Farmer’s Share breakfast held
FFA: Shown is River View FFA member Andrew Lonsinger as he is preparing pancakes for the Farm Bureau Farmers Share breakfast which was held at River View High School on Saturday, Feb. 22. The River View FFA chapter had about 15 students who were involved in setting up, cooking and cleaning up for this large community event. Photo contributed to The Beacon
WARSAW – Friends of farmers and agriculture had a hearty breakfast of eggs, pancakes, bacon, sausage, coffee, milk and orange juice at the third annual Farmer’s Share breakfast which was held Saturday morning, Feb. 22 at River View High School.
Rick Haines, President of the Coshocton County Farm Bureau, said, “$1, that’s what the farmer gets for the food we served; bacon, eggs, pancakes, sausage, juice, milk and coffee. The way food prices are going up – the goal is to educate the consumer and put a local face on the food.”
“We have a lot of help to put this event on,” said Haines. “The River View FFA, the Keene Kountry Kids 4-H club, they are a lot of help.”
“We have exhibits from local Ag related businesses and Emily Adams is doing “Agrability, which is a program to help aging farmers stay safe on the farm.”
Kari Burkey, who is the Organizational Director for the Farm Bureau for Coshocton, Licking, Knox, Morgan and Muskingum counties, said, “This is for all the agricultural organizations to work together – it is an outreach event. Hopefully people will learn about the agriculture in the county and listen to our safety speaker.”
“The Farmer’s Share breakfast has two different meanings; one, the amount the farmer receives for all the food that is served today and second – the opportunity for farmers to share their message about how they raise their products with the community.”
The event was sponsored by the Coshocton County Farm Bureau, Endsley Agency, Kuester Implement, J.D. Equipment, Scott Boyer – Nationwide Insurance, Agland Co-op, Coshocton County Soil & Water Conservation District, Coshocton County OSU Extension Office, Ohio Agricultural Equipment, Coshocton Grain Company, Pearl Valley Cheese, Farm Credit Services Mid-America and Kraft Foods.
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