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NEBRASKA FARM BUREAU FEDERATIONSteve Nelson, president (Axtell)Mark McHargue, first vice president (Central City)Rob Robertson, chief administrator/ secretary-treasurer (Lincoln)

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Unfortunately, there are some things in life that don’t bring us much joy. Like the feeling you get when you’re just about to wrap up harvest

and for some reason equipment breaks down. It’s the same type of feeling I got a few weeks ago when Farm Bureau participated in a call with the Farm Service Agency (FSA) to discuss the release of CRP acres for emergency haying or grazing and earlier in the month when the State Department of Roads expanded the opportunity for early roadside haying. It wasn’t that I wasn’t glad FSA and the state were willing to move forward in helping make much needed forage available for livestock producers. Both Farm Bureau and I support it. But it was the reality that we’re still in the middle of a drought that just won’t go away.

No moisture, high temps and lack of any breeze over the last several weeks has put the squeeze on livestock, pastures and crops. It’s not a good feel-ing, and it’s become all too familiar. The long-term weather forecasts haven’t necessarily given us much to shout about either. With the cur-rent situation it is a strong reminder of why we, as an organization, have been pushing so hard for a farm bill built on the foundation of crop insurance with inclusion of funding for the reauthorization of livestock disaster assistance programs. However, with uncertainty sur-rounding the farm bill, it is certainly no silver bullet.

In the meantime it’s my hope that those work-ing through the drought are taking advantage of the resources that are available. The hay/pasture hotline through the Department of Agriculture is one that has proven helpful to many people over the years. The University of Nebraska has also put together a number of drought related resources and has been very open in asking for help in spreading the word.

While there are certainly different ways to address drought, one of those is helping others understand just

what it means when Nebraska agriculture faces drought conditions. That’s why in late July, Nebraska Farm Bu-reau released the results of a study we conducted re-garding the economic impact of Nebraska farmers and ranchers ability to irrigate in 2012. We did the study on the heels of last summer’s drought conditions to help demonstrate the importance of having water available for agriculture. Not only did the study show major ben-efits to farmers and ranchers, but to the state’s larger economy as well. You’ll find a full story about the study on page 9A. The findings show irrigation contributed

billions to Nebraska’s economy and created tens of thousands of jobs, many outside of pro-duction agriculture.

While the results may not surprise those of us in agricul-ture, it is an important story to tell. It helps demonstrate that the drought which has affected us would have had broad impacts well beyond the farm gate without water for agri-culture. In visiting with media about the study I was asked about potential conflicts be-

tween agriculture and other water uses during times of shortage. I talked frankly about the need to find bal-ance among water users. At the same time the study was very helpful in pointing out water used in agricul-ture, isn’t just about agriculture. It’s about Nebraska’s economy and real Nebraska jobs. It’s about feeding the people of our state, our nation and our world. That’s a story worth telling, especially in the middle of drought that just won’t go away.

The President’s MessageBy Steve Nelson, PresidentNebraska Farm Bureau Federation®

Drought Just Won’t Go Away

Top 4 Ways to Advocate

Farm Bureau’s Agri-cultural Contact Team (FB-ACT) is the Nebraska Farm Bureau Federa-tion’s grassroots action network. When we reach out to state lawmakers or Congress, we impact the decisions they make.

FB-ACT advances agri-cultural and rural interests by connecting elected officials to those people who matter most – their constituents.

Passing legislation that supports our issues is a challenging process that requires active participa-tion by our members. You can make a difference by:

SEND A LETTER As a con-stituent, your lawmakers

and political appointees know that you are the key to their understanding of issues important to you. They want and need to hear from you on issues you consider important.

MAKE A PHONE CALL When you need to get in touch with your lawmaker immedi-ately, and don’t have the time to craft a letter or email, that’s when it’s time to use the most common method of communicating with your lawmakers – make a phone call!

MEET FACE TO FACE By far, the most effec-

tive way to articulate your views to your elected of-ficials and positively affect the outcome of legislation and of policy debates is to speak with lawmakers face to face.

LETTER TO THE EDITOR You can send a letter to the editor to many news-papers via email rather than hand-writing them. Go to our online Legislative Action Center to find media outlets in your area, and send them a message. It only takes a minute.

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Members and friends of Wayne County Farm Bureau met at the Wes Sievers (left, red shirt) farm Northwest of Wayne, Neb., June 20 for the Annual Wayne County Farm Bureau Picnic and Farm Tour. After a pot luck supper

attendees looked over Sievers’ operation. A couple years ago he began collaborating with Plymouth Dairy, a 2,700-head family dairy operation, near Merrill, Iowa. Wes gets their heifer dairy calves in at 500 pounds and brings them to maturity; roughly 1,200 pounds when they are AI’d and shipped back to the dairy as replacements. He generally has 1,200 to 1,300 head at his farm and his brother’s farm a mile down the road. Chris McGuire helps manage the AI program and helps chop. They also do custom chopping. Wes stated that, “all his crops are chopped now” and, “the combine hasn’t been out of the machine shed for the last two harvest seasons.” They use a CLAAS windrower/chopper and a Kuhn 50’ rakes in their operation. Nebraska Farm Bureau Federation District 3 Director Jason Kvols and District 3 Young Farmers and Ranchers Committee member Brian Gould, both from Cedar County, spoke about the importance Farm Bureau plays in developing ag policy, some of the current issues Farm Bureau is involved in and some of the other benefits of belonging to Nebraska Farm Bureau.

COUNTY NEWS

York County Farm Bureau gave $500 to help support ag literacy efforts locally and across the state. York County Farm Bureau secretary/treasurer Karah Perdue (right) presented the check on the organization’s behalf on June 18 to Cathy Day (left), interim executive director of the newly-created Nebraska Farm Bureau Foundation for Agriculture. The funds will go toward the Nebraska Agriculture in the Classroom program (AITC). AITC has been in existence for 31 years and due to its efforts, students across the state are gaining a better understanding of the agricultural industry and the important role farmers and ranchers play in produc-ing the food, fuel and fiber that Nebraskans use every day. In Nebraska, AITC is sponsored by the Nebraska Farm Bureau Foundation for Agriculture.

York County Farm Bureau

County Supports State Ag Literacy Efforts

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Johnson County Farm Bureau held its Annual Appreciation Supper June 23 with approximately 40 people attending. Duane Sug-den (bottom right), president of Johnson County Farm Bureau, welcomed the group. Jordan Dux, national affairs coordinator for Nebraska Farm Bureau Federation, was the main speaker and after his talk he answered questions from the group. Lt. Gov. Lavon Heidemann also spoke to the group regarding his duties and legislative concerns. Nathan Bartels, district 1 director for the Nebraska Farm Bureau Federation (NFBF) board, also spoke to the group. Darlene Tonack, District 1 Ag Promotion Committee member, told the group about upcoming activities and encouraged all in attendance to sign up to be Ag Pen Pals for the coming school year. Sugden introduced our present board members and gave special recognition to Ken Kuhl who passed away. Kuhl was a long-time board member and had also been on the NFBF board. Karl Linke (bottom left), NFBF regional director of member services for the southeast, was presented with a plaque recognizing his long and dedicated service to the county and Farm Bureau. He is retiring in August and the county appreciates all the help and support he has given them through his 19 years.

Johnson County Farm Bureau

County Holds Annual Appreciation Supper

As part of the annual Wayne Chicken Days celebration, members of Wayne County Farm Bureau held a Farmer Olym-pics children’s event at Bressler Park in Wayne, Neb., on July 13.

More than 50 children participated in events that included a stick-horse race, steer roping and bean bag scooping.

Two bucket calves were also on display, along with various feed ingredients that children could touch and ask questions about.

All children who participated in an event received a commemorative Farm Bureau cup and coloring book.

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NCTA Centennial Celebration August 9-11 in CurtisCURTIS, Neb. — For a century, thousands of agricul-

turalists across Nebraska and the U.S. have at one point during their academic career called the campus on the rolling hills at Curtis, Neb., “home.”

On Aug. 9-11, alumni, former faculty and friends of the University of Nebraska-Nebraska College of Tech-nical Agriculture (NCTA) will gather for a reunion and celebration of their alma mater. No matter its title over the 100-year history, today’s two-year technical college, NCTA, is still most commonly known simply as “the ag school at Curtis.”

Welcoming alumni and friends to the campus will be the newest resident to Curtis, Dr. Ron Rosati, who joined the University of Nebraska system as the NCTA Dean on July 1.

“NCTA has been providing outstanding technical edu-cation to the agricultural communities of Nebraska and surrounding states for 100 years,” notes Rosati. “I feel hon-ored to have the opportunity to serve with my friends and colleagues in the NCTA community as we move into our second century, continuing to provide graduates ready to address important issues for the residents of Nebraska”.

