February 2013 Nebraska Farm Bureau News

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NebraskaFarm Bureau NewsFEBRUARY 20, 2013

VOL. 31 ISSUE 2

Nebraska Farm Bureau Offers Case IH Incentive Programpage 4A

‘So God Made a Farmer’ Draws Positive Light on Agriculturepage 7A

Seminar: Managing Drought On the Farm and Ranchpage 13A

Farm Bureau Rejuvenates Its Members at Conferencespages 1B-3B

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2A FEBRUARY 20, 2013 Nebraska Farm Bureau News

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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)

BOARD OF DIRECTORSSherry Vinton, second vice president (Whitman)Nathan Bartels (Elk Creek)Andy DeVries (Ogallala)Del Ficke (Pleasant Dale)Jason Kvols (Laurel)Myles Ramsey (Kenesaw)Scott Moore (Bartley)Kevin Peterson (Osceola)Tanya Storer (Whitman)Shelly Thompson (Whitney)

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On the CoverSee how Farm Bureau saves you money and works for you at the state Capitol.

Photo Illustration by Tara Grell

PAL GraduationHilary Maricle of Boone County was honored by AFBF as a member of the sixth Partners in Agricultural Leadership class.

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In Every Issue3A County News4A Member Benefits6A What’s Cooking?10A State News11A National News10B Want Ads

Whether you’re a passionate fan or simply a by-stander, it’s hard to escape the hype that sur-rounds college football recruiting today. If you

somehow managed to missed it, Feb. 6 was national letter of intent day, where high school senior football players from across the country signed on the dotted-line to let colleges and diehard followers know where they will be taking their lightening quick and physically gifted talents over the course of the next four or five years.

It’s the day ESPN and others put the hype machine in gear to try and generate drama from decisions made by 17-18 year old kids that have never so much caught a pass, made a tackle or much less scored a touchdown on a Division 1 college football field. The popping of flash-bulbs, talk of three-, four- and five-star prospects and efforts to compare this new crop of athletes to college football legends is all in full swing. That of course all leads to the talk of what schools did well, and which schools have been seemingly left with little hope for the future. It’s simply a sign of the times.

TRUE HUSKER FANBeing a true-blue (or red) Husker fan, we all want to do

well in the recruiting game. But not that long ago there was a time when the average Nebraska fan didn’t worry quite so much about whether a Husker class was loaded with four- and five-stars. Nebraska had a secret weapon, one that replenished every year. This weapon didn’t draw attention from national pundits, but was widely known even in the smallest communities across our state. Our secret weapon was the walk-on. The blue collar, lunch pail carrying kid, who showed up in Lincoln maybe not with the most talent, stars or hype, but simply a whole lot of pride, passion and old-fashioned want to.

On numerous occasions I’ve heard past Husker greats talk about what it was like to come play at Nebraska and the impact the walk-ons had on them as they watched the dedication in action and witnessed it carry some of these determined kids from relative obscurity into the starting rotation. The walk-on was and is the foundation of something bigger. While they don’t necessarily get the headlines, their contributions over the years have been unmistakable and reflected in decades of winning and championships.

It hadn’t struck me until recently just how much Nebras-ka’s agriculture economy had in common with the tradition

of the walk-on program. Certainly many of these athletes come from rural communities, but the comparison was more so in agriculture’s broader public perception.

CREATING THE RIGHT CLIMATEAs a state we don’t often publicly celebrate or acknowl-

edge the decision of a young farmer or rancher to return to their community to reinvest in the family farm or ranch like we do the placement of a more prominent, well-known company. The scope of investment and job creation between the two are most likely different, however, for the vitality of a rural community that decision by a young farm-er or rancher is equally important. As a state we are always aggressively looking to create a climate to land that next four- or five-star business that will bring with it hundreds of new, high-paying jobs. And we should. But it would be a mistake to lose sight of the economic importance and role agriculture plays in our economy.

A UNL study released this past June shows agriculture accounted for more than 40 percent of our state’s total economic output and created more than 289,000 jobs (one out of every four in the state). That’s enough jobs to employ every man, woman and child in Kearney, Neb., more than nine times over. Certainly agriculture is an economic player.

