Young agriculture professional group
starts in Coshocton
By Josie Sellers
josie@coshoctoncountybeacon.com
COSHOCTON – A new group
has formed as part of the
Coshocton County Farm
Bureau to help young pro-
fessionals involved in the
industry.
“Th e Coshocton Young
Agriculture Professionals
(YAP) are 18-35 year old
individuals who are con-
nected to improving local
Finton
agriculture, interested in
learning from networking
and developing leadership skills,” said Kayla Finton,
who is the Coshocton County Farm Bureau President.
“Th is group is local but members are able to participate
in the state and national programs of the Farm Bureau
Ag Professional Program.”
Th ere are 150 members of the Coshocton County Farm
Bureau who qualify to be young agriculture professional
members. Finton said about 40 of them actively partici-
pate in the group.
“As this continues and people learn about the pur-
pose of this group we hope to see this number continue
to grow,” she said. “Th e Coshocton group meets on a
quarterly basis. In December there was a trip to the
Columbus Zoo Lights. Th is month a night at the Wooly
Pig Brewery is planned to learn about the hops indus-
try. A summer event is in the works to learn about local
resources available.”
Th ere are no added fees to join the Coshocton Young
Agriculture Professionals. You just have to have an ac-
tive Farm Bureau membership.
“Th e goal is that the leaders of today and tomorrow in
the agriculture community fi nd value in the Farm Bu-
“The Coshocton Young
Agriculture Professionals (YAP)
are 18-35 year old individuals
who are connected to improving
local agriculture, interested in
learning from networking and
developing leadership skills.”
Kayla Finton
reau and more specifi cally fi nd the Coshocton County
Young Ag Professionals as a great transition from FFA
or 4-H as they return from college or start a family in
Coshocton County,” Finton said.
“I hope the Coshocton Young Ag
Professionals creates a strong
group of leaders that become
trusted resources for each other.”
Kayla Finton
To learn more about the Ohio Farm Bureau’s Young
Agriculture Professionals groups, visit https://ofbf.org/
experience-yap/. Finton started Coshocton’s group and
is creating a committee led by Jenna Wyler and Kaitlyn
Finton to continue the local program.
“Getting started in the agriculture industry comes
with a learning curve and hurdles to enter,” Finton said.
“Young people entering this industry, whether farming
or taking on a career that is correlated to agriculture,
is becoming less and less. I hope the Coshocton Young
Ag Professionals creates a strong group of leaders that
become trusted resources for each other. In addition, I
would hope the YAP group becomes a point of contact
for the community to become informed and updated on
where their food and fi ber comes from.”
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