At its inception, Ohio Farm Bureau brought farm people together to improve their income and standard of living through organized action. Ohio Farm Bureau has a rich history: the improvement of economic conditions and the quality of rural life was greatly improved in Farm Bureau's first decades of existence, with the organization's help in rural electrification, group purchasing of farm supplies and marketing of farm commodities and insurance. Ohio Farm Bureau is noted for its accomplishments: The creation and nurture of several successful organizations, including Nationwide Insurance; the development of the advisory council program which gives members a greater opportunity to discuss and resolve problems at the grassroots level; its policy development process which takes suggestions from the individual member to the county level, through the state and eventually to the national level; and the development and growth of members' leadership abilities.