The Nebraska School of Agriculture (NSA), a high school, was established by the Nebraska Legislature in 1911, with classes starting on Sept. 9, 1913. Students lat-er attended UNSA – University of Nebraska School of

Agriculture, UNSTA – University of Nebraska School of Technical Agriculture and NCTA – Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture. The two-year technical agriculture college started in fall 1965 and operated simultaneously for three years with the high school graduating its final class in spring 1968.

“NCTA implements its unique mission in an extraor-dinary fashion due to the dedication of highly qualified faculty and staff,” Rosati added. “That mission continues to grow in importance as we see an increasing demand placed on our agricultural industries to provide even more food for a growing world, to emerge as a source of en-ergy, and to play a leading role in resolving the country’s environmental issues.”

Alumni, former faculty and family members, local resi-dents and agricultural industry partners are invited to at-tend the reunion and centennial celebration, said Rosati.

Registration and schedule details are available at NCTA.unl.edu or email [email protected] or call 308-367-5222.

Fri., Aug. 9, centennial activities include the chuck wag-on dinner and cowboy poetry by NCTA alumnus R.P. Smith of Broken Bow. Saturday’s agenda features cam-pus and farm tours, alumni meetings, agriculture-related contests and games, and an evening banquet, program and dance.

COUNTY NEWS

Agriculture is the number one industry in Nebraska, and it is also something most kids don’t see every day. The Lincoln County Farm Bureau looked to change how much people know about agriculture this year with a new event called AgLand at the Lincoln County Fair July 25-28. AgLand was brought to kids and their parents by the Lincoln County Farm Bureau in cooperation with other Farm Bureau groups and the county fair. There was a cow milking station, a “find a prize” in the seeds station, kids could design their own stick horse and much more. Organizers hope to expand on this event each year and encourage ongoing agriculture education for kids who don’t normally get the experience.

Lincoln County Farm Bureau

AgLand Event at Fair Teaches People More About Agriculture

Historical Timeline 1911 – The Nebraska Legislature established Nebraska School of Agriculture (NSA) for high school students

Sept. 9, 1913 – Nebraska School of Agriculture began high school classes

1946 – NSA became the University of Nebraska School of Agriculture (UNSA)

1965 – UNSA became part of the land-grant university system, supplementing the UN-Lincoln mission

Fall 1965 to Spring 1968 – Both the high school and the two-year college operated simultaneously with the final UNSA high school class graduating in 1968.

1968 – UNSA became the University of Nebraska School of Technical Agriculture (UNSTA)

1994 – UNSTA changed to University of Nebraska-Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture (NCTA)

2013 – August 9-11, University of Nebraska NCTA will observe “A Century of Ag Education” in Curtis

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The July World Agricultural Supply and Demand Es-timates (WASDE) report released July 11 by the U.S. Agriculture Department shows no change in the projected corn and soy-bean yields this month.

July’s WASDE report projected the 2013 corn yield to be 156.5 bushels per acre and the soybean yield to be 44.5 bushels per acre, par-alleling the June report. American Farm Bureau Federation economist Todd Davis said corn production is down slightly from June due to slightly lower harvested acreage expectations.

“The corn crop is projected at 13.95 billion bushels, down from slightly above 14 billion bush-els in last month’s report. Despite a decreased estimate, corn production is still on target for a record setting-year, if realized,” said Davis.

Davis added the soybean crop, projected at 3.42 billion bushels, would also be re-cord-setting if obtained.

REFLECTIVE OF SURVEYBoth corn and soybean acreage were re-

flective of the acreage survey released June 28, upping corn planted acres by 100,000 to 97.4 million acres and soybean planted acres by 600,000 to 77.7 million acres.

The report predicts a dip in 2013-14 corn exports by 50 million bushels due to a later harvest and tight old crop corn stocks. The 2013-14 exports are projected at 1.25 billion, which would be an increase of 550 million

bushels from the 2012-13 marketing year. Davis said the estimate may be optimistic be-cause of South American competition.

CORN ENDING STOCKSCorn ending stocks are estimated to build

significantly, from 729 million in 2012-13 to a projected 1.959 billion for 2013-14. Davis said the WASDE projections for corn end-ing stocks are higher than the trade pre-report predictions of 1.88 billion.

“Elevated corn ending stocks predictions will reflect negatively on marketing-year prices, reducing the estimated 2013 farm price to $4.80 per bushel from $6.95 per bushel in 2012,” said Davis.

U.S. soybean ending stocks are expected to more than double from the 2012-13 mar-keting year, projected at 295 million bushels for 2013-14, up from 265 million bushels in June’s WASDE report. The increase will lower the 2013-14 projected soybean price to $10.75 per bushel, down from $14.40 per bushel in the 2012-13 marketing year.

“Due to a late planting season, the corn crop is on the verge of entering the crucial reproductive phase of tasseling. Moderate temperatures and moisture should ensure a good crop,” said Davis.

August’s WASDE, released Aug. 12, will include the first field and producer surveys and provide the first projection of 2014 corn and soybean yields.

USDA Report Shows Corn and Soybeans Hold Steady


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Nebraska Farm Bureau’s Successes for YouFor more than 90 years, Nebraska Farm

Bureau has worked to represent our mem-bers on issues that affect the viability and profitability of their farm or ranch. The past year was no exception, with Farm Bureau’s ef-forts netting an estimat-ed $25,000 in savings for farm operations.

“While there were several key issues in which we were involved in 2013, the largest con-cern at the state level this year was the two pro-posed bills that would have increased sales taxes on agricultural inputs used in farming and ranching. On the national side, passage of a farm bill is the continued focus of our efforts,” said Jay Rempe, vice president of governmental relations.

“Our mission has always been to be the collective voice representing farmers and ranchers,” said Rempe. “We are proud of the many successes this year for our farmer and rancher members to help maintain their viability.”

WINS FOR YOUSaved farm operations an estimat-

ed $25,000 in new sales taxes By engaging

members, work-ing daily with Ne-braska lawmak-ers and helping tell the story of how farm and ranch families would have been harmed, Farm Bureau stopped a major tax increase that would have enacted a sales tax on purchases of agricultural inputs including seed, fertilizer, machinery, equipment, fuel and energy. Farmers told us the new taxes would have cost their operations on aver-age $25,000.

Kept the next generation of farmers and ranchers on the farm by saying “NO!” when the government wanted to take the “farm” out of “farm kid”

Farm Bureau led the Nebraska charge to defeat the U.S. Depart-ment of Labors’ proposed rule that would have prevented many children from working on farms and ranches. Our “Let Me Get My Hands Dirty” campaign gained support and backing from thousands of people in Nebraska including children, which helped forced the Labor Depart-ment to pull the proposal.

Helped keep Nebraska on the right track in protecting water for agriculture

Water is es-sential to your farm or ranch. That’s why Farm Bureau worked with Nebraska senators to pass legislation de-signed to secure

funding for state water projects to assure adequate water supplies for farmers and ranchers in the future.

Turned away animal rights extremists

When animal rights extremists pushed for a “one-size fits all” housing and care standards for egg-laying hens in the Sen-ate farm bill, Farm Bureau pushed back keeping the measure out of the Senate legislation.

Helped lower your property taxesBy advocat-

ing for property tax relief in the Legislature, Farm Bureau helped secure dollars for Nebraska’s prop-erty tax credit program, a pro-gram that gives you credit on your property tax bill. In 2012 the credit was worth $71 per every $100,000 in property valuation.

Took some “life” out of the “death tax”

Working in Washington, D.C., Farm Bu-reau secured a permanent estate tax ex-emption of over $5 million per person or $10 million per couple.

Prevented additional regulationsFarm Bureau

helped stop initia-tives putting more burdensome regu-lations on farms and ranches such as state legislation unduly restricting the use of regu-

latory-approved pesticides and legislation placing additional notification requirements on farmers when soil testing.

ONGOING EFFORTSNebraska Farm Bureau continues to work

daily to protect the livelihood of the state’s farmers and ranchers.

“Ongoing efforts continue on several is-sues,” said Rempe. “We will continue to work for a resolution of these issues in the best interest of our members.”

A Safety Net for FarmersFarm Bureau continues to push for a farm

bill centered on crop insurance and stream-

lined conservation programs to make sure there’s pro-tection for farm-ers and ranchers when catastrophic events happen.

Dealing with DroughtFarm Bureau

sponsored sev-eral drought workshops to help farmers and ranchers visit with experts on how to work through tough business de-

cisions and advocated for policies like opening CRP acres for emergency haying and grazing.

Oil Spill Regulations Farm Bureau

is working to roll back and mitigate EPA’s Spill, Preven-tion, Control and Countermeasures (SPCC) Rule that created unneces-sary regulations on Nebraska farm and ranch families. Farm Bureau worked with Congress on legislation to reduce the number of farmers impacted.