Not so long ago we had a coach who was in charge of the Husker football program who chose not to embrace the value and culture of the walk-ons, ignoring history, and instead choosing to focus solely on the more flashy four- and five-star recruits. The results were less than stel-lar and a foundation built on decades of commitment and passion crumbled. The winning simply stopped. It was a tough lesson for coaches and fans alike.

As a state we would be well served to make that con-nection when it comes to our economy. Just like the Huskers we should continue to grow and bring in the best to fill Nebraska’s business roster, but it would be a mistake to forget the farmers, ranchers and other associ-ated agriculture businesses that the foundation of our state’s economy is built upon.

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

Walk-Ons, Ag Economy, Strikingly Similar

CorrectionsIn the January 2013 issue of Nebraska Farm Bureau News, we indicated that Rep. Lee Terry was the Vice Chair of the Subcommit-tee on Commerce, Manufacturing and Trade of the House Energy and Com-merce Committee. However, this year he was named Chair-man of the Subcom-mittee.

We also failed to include Cedar Rapids, Neb., Sen. Kate Sullivan, as the new Chairman of the Legislature’s Educa-tion Committee.

We regret both errors.

Member TestifiesBen Steffen of Richardson County spoke before the Senate Agriculture Committee.

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COUNTY NEWS

Members of Lancaster County Farm Bureau and four Raymond Central High School FFA students toured the Ne-braska College of Technical Agriculture (NCTA) Jan. 29 to learn about the ag programs available there. Lancaster County Farm Bureau gives money to the University of Nebraska Foundation to fund three scholarships annually at NCTA. The scholarship recipients are chosen by the Foundation, and the students must be from Lancaster County and/or attended and graduated from a high school in Lancaster County. Lancaster County Farm Bureau members met with Shawna Clement, Jessie Connoly and Marissa Kohl, the three students who received the scholarships this school year, while visiting NCTA. Pictured back row from left are David Grimes, Jason Huck, Burdette Piening, Pat McGill, John McGill and Herschel Staats, all Lancaster County Farm Bureau members. Pictured from row from left are juniors from Raymond Central FFA: Jacob Huck, Josh Kothe, Cory Starm and Matthew Grimes.

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FFA Students Learn More About Agriculture Studies

Jeff Metz (left) and Barry Stuart, members of Morrill County Farm Bureau, visited the first grade class at Bayard Elementary School on Feb. 5 to give each student a book titled “Farmers and Ranchers Care About Their Animals” written by Kansas Farm Bureau. This is the fourth year that Morrill County Farm Bureau has presented books to the students. The students were given a chance to ask questions at the end of the presentation and learned more about the animals raised on farms and ranches. Students also learned about how farmers and ranchers care for their animals when they get sick. The students also were given an activity book courtesy of the Nebraska Farm Bureau Federation Ag Promotion Committee.

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County Donates Books to First Graders

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Members of Kimball/Banner County Farm Bureau sponsored and hosted an open house Jan. 31 for businesses and individu-als in the area to meet Bailey Lord, new agent for Farm Bureau Financial Services in the Kimball office. Pictured are Marilyn Mogart, office assistant, Lord and Kimball/Banner County Farm Bureau President Donna Johnson.

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County Welcomes New Agent and Office Assistant

Otoe County Farm Bureau members supported the Otoe County 4-H Foundation Banquet in Syracuse, Neb., Feb. 9.

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Support for 4-H Foundation


Nebraska Farm Bureau Offers New Tractor & Equipment Incentive Program

Recruiting Rewards Program – Member Benefit

Nebraska Farm Bureau members will re-ceive a greater value when they purchase or lease an eligible tractor or implement from a Case IH Agriculture dealer. This is a long awaited benefit that will save our members money said Roger Berry, vice president of members services, Feb. 8.

“Farm Bureau members will receive the manufacturer’s incentive discount of $300-$500 depending on the tractor or implement acquired,” Berry said. “Members should negotiate their best deal with their preferred Case IH dealer and then add the manufacturer’s incentive discount to the bottom line. There is no limit to the number of incentive discounts that a Farm Bureau member may use; however, you can only use one certificate on each piece of equip-ment you buy.

