in the 4-H Pen/Project Plaque Program.
The SCFB offered our members the opportunity to display their wares at a Members’ Market in the SCFB Antiques Museum front yard during the Summit County Fair.
The SCFB offered a Member Appreciation “Shake Break” during the Summit County Fair, supporting the 4-H Shake Shack.
The SCFB offered a memorial bench opportunity to replace the deteriorating benches on the Antique Museum front porch.
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