Getting Ag Supporters ElectedFarm Bureau’s

political action committee works diligently engaging members across the state to help get those who understand the needs of agricul-

ture into positions where they can make a difference for farm and ranch families.

Sending a child off to college can involve plenty of uncertainties, but insurance shouldn’t be one of them. Before heading off to campus, review your policies with your agent to de-termine what protection they’ll provide, and what additional coverage you may need.

Personal Property CoverageCheck your homeowner’s coverage to

see if it will protect your college student’s personal belongings. Be sure to protect ex-pensive items, such as jewelry, musical instru-ments and computers. Personal property in-surance is typically available at a minimal cost with a deductible even a student can afford.

Renter’s Insurance for Off-Campus Students

Renter’s insurance is an affordable option for students who live off-campus in rental properties. It can help cover the cost of replac-ing clothes, furniture and other belongings in the event of a fire, burglary or natural disaster.

Car InsuranceIt’s usually less expensive to have teenage and

young adult drivers on the family’s policy rather than purchasing a separate policy, but if your child will be taking a car to school, talk with your insurance agent about the best options for you. If your son or daughter doesn’t use a car while at school, tell your agent. Rates may be lower during the time when your student is away.

Health InsuranceAccording to the Patient Protection and Af-

fordable Care Act, any insurance plan or issuer that offers dependent coverage must make that available until the dependent reaches age 26. Until 2014, if the parent’s coverage is through

an employer, and the dependent is eligible for coverage through his or her own job, the par-ent’s plan is not required to provide coverage.

Check your benefits to determine your child’s medical coverage while at school. Some schools require a student health plan as part of registration, so check in with your child’s school. Be sure your child has a copy of his or her insur-ance cards and understands how to get refer-rals and approvals before seeking treatment.

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WHAT’S COOKING?If you want to submit your own recipes, and photos if you have them, send them via email to [email protected].

Pear-Nut Biscuits recipe from Taste of Home’s Healthy Cooking magazine. Honey Lemon Cookies recipe from Taste of Home’s Light and Tasty magazine. Honey Peanut Butter Popcorn recipe from Betty Crocker’s mobile cookbook. Apricot Walnut Scones recipe from Rock County Recipes and Remembrances

Book with modifications by Lois Linke, wife of Karl Linke, Nebraska Farm Bureau district director of member services for the southeast. All photos by Linke. Fried Honey Banana recipe and photo from thecrohnsjourneyfoundation.org/recipes/fried-honey-banana/.

Ingredients1/2 cup popcorn kernels (approximately 4 quarts of popped corn)1/2 teaspoon salt 1 cup sugar1 cup honey1 cup peanut butter1 teaspoon vanilla1 cup roasted peanuts (optional)

Directions1. Preheat the oven to 200º F. Line 2 baking sheets with parchment or waxed paper; set aside.2. Pop the popcorn in an air popper or paper bag in the microwave. Pour popped kernels into a large baking pan/roaster. Sprinkle with salt and set in the oven to keep warm.3. In a medium saucepan, mix sugar and honey. Over medium heat, bring the mixture to a boil. Boil for 3 minutes, stirring as it bubbles. After 3 minutes, remove pan from the stove.4. Add peanut butter and stir until it melts and the mixture is smooth. Add vanilla.5. Remove warm popcorn from the oven. Pour peanut butter syrup over the popcorn and mix until all kernels are coated.6. Add peanuts if desired.7. Spread coated popcorn on the two lined baking sheets to cool. Once cool, enjoy.

Yield: 4-5 quarts

Honey Peanut Butter Popcorn

UPCOMING MONTHSBelow are themes for the coming months! Submit your recipe to: [email protected]

September – recipes on a dimeOctober – famous fast food/restaurant recipesNovember – crock-pot recipesDecember – under 30 minute recipes

Honey and Biscuit Recipes

Ingredients2 1/4 cups flour1/3 cup sugar2 teaspoons baking powder1/2 teaspoon salt1/4 cup unsalted butter, chilled3/4 cup half & half1 large egg1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla1 cup toasted coarsely broken walnuts1 cup finely chopped dried apricots6 ounces white chocolate chips

Directions1. Preheat oven to 375º F.2. In a large bowl, combine the dry ingredients.3. Cut in the butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs.4. In a small bowl, stir together the cream, egg and vanilla.5. Add the nuts, apricots and chips to the dry ingredients. Mix to distribute.6. Add the liquid mixture to the flour mixture and stir until combined.7. On a floured surface, gently knead dough until it comes together. Pat out into a circular disk approximately 1 inch thick. Cut into 8 wedges.8. Place the wedges in a circle onto a greased baking sheet, leaving about 1/2 inch space between each wedge.9. Bake for 15 to 20 minutes or until the tops are lightly browned.

Yield: 8 scones

Apricot Walnut Scones

Ingredients1/3 cup butter or stick margarine, softened1/2 cup sugar1/2 cup honey1 egg1 teaspoon grated lemon peel2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour1/2 cup wheat germ, divided1 teaspoon baking powder1/4 teaspoon salt

Directions1. In a mixing bowl, cream butter and sugar.2. Beat in the honey, egg and lemon peel.3. Combine the flour, 1/4 cup wheat germ, baking powder and salt; gradually add to creamed mixture.4. Cover and refrigerate for 1 hour or until easy to handle.5. Roll dough into 1-inch balls; roll in remaining wheat germ. Place 2 inches apart on baking sheets coated with nonstick cooking spray.6. Bake at 350º F for 11-12 minutes or until lightly browned. Remove to wire racks to cool. Store in an air-tight container.

Yield: 3-4 dozen

Honey Lemon Cookies

Ingredients1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour1/3 cup packed brown sugar2 teaspoons baking powder3/4 teaspoon salt3 tablespoons cold butter1 egg1/2 cup half-and-half cream1 cup chopped pealed ripe pears1/4 cup chopped pecans

Directions1. In a large bowl, combine the flour, brown sugar, baking powder and salt.2. Cut in butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs.3. Whisk egg and cream together; stir into crumb mixture just until moistened.4. Fold in pears and pecans.5. Drop by 1/4 cups onto an ungreased baking sheet.6. Bake at 400º F for 15-18 minutes or until golden brown.7. Serve warm.

Yield: 8-10 biscuits

Pear-Nut Biscuits

IngredientsCoconut oil cooking spray1/4 teaspoon cinnamon1 banana1 tablespoon honey

Directions1. Cut the banana into 1/8 in width.2. Mix together honey and 1/2 tablespoon water in a bowl and set aside.3. Place a frying pan on the stove top under medium heat and spray generously with the coconut oil spray.4. Add the banana slices; once browned (about 1–2 minutes) flip over.5. Once you flip the pieces of banana over, turn off the stove and add the honey/water mixture all over the top and watch it bubble.6. Sprinkle the cinnamon on top and enjoy.

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Law Allocating Sales Tax For Roads in Effect

Nebraska Farm Bureau was one of sev-eral groups highlighting the implementation of a new law that allocates 1/4 of a cent of the state’s sales tax collections to new road construction. The Build Nebraska Act passed in 2011, but went into effect July 1, 2013. Nebraska Farm Bureau was part of a broad coalition of business and economic develop-ment groups which supported the legislation championed by then state Sen. Deb Fischer. The law is expected to raise about $65 million a year for roads construction. In addition to meeting state roads funding needs, a portion of the receipts will be allocated to cities and counties for their roads infrastructure needs.

Water Funding Task Force Underway

A task force charged with helping direct management of Nebraska’s water resources has started its work. The Nebraska Water

Funding task force met July 19 for the first of what will be several meetings of the group created by the Legislature to make recom-mendations for a strategic plan that prioritizes water related programs, projects and ac-tivities in need of funding. The 34 member task force is re-quired to submit their final recommendations to the Legislature on or before December 31, 2013, and will terminate at that time. Ne-braska Farm Bureau supported the legislation that established the task force and has been actively monitoring the work of the group.

Suit Filed to Protect Farmers Privacy

The American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF) has taken legal action to stop the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from publicly releasing personal informa-tion about thousands of farmers and ranch-ers and their families. EPA was expected to respond to several Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests, prompting AFBF to file a lawsuit and seek a temporary restraining order before the U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota. By seeking an imme-

diate court order stopping EPA’s imminent release, AFBF hoped to stall disclosures of farmers’ and ranchers’ names, home ad-dresses, GPS coordinates and personal contact information until a court can clarify EPA’s obligation to keep personal informa-tion about citizens private. The National Pork Producers Council joined AFBF in the lawsuit. Earlier this year the farming and ranching community was shocked that EPA released personal information about thou-sands of livestock and poultry farmers and ranchers in 29 states in response to FOIA requests from three environmental organi-zations.