The incentive discounts are shown on the invoice as a subtraction from the best-nego-

tiated price of the acquired unit(s). The discounts are listed below along with some frequently asked questions about the program. If you have additional questions, please contact Shelley Kurtzer, associate director of member ser-vices, at [email protected] or 402-421-4449.

A LIST OF ELIGIBLE PRODUCTSEligible individual, family or business

members will receive the following manu-facturer discounts on purchases of the listed products:

Farmall Compact tractors (A & B): $300 per unit

Farmall Utilities – C, U and J series: $500 per unit

Maxxum Series and Farmall 100A series: $500 per unit

Self-propelled windrowers: $500 per unit

Large square balers: $500 per unit

Round balers: $300 per unitSmall square balers: $300 per unitDisc mower conditioners: $300 per unitSickle mower conditioners: $300 per unitCase IH Scout: $300 per unitA current Member Verification Certificate

must be presented to the Case IH dealer IN ADVANCE of product delivery to receive the incentive discount. Incentive discounts cannot be awarded after the product has been delivered.

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONSQ: Is the Farm Bureau incentive

stackable with other offers? A: Yes, the Farm Bureau incentive dis-

count is stackable with any other discounts, promotions, rebates or offers as may be provided from time-to-time by Case IH or a Case IH dealer.

Q: Does membership in Farm Bureau need to be verified?

A: Yes, membership in Farm Bureau must be current and must be verified using the American Farm Bureau Membership Verifica-tion System (MVS). Eligible members will print an authorization certificate that must be pre-sented to the Case IH dealer IN ADVANCE of the delivery of the acquired tractor or im-plement to receive the incentive discount.

HOW TO GET YOUR CERTIFICATETo get your certificate please go to nefb.

org and click on the member benefits tab. If you need help printing your certificate, contact Shelley Kurtzer, associate director of member services, at [email protected] or 402-421-4449.

Nebraska Farm Bureau is partnering with Farm Bureau Financial Services (FBFS) to provide incentives to Nebraska Farm Bureau members interested in the Recruiting Rewards Program. The program is designed to offer financial incentives to Nebraska Farm Bureau members who help grow FBFS’ agency force and, at the same time, add new members to Nebraska Farm Bureau, Roger Berry, vice pres-ident of member services, said Feb. 11.

“We are very excited about this pro-gram, because it puts money in the hands of Nebraska Farm Bureau members who know someone who wants to start a busi-ness,” Berry said. “Nebraska Farm Bureau members could earn up to $4,000 for re-ferring a qualified agent candidate to FBFS. The Farm Bureau agent business opportu-nity is one of the best-kept secrets in small business. Agent income is based on ef-

fort, not a timecard. Agents enjoy flexible hours and the privilege of helping people protect what matters most.”

For the past 70 years, the companies of FBFS have helped Farm Bureau members protect their family, their farm and their future. Why not be a part of this oppor-tunity?

“Refer someone you feel has what it takes to be a Farm Bureau agent and your

qualified referral contract with the com-panies, and we’ll reward you with $700. It’s that simple. You can earn additional rewards through the Tier Level Qualifi-cations section provided the successful agent remains under contract for one year.” Berry said.

If you have any questions, please con-tact Agency Services at 515-453-3936 or [email protected].

YOUR GUIDE TO SAVINGSThese discounts and services add value to your membership.

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Gov. Heineman Names Lt. Gov. Lavon HeidemannGov. Dave Heineman announced the

appointment of Lavon Heidemann of Elk Creek, Neb., to be the 39th Lieutenant Gov-ernor of Nebraska. Lt. Gov. Heidemann, 54, was sworn in by the Secretary of State at a news conference with Gov. Heineman Feb. 13 in the state Capitol.

“I’m pleased Lavon has agreed to serve the people of Nebraska as the Lieutenant Governor,” said Gov. Heineman. “He is a proven, dedicated public servant for the citizens of Nebraska. He will complete this term as Lieutenant Governor with integrity, and I look forward to working with him as we continue to move Nebraska forward.”

