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OFB grant is helping young professionals get their start in the industry

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The executive director of the Ohio Farm Bureau Federation says a new grant program is helping young professionals get their start in the industry.

Kelly Burns says eligible start-up businesses have to have a widespread impact on state agriculture.

Creating long term, sustainable employment opportunities,” she says. “Many of our rural communities within Ohio, it’s hard to find employment sometimes. Keeping folks there in their community, creating these opportunities is just one way that they can give back to their community.”

She tells Brownfield this year’s recipients are strengthening the future of their local ag communities.

“Winchester Farm Exchange and Chambers Family Fab are two very different business models, but is a great way to show the vast diversity there are in agricultural careers in ways that folks can work in ag and really impact the communities in which they live,” she says.

The grant, provided by Farm Credit Mid-America, will donate $250,000 over the next five years.

For more information visit ofb.ag/GrowingTomorrowGrant.

AUDIO: Kelly Burns