Nebraskans Named FFA American Star Finalists

Two Nebraskans have been selected as finalists for by the National FFA Organiza-tion for top awards. Eric Dean Miller of Lyons-Decatur Northeast FFA has been se-lected as one of four finalists for the Star in Agribusiness award. Mark Keck of Plainview FFA has been selected as one of four final-ists for the Star in Agriscience award.

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Each star finalist receives $2,000 from the National FFA Foundation and earns the op-portunity to participate in an international ex-perience tour to Costa Rica. A panel of judges will interview the finalists and select one win-ner for each award at the 86th National FFA Convention, Oct. 30-Nov. 2, in Louisville, Ky.

Court: Florida to Pay Former Pig Farmer

An appeals court has sided with a North Florida farmer who was awarded more than $500,000 in a lawsuit against the state be-cause a 2002 “pregnant pig” constitutional amendment caused losses to his business. The 1st District Court of Appeal, in a 2-1 decision, upheld a Jackson County cir-cuit judge’s ruling in favor of Stephen D. Basford, who reportedly was one of only two Florida farmers who used gestation stalls for pregnant sows that were banned by the constitutional amendment. In 2010 Basford filed what is known as an “inverse condemnation” lawsuit, seeking compensa-tion for improvements he had made to his farm for the pork operation. The court’s opinion said Basford’s operation “depended on raising a high volume of pigs for mar-ket, and his improvements were designed for that purpose.” Basford shut down the operation in 2003 after voters approved the constitutional amendment to ban the use of gestation crates, which have been targeted nationally by animal-rights groups.

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• Farm Bill Continuing to Move Forward

Recently, the House sent their "farm only" farm bill over to the Senate for their consideration. Next, the Senate must take up the House bill, H.R. 2642, and either approve it or send it back requesting a conference. The House would then need to pass a motion to go to conference which will allow both the House and Sen-ate to select their members of a confer-ence committee. The bill that comes out of conference would again need to be passed by both the House and Senate (the bills passed would need to be iden-tical) before heading to the president's desk for his signature or veto.

As reported, the House's bill did not address the nutrition title of the farm bill which represents roughly 80 percent of the total spending within the farm bill. News reports and members of Con-gress have talked about how the House "stripped out" or "defunded" nutrition programs, however because the Supple-mental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) as well as others are part of the permanent budget baseline, passing a farm

bill isn't necessary for those programs to remain funded.

It is important to note that a "farm only" farm bill will not be passed by the Senate. If a new five-year farm bill is passed this year, and there is no guarantee that it happens, it will be a full bill with funding for commod-ity programs, crop insurance, conservation programs as well as nutrition programs. Senate Ag Committee Chair Debbie Sta-benow has been very clear that the Senate will only pass a complete and comprehen-sive farm bill. The House will likely have a lot of work to do negotiating with both Republicans and Democrats to avoid hav-ing the combined conference bill meet the same fate as the full bill which failed on the floor in June.

• Legislation Introduced to Stop EPA Data Releases

Earlier this week Sens. Joe Donnelly (D-Ind.) and Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) intro-duced the Farmer Identity Protection Act legislation that would protect farmers and ranchers by prohibiting the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from disclosing their private and confidential information

to the public. Earlier this year, in response to Freedom of In-formation Act requests, the EPA released the personal and pri-vate in-formation ( n a m e s , p h o n e numbers and email addresses) of many live-stock and poultry owners from across the nation. Farm Bureau and several other farm and agricultural organizations recently sent a letter to Grassley expressing support for the legislation. Farm Bureau has also filed suit against the EPA because of the data releases.

• Horse Processing Facilities Set to Open

Newly licensed horse slaughter plants in Iowa and New Mexico are set to open on Aug. 5, but not if the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) and other activ-ist groups prevail in court. HSUS and other

groups alleged in a lawsuit that the U.S. De-partment of Agriculture did not conduct the proper environmental reviews before issuing permits for Valley Meat of Roswell, N.M., and Responsible Transportation in Sigourney, Iowa. A judge will rule on the re-quest for a temporary restraining order that would stop the plant doors from opening as scheduled.

• U.S.-EU FTA Talks BeginThe first round of talks between the

U.S. and European Union (EU) began last week in an attempt to form the world’s largest free trade deal, the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership. Re-ports following the meeting noted that the discussion was process-oriented with plenty more issue-oriented discussion to come in the months to follow. The talks are a give and take matter, with the U.S. looking to discuss food safety sanitary bar-riers and GMOs, among other things. The EU wants better access for its beef and dairy products and will bring the issue of geographic indications to the table. The talks will resume in Brussels, Belgium, in October.

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Summer Picnic Cost Less Than $6 per Person

WASHINGTON, D.C. — A summer pic-nic of Americans’ favorite foods including hot dogs, cheeseburgers, pork spare ribs, potato salad, baked beans, lemonade and chocolate milk is affordable this summer at less than $6 per person, according to an informal survey conducted by the American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF). The average cost for a summer picnic for 10 is $57.20, or $5.72 per person, according to AFBF.

“Although retail food prices have increased modestly over the past year or so, most Americans should be able to find summer picnic foods at close to the average prices found by our volunteer shoppers,” said John Anderson, deputy chief economist at AFBF.

“For many of us, nothing says summer more than firing up the grill to prepare a meal,” Anderson said. “We’re fortunate here in America to have a consistent, high-quality supply of meats and poultry that can be grilled or prepared any number of different ways.”

AFBF’s summer picnic menu for 10 con-sists of hot dogs and buns, cheeseburg-ers and buns, pork spare ribs, deli potato salad, baked beans, corn chips, lemonade, chocolate milk, watermelon for dessert, and ketchup and mustard.

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Study Shows Irrigation Protected Jobs, Fueled Nebraska Economy in 2012

The ability of farmers and ranchers to irrigate Nebraska crops contributed $11 billion to Nebraska’s economy in 2012. The finding comes through a new study chartered by Nebraska Farm Bureau to identify the importance of water for irriga-tion during one of the worst droughts in Nebraska’s history.

“We knew irrigation was important to our farm and ranch members, but the study shows the benefits of water for irri-gation stretch well beyond the farm gate,” said Nebraska Farm Bureau President Steve Nelson.

The study, conducted by Decision Inno-vation Solutions, a research firm located in Des Moines, Iowa, provides an esti-mate of the total impact which ir-rigated agriculture had on the Ne-braska economy in 2012. Economic impact estimates were calculated comparing Ne-braska’s economic activity with and without farmers and ranchers ability to irrigate in 2012.

“To put this into perspective, $11 billion dollars is the equivalent of every Nebraskan filling their vehicle with gasoline roughly 100 times at $3.50 per gallon. We’re talking about a significant contribution to the state,” said Nelson.

The study also shows that irrigation was key in protecting Nebraska jobs in 2012. According to the study, Nebraska would have had 31,221 fewer jobs without irri-gation, with more than one-third of those jobs coming outside of direct crop pro-duction. Furthermore, the study shows irrigation’s impact on employment oppor-

tunities outside of commodity production are tied closely to jobs in the real estate, food service, wholesale trade business, banking and lending sector and medical professions.

“The employment contributions of irriga-tion in agriculture are staggering. If you put all of the jobs protected by irrigation into one county, it would make for the 10th larg-est county by population in the state. When you talk about jobs for Nebraska, irrigation plays a major role,” said Nelson.

Other notable findings in the study point to Nebraska having the highest level of acreage under irrigation among all states at 8.4 million acres of cropland under irri-

gation. California ranks second be-hind Nebraska at 7.3 million irrigated acres.

The study also contributed to helping determine the value of ir-rigation water on a per application basis. Using the most recent U.S. Geological Service data, the $11 bil-lion in total eco-nomic impact from

irrigation helps determine that every inch of water placed on an acre of cropland gener-ates roughly $100 of economic benefit to the state.

“The major take away from the study is that water used for irrigation in agriculture plays a critical role in the state’s economy, whether it’s direct financial benefit or help-ing protect Nebraska jobs. Given that re-ality, it’s critical we as a state continue to recognize its importance as we talk about future management of our state’s water resources and the role of irrigation in Ne-braska agriculture,” said Nelson.

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"In a world with more access to information, more competition and more players in ag than ever before, Nebraska Farm Bureau needs to reignite a culture of not only recruiting and re-taining farmer and rancher members, but also all the potential membership that can be gained from the growing human capital supporting and relying on the agriculture industry,” said Rob-ertson. “We also need to establish meaningful benefits to bring value to those wanting to join or renew with Nebraska Farm Bureau Federa-tion (NFBF). This is a conscious move to keep Nebraska Farm Bureau the strongest voice of Nebraska farmers and ranchers."