“I am excited for this opportunity to serve the people of Nebraska,” said Lt. Gov. Heidemann. “Public service is something in which I believe deeply. I am looking forward to my time traveling our state, meeting with our citizens, visiting our businesses.”

Lt. Gov. Heidemann is a farmer, live-stock producer and volunteer firefighter. He was elected to the University of Ne-braska Board of Regents in 2012. Prior to

his time as a Regent, Lt. Gov. Heidemann served as a state senator for Legislative District 1 from 2005 to 2013. As a mem-ber of the Legislature, he served as Chair-man of the Appropriations Committee for six years.

Lt. Gov. Heidemann was elected to the Elk Creek School Board in 1996 where he

served until he was elected to the Legis-lature. Previously he served as a general foreman for a drilling company in Anchor-age, Ala., from 1983 to 1995. He has been active with a number of organizations, in-cluding the Midwest Council of State Gov-ernments, Agriculture Builders of Nebras-ka, Nebraska Cattlemen, Pawnee County

Farm Bureau, the Southeast Nebraska Feeders and Breeders and the Elk Creek Young Men’s Club.

Lt. Gov. Heidemann graduated from Elk Creek High School. He has attended the Midwest Council of State Governments’ Bowhay Institute for Legislative Leadership. He has earned a number of awards and honors including the Leadership Award for the Association of Nebraska Ethanol Pro-ducers, 2012; recognition of Service, Ne-braska State Volunteer Firefighter’s Asso-ciation, 2011; Harold Sieck Public Official of the Year, The Arc of Nebraska, 2009; Lead-ership Award in Recognition of Outstanding Leadership in Agri-Business, Omaha Agri-Business Club, 2009; Award of Excellence for Meritorious Service, Nebraska Coop-erative Extension Association, 2009; and the Appreciation Award for Development and Funding of Education Center, Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture, 2009.

Lt. Gov. Heidemann was born in Pawnee City, Neb. He and his wife Robin have three children.

Mike Johanns Retiring: Nebraska GOP Senator Won’t Seek Second TermSen. Mike Johanns (R-Neb.) will not seek a second

term in 2014. In a letter, Johanns told Nebraska Gov. Dave Heineman that he will not run for reelection next year.

“With everything in life, there is a time and a sea-son. At the end of this term, we will have been in public service over 32 years,” Johanns wrote, refer-encing his wife Stephanie’s political career. “Between the two of us, we have been on the ballot for pri-

mary and general elections 16 times, and we have served in eight offices. It is time to close this chapter of our lives.”

“Mike Johanns’ career of public service and his commitment and dedication to representing the in-terests of Nebraska farmers and ranchers is greatly appreciated. Sen. Johanns was the first candidate for governor to receive Nebraska Farm Bureau’s ‘Friend of Agriculture’ designation, and he has carried that

commitment to agriculture through his time as Sec-retary of Agriculture and in representing Nebraska in the U.S. Senate. We applaud him for is dedication and service to all Nebraskans,” Steve Nelson, presi-dent of Nebraska Farm Bureau, said Feb. 18.

Johanns was first elected to the Senate in 2008, after serving as U.S. Secretary of Agriculture under former President George W. Bush. Prior to that, the Republican served two terms as Nebraska’s governor.

Mike JohannsU.S. Senator

Gov. Dave Heineman appointed Lavon Heidemann to be the 39th Lieutenant Governor of Nebraska Feb. 13.


WHAT’S COOKING?Submit your own recipes, and photos if available by emailing [email protected].

All past recipes can be found on nefb.org.

Microwave Hot Fudge Sauce recipe from Amana Microwave Recipe Book and photo from Lois Linke, wife of Karl Linke, Nebraska Farm Bureau Federation district director of member services for the southeast. Spaetzle recipe from Taste of Home magazine and photo from Linke. Mushroom Sauce recipe

from WeightWatchers New Complete Cookbook and photo from Linke. Chicken Enchilada Pasta recipe from http://pearls-handcuffs-happyhour.blogspot.com/2010/11/five-starsand-then-some.html and photo from Tara Grell, Nebraska Farm Bureau Federation graphic designer.

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

March – recipes with atypical ingredients (i.e. - fudge using Velveeta)April – barbecue recipesMay – fresh fruits and vegetables

March Is National Noodle Month and National Sauce Month

Ingredients2-3 chicken breasts, cooked & shredded2 tablespoons olive oil2 garlic cloves, minced1 medium onion, diced1 red pepper, diced1 (4 oz.) can diced green chiles1/2 teaspoon salt2 teaspoons chili powder1 teaspoon cumin2 (10 oz.) cans green chili enchilada sauce2/3 cups red enchilada sauce2 cups shredded Colby and Monterrey jack cheese1 cup sour creamPenne pasta

Optional ToppingsAvocadoGreen onionsBlack olivesTomatoesSour cream

Directions1. Cook chicken, drain and shred.2. Meanwhile boil pasta according to package and chop the veggies.3. Heat the olive oil in a deep skillet and cook onions for 3-5 minutes. Add garlic and red pepper and cook for another 3-5 minutes.4. Add cooked chicken, green chiles, cumin, chili powder, salt and enchilada sauces. Let sauce simmer for 8-10 minutes.5. Add cheese and stir until the cheese is melted and heated through. Now toss in the sour cream, but do not bring to a boil. Cook on low heat or the sour cream will curdle. Stir until sour cream is well mixed and heated through.6. Drain pasta and return to pot. Pour sauce over pasta and mix well. Serve and garnish with avocado, tomato, green onion and a dollop of sour cream.

Chicken Enchilada Pasta

(If you want the taste of homemade noodles, but don’t have time to do the work, this is for you. Spaetzles are considered German dumplings.)

Ingredients2 cups all-purpose flour4 eggs, lightly beaten1/3 cup milk1/2 teaspoon salt2 quarts water2 teaspoons salt1 tablespoon butter

Directions1. In a large bowl, stir the flour, eggs, milk and the pinch of salt until smooth (the dough needs to be sticky).2. In a large saucepan, bring water and salt to a boil. 3. Pour half of the dough into a colander/strainer coated with no-stick cooking spray (the larger the holes, the better)4. Place or hold over the boiling water.5. With a wooden spoon, press dough until small pieces drop into the boiling water.6. Repeat with the other half of the dough.7. Cook for 2-5 minutes or until needles are tender and float.8. Remove with a slotted spoon and toss with butter.

Yield: 6-8 servings

Variation: After spaetzles are removed from the water, pour out the water and add 1 stick of butter. Melt on medium heat. Add 3/4 cups dried bread crumbs. Brown the bread crumbs slightly. Add the spaetzles and cook for a few minutes on medium heat until slightly brown.

Serving Suggestions: These are a great accompaniment to chicken. Serve with but-ter, gravy, herb butter and/or sprinkle with parsley or other herbs.

Spaetzles

Ingredients1/2 cup sugar3 tablespoons cocoa powder1 1/2 tablespoons cornstarchDash of salt1/2 cup room temperature water2 tablespoons butter1 teaspoon vanilla

Directions1. In a 2-cup glass measuring cup, mix dry ingredients.2. Stir in water until all ingredients are blended.3. Microwave on full power for about 90 seconds, stirring halfway through.4. Add butter and microwave for 30 seconds, or until butter is melted. Stir halfway through the cooking time.5. Remove from the microwave and add vanilla.6. Serve hot over ice cream.

Yield: 1 cup

Microwave Hot Fudge Sauce

Ingredients2 teaspoons unsalted butter1 shallot finely chopped (or substitute 2 tablespoons finely chopped onion)1 garlic clove, minced4 cups thinly sliced fresh mushrooms1/2 teaspoon dried sage1/4 teaspoon salt1/8 teaspoon pepper1 1/2 tablespoons all-purpose flour1 cup fat-free milk2 tablespoons fat-free sour cream

Directions1. Melt the butter in a large nonstick skillet. Sauté the shallot until soft, about 2 minutes.2. Add garlic; cook 1 minute longer.3. Stir in the mushrooms, sage, salt, and pepper. Cook, stirring frequently, until the mushrooms are tender, about 6 minutes.4. Increase the heat to high; cook until almost all the liquid evaporates, about 3 minutes.5. Add 2 tablespoons water; cook 1 minute. Stir in the flour; cook, stirring constantly until smooth, about 1 minute.6. Stir in the milk; reduce the heat and simmer, stirring constantly, until thickened about 7 minutes.7. Remove from the heat and stir in the sour cream.8. Serve as a sauce over meat or over your favorite pasta.