MEMBERSHIP RESTRUCTUREThis new strategy involves a restructuring

in the member services department. Roger Berry announced in May that he was leaving the staff to pursue other career opportuni-ties; and Karl Linke, southeast district director of member services will be retiring July 31. So starting August 1, Kerry Hoffschneider and Del Ficke will be joining Nebraska Farm Bureau's new membership department as director of membership marketing and director of mem-bership services respectively, Robertson said.

Lisa Klutz has also been promoted to a full-time administrative assistant position in NFBF’s membership department and will be

handling several membership administration matters, management of dues billing and pro-cessing, membership database oversight and member/customer service issues and inqui-ries. She began her new duties July 22. Shel-ley Kurtzer and Kim Wiseman will round off the membership team, Robertson said.

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sources into the membership department to enhance the marketing component of membership. Both Kerry and Del will co-lead membership marketing and communication strategy as well as developing and promoting new member services and benefit initiatives. Kerry and Del will be looking for a new per-son to fill the County Farm Bureau needs in southeast Nebraska. I truly believe that this new team of Kerry, Del and Lisa will bring a lot of energy and enthusiasm to our member-ship department and our efforts to market and communicate the value of being a Ne-braska Farm Bureau member. They bring a lot of self-motivation, teamwork, marketing skills and passion to these new positions and to our Farm Bureau family. They will no doubt help carry out the mission and vision of Nebraska Farm Bureau to be the trusted voice for Ne-braska farm and ranch families," he said.

As director of membership marketing, Hoff-scheidner will develop communication efforts and marketing plans to enhance NFBF’s mem-ber value and to increase our efforts to attract new members and to support and retain our existing member base. She will work closely with our five regional directors of member-

ship (field staff) to tar-get recruitment and retention initiatives, identify member needs and to promote NFBF advocacy work and its member benefits, Rob-ertson said.

For the past couple of years, Kerry has been the communications manager for Du-Pont Pioneer’s Western Business Unit which is based in Lincoln, Neb., where she managed external and internal communications for Pio-neer’s western region. Prior to working at Pio-neer, she managed the donor/public relations department for Epworth Village in York which serves children with behavioral and mental health issues. She also was a regional reporter for the York Times, and she is a Nebraska LEAD graduate. Her husband, Ryan, currently operates a crop and livestock production busi-ness with their family near Waco, Neb. They have two children Luke (6) and Caroline (2).

As director of membership services, Ficke will work with County Farm Bureau leaders, Farm Bureau Financial Services insurance agents and regional directors of member-ship to enhance membership service and value by promoting and developing new member benefits and by creating new initia-tives and activities to enhance our grassroots outreach. Del will work closely with the field staff efforts to provide services and activities to County Farm Bureaus to increase more engagement and involvement opportunities

for local Farm Bureau members, Robertson said.

Currently, Ficke is the owner and manager of the Ficke Cattle Com-pany Seed Stock opera-tion near Pleasant Dale, Neb., in Seward County. Since 2007, he has been the Rural Rehabilitation Specialist for the Nebras-ka AgrAbility program and previously has been a sales representative for Garst Seed Company. Del was an at-large director on NFBF’s statewide 13-member Board and was just finishing his third year of a three year term on the Board until he resigned to take this new staff position with NFBF. Del and his wife, Brenda, have two chil-dren – Austin (21) and Emily (14).

THANK YOURoger Berry's last day with Nebraska

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Create a BudgetStart by preparing a budget with your child.

Agree on a spending range for each item on your child’s school supply list. This allows your child the flexibility to make choices, while staying within the set price range. Reward your child’s effort at money management by allowing him or her to keep any remaining money. Encourage kids to think of ways to save, like clipping coupons, taking advantage of sales and comparing prices online.

PrioritizeDifferentiate between “needs” and

“wants.” Your child may need a new backpack, but a $100 pair of shoes is a want. Encourage kids to contrib-ute their own money to fill the gap between what they need and what they want. Many kids become more financially con-servative when spending money they have earned, as op-posed to money coming from someone else’s pocketbook.

Space Out SpendingHelp your child determine which needed

items are immediate. For instance, a new pair of jeans is probably not needed for the first week of school. Spread purchases, like clothing, throughout the year and take ad-vantage of seasonal clearance sales. When it comes to extracurricular activities, consider renting or buying used equipment and in-struments until your child is certain to stick with an activity.

Using everyday experiences to teach kids about money management will help set the stage for their future financial independence. For more simple lessons like these, pick up a copy of Farm Bureau Financial Services’ magazine “Beyond the Piggy Bank” from your local Farm Bureau agent today.

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northwestIrrigated crops are develop-ing nicely in the panhandle, the dry land crops are another story. It has been very dry for the most part and the damage is starting to show. Pastures are also suffering from the drought. The grass is dried up and brown, so some operations are supplementing with feed. Wheat harvest is moving along. Yields are anywhere from 25-50 bu. with good test weights showing up. Many have reported downed wheat from sawfly damage. On July 24, a fast moving thunderstorm swept through central Box Butte County and dropped some large hail along with 2-5" of rain. Crop damage in this area is extensive.

southwestIt has been very dry here as we have missed sev-eral rains. Without some moisture soon the dryland corn will be hard pressed to survive. The irrigated corn is looking good, and tasseling is getting close to complete. Pollination is also occurring. As of last week, there is still wheat harvest going on in the area. Some of the wheat fields were sprayed for weeds, and farmers are waiting for that to clear before harvest. Wheat yields are from 15 to 40 bushels per acre in the area. We are doing some spray-ing for western bean cutworm as well as some fungicide spraying. Pastures here are showing stress from lack of rain. We keep our fingers crossed for more rain.

north centralThe crops are average con-dition for this time of year. The rains have been spotty, and at our place we had just a little over 11 inches for the year. Currently, there are no serious bug issues that I know of. After last year, the pastures are all looking unbe-lievable thus the cattle are doing very well. We have not had to feed any supplement so far. The one minor concern is that weeds are taking over where the grass is thin.

south centralWe received 40 hundreths of rain last Tuesday, which was the first rain we’ve had since early June. It’s been 6 weeks since we’ve had anything more than 10 or 15 hun-dredths. Dryland is in really tough shape – worse than last year. If we got an inch or more of rain next week, we could make 50 or 60 bushel on dryland but otherwise many fields will make nothing. I’m plan-ning to start chopping dryland corn next week. Irrigation land looks good. Grass on pastures is there, but dry and brown, nothing lush. I’m put-ting out protein for cattle to maintain condition. We have some root worm beetle, but nothing to spray for at this time. Crop scouts are worried about spider mite coming in later, but advising if you don’t have strong pressure not to spray.

centralRains were pretty limited throughout the month of July, but we have had some rains lately and got 70 hundreths last night. The irrigated crops look good; dryland corn has some stress, but looks much better than last year. Dryland soybeans are looking good. Pastures are in average condi-tion; they were getting dry, but have greened up with recent rains. There haven’t been any real concerns with insects or weeds, and many are applying aerial fungicide recently. I haven’t had many issues in our fields, except for a few grasshoppers but nothing of eco-nomic impact yet. Hopefully, the cool, damp weather will slow them down even more.

southeastThe crops are looking really good right now. Most of the corn is pollinating now and the cooler temperatures should help with that. Both corn and beans are showing stress on the sandier spots due to lack of recent rains. Lately, the rains have been very hit and miss. We received 1.5 inches with a little hail on one farm and just 20 one hundredths on another farm just a few miles down the road. There are some Japanese beetles on the soybeans, but not posing any threat at the time. We have had some issues controlling certain weeds in the beans, such as pigweed and water hemp, due to their increasing resistance to Roundup. Our pastures are looking a little stressed, but pretty good overall. We will definitely need more rain soon.

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northeastLighter soils in the area are showing signs of stress, some have burned up corn. We had 12.5 inches of rain from April 1 until mid June, and then it really slowed down. We haven’t had much more than 0.5 inches since then, mostly 0.10-0.35 per rain. Pastures are getting short, but our pairs are looking good so far. We have not had to supplement yet. Wheat harvest finished early last week, but I haven’t heard any yields; how-ever, there was a lot of straw. A few wheat fields in the area were lost earlier this spring due to poor stand. We have not had any insect concerns yet. A few weed escapes in beans in the area, but mostly cosmetic.

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January 1, 2014, is the implementation date of many, if not most, of the major provisions of the Affordable Care Act. Below is a list of some of the major things being implemented in the coming months:

• All legal citizens of the U.S. will be required to have health insurance or will be assessed a penalty or tax for lack of coverage.

• Insurance companies will be required to issue policies to any legal citizen that applies for coverage and will not be able to decline coverage or rate the coverage differ-ently due to any existing health conditions.

• Medicaid may be expanded greatly to increase the number of people covered. This expansion is subject to each state’s approval and, at this point, the Nebraska Leg-islature has said it’s off the table for 2013.