Yield: 4 servings

Mushroom Sauce


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How has Farming Changed Since “So God Made A Farmer?”These past few weeks have been exciting

for those discussing food and farming. After the airing of the Super Bowl, online commu-nities were buzzing about the images and characteristics that defined our farmers in 1978.

Paul Harvey first recited “So God Made a Farmer” at the 1978 Future Farmers of America annual convention. So how do things compare between 1978 and today?

Using the numbers from our most re-

cent U.S. Agriculture Survey, here are some interesting comparisons:• In 1978, there were 2,257,775 farms,

averaging 449 acres each. In 2007, those numbers reduced to 2,204,792 farms av-eraging 418 acres each. Farmers today are actually smaller by 31 acres.• Today the market value of farmland

and buildings is $1,892 per acre. That is up from $619 per acre in 1978 – an increase of $1,273 per acre.

• Today we have 922,095,840 acres of farmland in the U.S. In 1978, that number was 1,014,777,234 – a decrease of 92,681,394 acres.• In 1978, 56 percent of farmers claimed

farming as their primary occupation and 44 percent of farmers claimed zero days away from the farm work.• Today, 45 percent of farmers claim

farming as their primary occupation and 35.3 percent of farmers claim zero days away from the farm work.

• Our average farmers have aged almost seven years since 1978. Today the average farmer is 57.1 years old.

The numbers have changed, and so has much of the technology farmers use to produce much more food on much fewer acres, but the per-son remains the same. The characteristics, values, hard work, determination, and grit it takes to work day in and out, producing food for a global food supply, still holds true 35 years after the late Paul Harvey first made his description.

So God Made a FarmerAnd on the eighth day, God looked down on his planned paradise and said, “I need a caretaker.” So God made a farmer.God said, “I need somebody willing to get up before dawn, milk cows, work all day in the field, milk cows again, eat supper, then go to town and stay past midnight at a meeting

of the township board.” So God made a farmer.“I need somebody with arms strong enough to wrestle a calf and yet gentle enough to cradle his own grandchild. Somebody to call hogs, tame cantankerous machinery, come

home hungry, have to wait for lunch until his wife’s done feeding visiting ladies, then tell the ladies to be sure to come back real soon and mean it.” So God made a farmer.God said, “I need somebody willing to sit up all night with a newborn colt and watch it die, then dry his eyes and say, ‘Maybe next year,’ I need somebody who can shape an ax

handle from an ash tree, shoe a horse, who can fix a harness with hay wire, feed sacks and shoe scraps. Who, during planting time and harvest season will finish his 40-hour week by Tuesday noon and then, paining from tractor back, up in another 72 hours.” So God made a farmer.

God had to have somebody willing to ride the ruts at double speed to get the hay in ahead of the rain clouds and yet stop in mid-field and race to help when he sees the first smoke from a neighbor’s place. So God made a farmer.

God said, “I need somebody strong enough to clear trees and heave bales, yet gentle enough to help a newborn calf begin to suckle and tend the pink-comb pullets, who will stop his mower in an instant to avoid the nest of meadowlarks.”

It had to be somebody who’d plow deep and straight and not cut corners. Somebody to seed, weed, feed, breed, brake, disk, plow, plant, strain the milk, replenish the self-feeder and finish a hard week’s work with an eight mile drive to church. Somebody who’d bale a family together with the soft, strong bonds of sharing, who would laugh, and then sigh and then reply with smiling eyes when his family says that they are proud of what Dad does. “So God made a farmer.”