• There will be premium credits and subsidies available for coverage for a majority of Nebraskans. These subsi-dies will be available based on income status as well as the cost of the plans available in the market. At a high level, those that earn between 100-400 percent of the federal poverty level may qualify for subsidies. There are other qualification standards in place as well.

• All benefit plans will cover certain benefits. Each plan will cover 10 categories of what are called “essential health benefits.” These may be covered at different levels depending on the plan you buy, but all services will be covered at some level. These include:

° Ambulatory Patient Services ° Emergency Services ° Hospitalization ° Maternity and Newborn Care ° Mental Health and Substance Abuse

° Prescription Drugs ° Rehabilitative and Habilitative Care ° Lab Services ° Preventive and Wellness Services ° Pediatric Services including Dental and Vision• All plans will be classified according to what are called me-

tallic tiers. Those tiers are based on how much of the average costs of medical care the plan will cover versus the amount the member will pay. Here is a brief breakdown of those tiers:

° All risk pools for an insurer will be combined in the individual and small group market. There will no longer be several different “pools” of business – meaning pricing will be consistent across these pools.

° Insurance companies can only vary premiums based on age, family size, geographical location and tobacco use. Within the age and tobacco use categories, there are lim-its on how much they can differentiate.

° There are several new fees and taxes that will be in-cluded in health insurance premiums going forward from Jan. 1, 2014. Combined, these taxes are expected to add about 5-7 percent to the cost of the average premium. These include:

• Transitional Reinsurance Fee • Health Insurer Tax • Patient Centered Outcomes Research Fee • Exchange User Fee ° There will be new health insurance exchanges, or Market-

places, which are designed to be a place for consumers to com-pare various plans. They are a centralized place (typically a web-site or 800 number) where consumers can apply for advanced premium tax credits and choose coverage. They are also where consumers who qualify for subsidies under the new law must go if they want those subsidies verified and immediately applied to the monthly premium for the plan chosen.

Nebraska Farm Bureau News AUGUST 1, 2013 1B

Navigating Health Care Reform

1. Make an appointment to see your agent. They are trained to help and be familiar with the new law and can help answer some of the questions you may have. 2. Make a list of things that are important to you in selecting your health plan – choice of doctor, cost of plan, amount of deductible, does it cover me while travelling, etc.3. Know your budget. There will be numerous health coverage options, and breaking them down by cost can help narrow your choices.4. Find out from your employer whether they plan to offer health insurance, especially if you work for a small business.5. Explore current options. You may be able to get help with insurance now, through existing programs or changes that are in effect already from the new health care law.

By Tina HendersonThe health care landscape will change in 2014 when the

most significant portions of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) kick in. The new law will require all Americans to have health insurance (or pay a penalty) by January and require insurers to cover people who previously could not get coverage.

If you’re like many consumers recently polled by the Hen-ry J. Kaiser Family Foundation, you’re still uncertain about

how the law will affect you. A tracking survey completed in April 2013 provides confirmation on the amount of confu-sion still surrounding the status of the Affordable Care Act, with four in 10 Americans unaware that the ACA is still the law of the land and is being implemented.

To help answer some questions about the new health care law, Nebraska Farm Bureau News sat down with two people who are well-informed about the ACA, Steve Kammeyer, di-

rector of health insurance services for Farm Bureau Financial Services and Jerome Rewolinski, director of account manage-ment at Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Nebraska. The follow-ing are a list of questions and answers to help address some of the confusion around the new Health Care Law.

For more information about health care reform contact your local Farm Bureau agent or visit nebraskablue.com/health-care-reform.

There are a number of items that have been implemented as part of the law already. These have all been implemented over the last few years.

• Young adults are able to remain on their parents’ health insurance plan up to age 26.

• Lifetime limits on benefits have been eliminated.

• Many preventive services are now 100 percent covered.

• Insurers can no longer deny coverage to children because of pre-existing health conditions.

• Insurance companies are required to spend a minimum percentage of their premiums on health costs.

You may or may not have noticed these changes, depending on how you were affected. Many people have paid little attention to these changes as they have all been very consumer-friendly and did not add a lot of cost to the insurance plans.

There are significant changes coming in the marketplace. The biggest changes you will need to prepare for are:

• You are most likely going to have to select a new health insurance policy. Whether you are on an individual or group plan, there is a good chance you are going to have to select a new policy that is compliant with the law. Your agent or employer will help you with this transition.

• It is going to cost more. There are several new fees and taxes in the new law which will raise costs. In addition, the fact that insurance companies can no longer underwrite based on a person’s risk profile means the price of coverage overall is going to go up – in some cases dramatically. Some people may actually find the new plans to be less expensive, but the majority of people will pay more for these plans – in some cases, much more – offset for some by the premium subsidy that is available.

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Poll Shows Rural Nebraskans Skeptical About New Health Insurance LawLINCOLN, Neb. — Most rural Ne-

braskans have health insurance and a major-ity think the nation will be worse off under the new health care law, though many also acknowledge they don’t sufficiently under-stand the law, according to the 2013 Ne-braska Rural Poll.

The 18th annual University of Nebraska-Lincoln poll was sent to 6,320 households in Nebraska’s 84 non-metropolitan counties in March and April. Results are based on 2,317 responses.

The poll asked participants a series of questions about their own health insur-ance situation and about their opinions of the Affordable Care Act, also known as the health care reform law, passed by Congress in 2010.

Fifty-five percent of respondents report-ed having health insurance through their job benefits or their spouse’s. Twenty-four percent said they have insurance through a government program such as Medicaid or Medicare. Nine percent said they have no health insurance.

Most likely to be uninsured are those who live in north central Nebraska, people with lower household incomes, people who never married, people with lower education

levels and people with food service or per-sonal care occupations.

The poll also found rural Nebraskans to be highly skeptical about the Affordable Care Act. Cheryl Burkhart Kreisel, UNL Extension specialist in entrepreneurship/business development, said that skepticism is not surprising considering the law came from a democratic president and members of Congress, “and we’re polling a very con-servative red state.”

Fifty-four percent of poll respondents said they think the country will be worse off under the new law, and just 9 percent think it will be better off. Also, 52 percent think self-employed individuals will be worse off, and 8 percent think they will be better off.

Thirty-five percent said they believed people currently without health insurance will be better off under the new law, while 27 percent think they’d be worse off.

Other findings:• Thirty-six percent think the new law will

be somewhat successful at increasing access to health insurance coverage, while 27 per-cent think it won’t.

• Fifty-eight percent think the law will not succeed in decreasing overall health care

costs, while only 13 percent think it will. Also, 44 percent think it will not help in-crease the quality of health care, while 24 percent think it will.

• Persons living in or near smaller com-munities are more likely than those in or near large communities to say they and their family will be worse off under the new law – 56 percent compared to 43 percent.

Underlying respondents’ opinions of the new law, though, is an acknowledgment by many that they don’t understand it well. Only 5 percent say they understand the law “very well.” More than 40 percent say they

don’t understand it at all and almost one-third say not too well.

“There’s a lot of learning and education that needs to take place,” Burkhart-Kreisel said.

“There’s a lack of trust in the entire sys-tem,” added Randy Cantrell, rural sociolo-gist with the Rural Futures Institute.

“It’s a fascinating look at what you get with a major national policy change,” he said.

The Rural Poll is the largest annual poll of rural Nebraskans’ perceptions on qual-ity of life and policy issues. This year’s re-sponse rate was about 37 percent. The margin of error is plus or minus 2 percent. Complete results are available online at http://ruralpoll.unl.edu.

With its 18-year history, the poll has a collection of data about rural trends and perceptions that is unmatched in the coun-try, said Becky Vogt, project manager who’s been working on the Rural Poll since its sec-ond year.

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Farm Bureau’s Young Farmers, Ranchers Talk Farm Bill, Regulatory Relief in D.C.Members of Nebraska Farm Bureau’s

Young Farmers and Ranchers Commit-tee participated in a national affairs visit to Washington, D.C., July 6-10, urging Nebras-ka’s Congressional delegation to do what they can to help secure the passage of a comprehensive new farm bill.

“As young farmers and ranchers we support passage of a farm bill that doesn’t guarantee a profit, but protects farmers and ranchers from catastrophic occurrences. There is consider-able risk involved in agriculture, but those risks are amplified for young people working to get their start in farming and ranching. A farm bill safety net is critical to those of us building our operations from the ground up,” said Shelly Thompson, who co-chairs the Young Farmers and Ranchers Committee with her husband Thorpe. The Thompsons are ranchers from Whitney, Neb.

In addition to passage of a farm bill, com-mittee members advocate for the passage of legislation to fix Environmental Protec-tion Agency (EPA) regulations governing above-ground oil storage on farms. EPA’s Spill Prevention, Control and Countermea-sure (SPCC) oil spill regulations have been a source of contention since finalized in 2009. Nebraska Farm Bureau has since advocated for legislation that would raise the oil stor-age capacity threshold that triggers regula-tory requirements.

“The original intent of the oil spill regula-tions was to govern large-scale, oil refinery type operations, not farms and ranches. Ag-riculture has no history of oil spills and rais-ing the threshold for compliance would help eliminate costly regulatory requirements for young people in agriculture,” said Thomp-son.

The president’s new climate initiative was also on the minds of committee members.

In late June the administration released de-tails of a climate plan that would impose deadlines for EPA to limit carbon dioxide emissions at U.S. power plants which could drive up energy costs for farmers. The pro-posal also includes new fuel economy stan-dards on heavy-duty vehicles which could raise the cost and limit availability of new heavy-duty vehicles used on the farm and ranch.

“When it comes to climate-related initia-tives, we favor efforts that focus on devel-oping technologies and production practices

rather than establishing additional regula-tions. New regulations only put a greater burden on the economy and harm farmers and ranchers,” said Thompson.

Members of the committee also shared support for funding U.S. Department of Agriculture inspections at U.S. horse pro-

cessing facilities. A Government Account-ability Office report released last summer documented the harmful impact of pro-cessing restrictions noting the numerous and rising cases of horse abandonment and neglect since the last U.S. processing plant closed in 2007. Funding for horse inspections is in question in Congress where votes removing USDA funding for horse inspection have advanced through the House and Senate Appropriations Committees.

“Horse slaughter provides a much needed avenue for the removal of unwanted horses. We know many animals have already suf-fered from starvation and abandonment due to the loss of a viable horse market. USDA-approved inspection at horse pro-cessing facilities allows for a humane end to these animals lives,” said Thompson.

Representatives of the Young Farmers and Ranchers Committee met with all five members of Nebraska’s Congressional del-egation. Nebraska Farm Bureau’s Young Farmers and Ranchers Committee mem-bers visiting Washington, D.C., in addition to Thompson and her husband, included Matt and Elizabeth Albrecht of Cozad; Tim and Stephanie Hruby of Hemingford; and Ben and Jamie Keep of Scotia.

The Nebraska Farm Bureau Young Farm-ers and Ranchers Committee helps farmer and rancher members up to age 35 develop their leadership skills and provide them op-portunities to meet and socialize with their peers.

Nebraska Farm Bureau members used examples from their own lives and businesses to explain how proposed federal legislation would affect them during a visit July 9 with Sen. Deb Fischer. Regulation reform and getting a farm bill passed were topics of discussion.

During a visit with Congressman Jeff Fortenberry, members of the Young Farmers and Ranchers Committee posed for a picture. From left are Tim and Stephanie Hruby, Ben and Jamie Keep, Congressman Fortenberry, Shelly Thompson, Elizabeth Albrecht, Thor-pe Thompson and Matt Albrecht.

Members of the Nebraska Farm Bureau Young Farmers and Ranchers Committee participated in the national affairs visit to Washington, D.C., July 8-10. Pictured in front of the U.S. Capitol from left are Stephanie and Tim Hruby, Jamie and Ben Keep and Elizabeth and Matt Albrecht.

Congressman Adrian Smith (left) talked about regulatory reform and the farm bill with members of the delegation that went on the National Affairs trip to Washington, D.C., July 8-10. Also pictured are Steve Nelson, Nebraska Farm Bureau president, Zach Hun-nicutt, Hamilton County Farm Bureau and is the National Young Farmers & Ranchers chairman for American Farm Bureau and Jordan Dux, director of national affairs.

Members of the Nebraska Farm Bureau Young Farmers and Ranchers Committee vis-ited with U.S. Sen. Mike Johanns July 10 on the need to have a farm bill this year.

Some of the Nebraska Farm Bureau Young Farmers and Ranchers Committee and Ne-braska Farm Bureau President Steve Nelson met with Congressman Lee Terry during their National Affairs visit July 9 to talk about energy and the farm bill. Pictured from left are Congressman Lee Terry, Steve Nelson and Shelly Thompson, Young Farmers and Ranchers Committee chair of Dawes County Farm Bureau.


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Nebraska Farm Bureau hosted three meet and greet with groups French farmers and French Case IH dealers and employees as a part of a weeklong Midwest ag tour. Farm Bureau staff answered questions June 12 on the organization, policy and issues through a French translator. The French tour groups also spent time in Chicago at the Board of Trade and the Grand Island Case IH plant.

We Support Agriculture (WSA), a group formed two years ago to defend and promote Nebraska’s livestock industry, announced June 24 it is donating $2,500 to the Food Bank of Lincoln’s veteran’s mobile food pantry program. WSA members are Nebraska Farm Bureau Federation, Nebraska Cattlemen, Nebraska State Dairy Association, Nebraska Pork Producers and Nebraska Poultry Industry.

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The Nebraska State Fair is the mecca for 4-H and FFA exhibitors across the state to showcase their hard work throughout the year, and this year Nebraska Farm Bureau is proud to offer them an ex-tra reward for their efforts. All 4-H and FFA large animal exhibitors will receive a T-shirt sponsored by Nebraska Farm Bureau.

“We are proud to provide these youth with a token of our appreciation for their ef-forts in agriculture,” said Rob Robertson, Nebraska Farm Bu-reau chief administra-tor. “The shirts will also work to pass on Farm Bureau’s agricul-tural pride to the next generation.”

To receive the shirt, 4-H and FFA ex-hibitors must redeem a coupon found in their exhibitor pack-ets at the Nebraska Farm Bureau booth

on either Friday of the fair – August 23 or August 30. The booth will be located in Exhibition Hall, number DA20.

The Nebraska Farm Bureau booth will be staffed by members of the Young Farmers and Ranchers Committee, the Ag Promo-tion Committee and County Farm Bureau volunteers. Ad-ditionally, this year Farm Bu-reau Financial Services will be assisting to staff the booth. If you are interested in volun-

teering to work the booth, please contact Cathy Day, interim executive director of the Nebraska Farm Bureau Foundation for Agriculture, at [email protected] or 402-421-4750.

“The Nebraska State Fair has always been a place to cel-ebrate the strong agri-culture industry in our state, and we’d love to see several of our

members in Grand Island,” said Robertson. The Nebraska State Fair runs from Aug. 23-

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Nebraska Farm Bureau’s Leadership Academy is an opportunity to meet others committed to the future of rural Nebraska and establish a solid network of friends and fellow leaders.

Participants will learn the latest information about critical issues and develop their skills for leading change.

• The Nebraska Farm Bureau Leadership Academy is for Farm Bureau members with the potential for providing exceptional leadership in the county, community and state.• The Academy is open to men and women of all ages. However, those who have served on the NFBF Board of Directors are not eligible to participate in this program.• Ten individuals will be selected to participate.• Applications are due by Nov. 15, 2013. A selection committee will review applications and participants who are selected will be notified no later than Dec. 10, 2013.• Nebraska Farm Bureau Services, Inc., is the exclusive sponsor of this NFBF program and will support the majority of the Academy, including hotel stays and meals for all in-state sessions and airfare, hotels, meals and fees associated with the Washington, D.C., trip. You or your County Farm Bureau will make an additional $200 investment.• The academy schedule includes four two-day sessions in Nebraska and a visit to Washington, D.C. Each participant must attend at least three in-state sessions to be eligible for the Washington, D.C., trip. This is the academy schedule: Jan. 30-31 – Kearney Feb. 27-28 – Grand Island March 27-28 – Lincoln Aug. 21-22 – La Vista September – Washington, D.C. (The dates will be announced after Jan. 1 when the Congressional schedule is released.)

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While the undercurrent of tax reform was present throughout the 90-day session, senators adjourned in June opting instead to move forward with a Tax Moderniza-tion Committee. The committee would be charged with studying Nebraska’s tax structure and with bringing back recommendations for consideration when the Legislature resumes its work next January. The Legislature’s focus on tax reform and how it might affect the taxes paid and bottom line of farmers and ranchers was a primary focus for Farm Bureau during the 2013 session. That focus has carried on for the organization well past the Legislature’s adjournment through a newly created Tax Reform Com-mittee charged with helping sort out what changes to Ne-braska’s tax policy, if any, are good for Nebraska Farm Bureau members.

“Tax reform will be a major issue next session at the Capitol, and we are committed to doing everything we can as an organization to be prepared for those conver-sations,” said Myles Ramsey, chair of Nebraska Farm Bu-reau’s Tax Reform Committee. “That includes making sure we’ve done our homework in evaluating different options related to tax policy and working to identify what tax poli-cies make sense for farmers and ranchers if changes were to occur.”