~Paul Harvey

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In a surprise move, Gov. Dave Heineman said Feb. 16 that he would ask for a pair of tax reform bills that would have cost farmers and ranchers thousands of dollars in new sales taxes to be killed. The decision came shortly before members of the Legislature’s Revenue Committee were expected to take action on the bills which were introduced on behalf of the Governor by Sens. Beau McCoy and Brad Ashford, both of Omaha. The bills failed to gain traction as members of the Revenue Committee sat through hours of opposition testi-mony on the bills earlier this month, including testimony from Nebraska Farm Bureau and its members.

“To hear the Governor is changing the approach to the tax reform conversation is certainly a relief for Ne-braska’s farm and ranch families who were facing tremen-dous increases in taxes,” said Jay Rempe, Nebraska Farm Bureau vice president of governmental relations.

A non-scientific survey conducted by Nebraska Farm Bureau of its members indicated the average Nebraska farmer or rancher would see a net increase in tax liability of $25,000 under the proposals. To give scale to the increased tax load, the increased tax burden on farmers would equate to nearly half of the median household income in Nebraska.

“We greatly appreciate the fact that so many of our members took the time to weigh in with the Governor, their senators and members of the Revenue Committee on this proposal. It appears those personal examples of the impacts of these bills have been heard and we appre-ciate the Governor’s intention to kill the bills in recogni-tion of those and other concerns,” said Rempe.

In addition to the actions of individual Farm Bureau members, more than 140 young farmers and ranchers weighed in collectively with the Governor via a letter de-veloped at the NFBF Young Farmers and Ranchers Con-ference to ask the Governor to reconsider the proposal.

The bills collectively would have sought to eliminate or reduce the state’s corporate and individual income taxes using increased sales taxes to offset the lost income tax revenue to the state. Agriculture inputs and machinery were among the items that would have been subject to sales tax. The first bill would have increased sales tax on agriculture to the tune of $280 million, while the second would have cost agriculture roughly $211 million.

There are issues in just about every leg-islative session that in some way would di-rectly affect how a farmer or rancher does business. This year the biggest concern was proposals introduced by Gov. Dave Heine-man to either eliminate or cut income tax in exchange for increased sales taxes. This would have meant increased sales taxes for the state’s number one industry, agriculture. As in every session, Nebraska Farm Bureau worked hard to protect the interests of farmers and ranchers.

“I think being a member of Nebraska Farm Bureau has really paid off for Nebraska farm-ers and ranchers this year, and it’s time to ask your neighbors and friends to join,” Steve Nelson, Nebraska Farm Bureau president, said Feb. 18. “An annual Farm Bureau membership is around $50, a small investment to make, especially when you consider Farm Bureau has been working hard to prevent an average increase of $25,000 paid in sales tax on equip-ment and agricultural inputs purchased by farmers and ranchers. We thank those Farm Bureau members who called their state sena-tors, talked with revenue committee mem-bers or spoke directly to the Governor to help get this tax conversation moved in a different direction.”

Nebraska Farm Bu-reau Board member, Jason Kvols who raises corn and soybeans near Laurel, Neb., sees Farm Bureau’s biggest asset as a grassroots organization.

“The beauty of the organization lies in its

grassroots policy making process, because the policy that is developed at the state level comes from the County Farm Bureaus. That is the core of why I am involved with Farm Bureau, and why I see Farm Bureau as the organization that anyone can be involved in and be a part of and have their voices heard. With Farm Bureau’s help we were able to share our concerns with our state senators and get things turned around on the sales tax exemption issue,” Kvols said.

Ryan Sonderup of Nance County Farm Bureau, a young farmer who raises row crops and purebred Charolais cattle, is just getting started in agriculture. He under-stands the importance of being involved with a general farm organization like Ne-braska Farm Bureau and how they can make a difference.

“The impact that Farm Bureau has al-lows my voice to be heard along with hundreds of others in a grassroots organiza-tion,” Sonderup said. “We may not always see eye-to-eye on an issue, but it allows us to voice our concerns and be heard.”

Young rancher Tim Hruby of Dawes County Farm Bureau has a cow/calf herd and raises some yearling cattle as well. He also owns a windmill service business, so his ties to agriculture run deep. He belongs to Nebraska Farm Bureau to pass on agricul-ture’s legacy to his children.