Ramsey, a farmer from Kenesaw, is a member of Ne-braska Farm Bureau’s Board of Directors and was appointed by the board to head the committee. According to Ramsey, the committee will investigate key tax areas with a goal of

providing recommendations to the Farm Bureau Board of Directors and delegates to Farm Bureau’s annual meeting in December. The committee is made up of Farm Bureau leaders from across the state.

“We’ve always looked at the foundation of our state tax structure as a three-legged stool of property, in-come and sales taxes. Right now that stool is lopsided as property taxes account for nearly 43 percent of the state tax pie. That’s considerably more than the 24 percent of dollars collected from income taxes and the 19 percent collected from sales tax. We will ex-plore and discuss ways to put the stool back into bal-ance,” said Ramsey.

One of the items the committee has said it wants to explore are ways to reduce the growth in the property taxes. Property taxes statewide on agriculture land have grown from one-fifth of the state property tax pie in 2007 to roughly one-third in 2013. Agriculture land represents more than half of the assessed value in 58 of Nebraska’s 93 counties.

“The increase in valuation of agriculture land has pushed agricultural land’s tax burden, but at the same time we know property taxes burden homeowners too. We’ll discuss several ideas related to slowing property tax growth such as revisiting budget lids and levy limits for local divisions of government and other ideas for helping prevent escalating property taxes,” said Ramsey.

The manner in which schools are funded has also been identified by the committee for consideration. Agricul-tural land accounts for more than 60 percent of the valuation base in many school districts. Farm Bureau has worked with state senators over the last several years on legislation to help alleviate the burden agriculture property taxes carry in a large number of districts. Those proposals have ranged from reducing the value of agri-cultural land for funding schools as well as making reduc-tions in agricultural land valuation within the state aid to schools formula.

“For farmers and ranchers you can’t talk about reform-ing property taxes without considering the way we fund schools. Schools account for a large percentage of where our property taxes go,” said Ramsey.

The Farm Bureau Tax Reform Committee has met once and will meet several more times prior to September by which time the committee plans to have recommendations ready for Farm Bureau’s grassroots policy development pro-cess which will guide Farm Bureau’s advocacy efforts at the Captiol.

In addition to Ramsey, members of the committee in-clude Terry Keebler of Sterling, Quentin Bowen of Hum-boldt, Matt Jedlicka of Columbus, Paul Meyer of West Point, Tara Korth of Meadow Grove, Josh Andersen of Edgar, Dustin Fairley of Fairbury, Doug Saathoff of Trum-bull, Tim Krause of Mason City, Dustin Ladenburger of Stratton, Queeda Baldwin of Mitchell and Trish Schum-acher of Gordon.

Nebraska Farm Bureau was one of the states that took home honors at the Ameri-can Farm Bureau Federation’s 2013 Com-munications Conference, held June 22-25 in Portland, Ore.

Nebraska received an honorable mention for best tabloid or newspaper for states un-der 70,000 members and won in the catego-ry of best advertising campaign or spot with the membership campaign series “I’m Proud to be a Nebraska Farm Bureau Member.”

“This is a great honor for Nebraska and our new Communication Strategy and Issue Management staff. It could not have been done if it wasn’t for the hard work of the entire Nebraska Farm Bureau team. Our goal is to work together to write a creative news story sharing the story of farmers and ranchers and positively promoting Nebraska Farm Bureau,” Tina Henderson, editor of the Nebraska Farm Bureau News said.

California, Ohio and Pennsylvania took home the most awards, including awards of excellence in news, print media, social me-dia and audio/video.

State Farm Bureau Communications Specialists Honored for Work

For farmers and ranchers you can’t talk about reforming property taxes without considering the way we fund schools. Schools account for a large percentage of where our property taxes go.

— MYLES RAMSEY, chair of Nebraska Farm Bureau’s

Tax Reform Committee

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The website is split into two portals – the main landing page, called the public site, and a password protected section for members only. The public site is targeted toward non-members of Nebraska Farm Bureau to pro-vide information about food and agriculture.

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visitors about Nebraska Farm Bureau, food and agriculture. The site features recipes, fre-quently asked questions and stories written for consumers wanting more information about where their food comes from,” said Kassi Williams, communications coordinator.

The member site is exclusively for Ne-braska Farm Bureau members. This is where members can access member benefits in-formation, register to attend Farm Bureau events and find additional membership in-formation such as scholarship applications. The member site also features legislative

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“It is our goal to make the website an easy, all-in-one resource to add value to each membership,” said Williams. “The public website is also designed to provide educa-tion on agriculture and Farm Bureau to non-members and the media. We look forward to adding fresh stories and information daily.”

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FARM BUREAUANNUAL MEETING

Mon., Sept. 9, 20136:30 p.m. Meal

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ANNUAL MEETINGWed., Sept. 4, 2013

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BOX BUTTE COUNTYFARM BUREAU

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Membership Rewards at Husker Harvest DaysWhile you are checking out the latest in

technology across the agriculture industry at Husker Harvest Days, be sure to include the Nebraska Farm Bureau booth, Lot 46 on Main Street, on your list of stops.

“We are looking forward to connecting with many of our members at this year’s show,” said Steve Nelson, president of Nebraska Farm Bu-reau Federation. “We have a lot going on at our booth with some exciting offers and ways to show our gratitude to all of our members.”

JOIN AT THE SHOW & EARN“We also invite show attendees who

aren’t members of Farm Bureau to stop by our booth, Lot 46 on Main Street, for a spe-cial membership offer,” said Nelson.

People who become Nebraska Farm Bu-reau members at Husker Harvest Days will receive $20 cash back. This is an exclusive offer only good on-site at Husker Harvest Days for new members.

MEMBER GRATITUDEAll Nebraska Farm Bureau members are

encouraged to stop by the booth to pick up a token of appreciation.

“Just come by with your membership card and take home a pair of leather work gloves,” said Nelson.

Members should also remember the great list of member discounts that are available to them when shopping at Husker Harvest Days, said Nelson.

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$300-$500 depending on the tractor or im-plement acquired. Members should negoti-ate their best deal with their Case IH dealer, and then add the manufacturer’s incentive discount to the bottom line.

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AG YOUTH REWARDHusker Harvest Days has long been the

place for Nebraska farmers and ranchers to gather and gain knowledge about the latest in agriculture, and this year Nebraska Farm Bureau will have a special gift for the future of agriculture – 4-H and FFA youth – in at-tendance, said Nelson.

“We want to reward youth interested in the agriculture industry and encourage them to continue to grow their passion,” said Nelson. “All they have to do is stop by and say ‘hi’ for a pair of sunglasses.”

Husker Harvest Days runs Sept. 10-12 in Grand Island, Neb. Visit huskerharvestdays.com for show information and tickets.

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Tues., Sept. 24, 20137 p.m.

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THAYER COUNTYFARM BUREAU

ANNUAL MEETING

Tues., Aug. 20, 20136:30 p.m.

Sacred Heart Catholic Church Fellowship Hall

Hebron, NE

NoticeYORK COUNTY FARM BUREAU

ANNUAL MEETINGSat., Aug. 17, 2013

5:30 p.m. Meal Speaker: Rob Robertson,

chief administratorWaco Community Building

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FARM BUREAUANNUAL MEETINGThurs., Sept. 5, 2013

6:30 p.m. MealSpeaker: Deanna Karmazin,

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HOWARD COUNTY FARM BUREAU

ANNUAL MEETING

Tues., Sept. 17, 20136:30 p.m. Meal

Extension Building-Howard County Fairgrounds

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FARM BUREAUANNUAL MEETINGTues., Aug. 20, 2013

7 p.m. MealArend Family Community Center

Fairbury, NESpeaker: Jay Ferris, director of

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FARM BUREAUANNUAL MEETINGThurs., Aug. 22, 2013

6 p.m. Dinner, 6:30 p.m. MeetingLancaster County Extension

Education Center – Lincoln, NE RSVP by Aug. 10 to Pat at 402-786-3876

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FARM BUREAUANNUAL MEETINGThurs., Sept. 19, 2013

6:30 p.m. MealSpeaker: Mark McHargue, first

vice presidentSt. Michaels Catholic Church Parish Hall – Central City, NE

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BURT COUNTY FARM BUREAU

ANNUAL MEETING

Tues., Aug. 27, 20136 p.m.

Green LanternDecatur, NE

NoticeCLAY COUNTYFARM BUREAU

ANNUAL MEETINGSun., Sept. 22, 2013

6 p.m. Meal – Sutton LegionSpeaker: Anthony Aerts, assistant

director of state governmental relations & regulatory affairs

Sutton, NE

Notice

DAWSON COUNTYFARM BUREAU

ANNUAL MEETING

Tues., Sept. 16, 20136:30 p.m. Meal

MonsantoGothenburg, NE

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FARM BUREAUANNUAL MEETINGMon., Sept. 30, 20137:30 p.m. Desserts

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Verdon Community BuildingVerdon, NE

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