“If you want stay in business 30 years

from now, you have to take time in your busy life to become a member of Nebraska Farm Bureau,” Hruby said. We believe being involved in the grass-roots decision making in Nebraska Farm Bu-reau is a valuable use of our time, he said. “I know everyone has the excuse, ‘we’re so busy’ and my wife, Stephanie, and I are no exception. I own my own business, we have three small children and she teaches at the local educational service unit, so we can de-fine busy. But Farm Bureau opens so many doors and keeps things moving for us. We know Nebraska Farm Bureau will be work-ing hard to make sure our children get to ranch and passing on that legacy, that is why we belong to Nebraska Farm Bureau.”

Seward County Farm Bureau member Lisa Eggerling, who farms near Milford, Neb., raises corn, soybeans and has a cow/calf herd, is afraid that the number of farm-ers and ranchers are getting smaller and you need a united voice through Nebraska Farm Bureau to be at the state Capitol protect-ing Nebraska farmers and ranchers.

“Nebraska Farm Bu-reau is a strong voice for Nebraska agricul-ture, and if we are not out there telling peo-ple how we feel about what is going on in our

government, county, state and nation, then representatives may think we don’t care and that they can do whatever they want to us. We need Farm Bureau to bring one voice together with many and tell our representa-tive how we feel,” Eggerling said.

Young farmer Greg Villwok of Wayne County Farm Bureau raises corn, soybeans and has a cow/calf herd. Making the farm sustainable for his children to come back to the farm is his reason for joining Nebraska Farm Bureau.

“A regulatory proposal introduced a few years back required a CDL license to drive a tractor. But the prob-lem was that in order to get your CDL li-cense you have to be 18 years or older and that prevented our own children from working on the farm. How can we teach our children to be safe on the farm without being hands-on with the equipment?” Villwok said. “Nebraska Farm Bureau worked with regulators and helped them realize the impact this change would have on farmers and ranchers across the state.”

As you can see from these examples ev-eryone has their reasons for becoming a member of Nebraska Farm Bureau.

“We need you to ask your neighbors and friends to join the Nebraska Farm Bureau family. Anyone can be a member, and re-member, the more members we have, the more we can accomplish,” Nelson said.


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Nebraska FB Wants Focus on Property Tax ReliefWith the Governor indicating he will

kill his tax reform proposals in hopes of opening discussion on other ideas for state tax reform, Nebraska Farm Bureau Federation wants the broader conversation to include property taxes.

“This opens the door for us to talk about property tax reform which con-tinues to be the number one concern among our members. Property taxes on agricultural land collectively have increased nearly 70 percent over the last six years, with some members reporting increases of 50 percent in the last two years alone. We will continue to push for property tax reform as part of the conversation,” said Jay Rempe, vice president of governmen-tal relations for Nebraska Farm Bureau.

In preparation for the tax reform conversations there are already a handful of bills before the Legislature this session that could help move property tax relief into the spotlight. Nebraska Farm Bureau worked with Sen. Lydia Brasch of Bancroft, Neb.,

and Sen. Dan Watermeier of Syracuse, Neb., on two separate bills targeting property tax relief.

Sen. Brasch’s bill (LB 145) would re-duce the value of agricultural land for property taxation purposes from the current 75 percent of taxable value to 65 percent. It would also reduce the valuation of agricultural land for pur-poses of calculating state aid to schools by lowering the rate from 72 percent to 62 percent which would in turn aid rural schools in formula calculations.

Sen. Watermeier’s bill (LB 101) would change the valuation of agricul-tural land for purposes of school district taxation and for purposes of calculating state aid to schools. The bill establishes a schedule to gradually reduce the per-cent of value for agricultural land on which taxes can be assessed by school districts from the current 75 percent of market value to 65 percent by 2018. The reduction would occur through a 2 percent per year incremental decline

beginning in 2014. The measure also reduces the ratio at which agricultural land may be valued in the state aid to schools formula by gradually reducing the value for state aid calculations from the current 72 percent of value to 62 percent by 2018.

“Similar legislation was introduced last session and we supported these measures as ways to try and help alle-viate the property tax burden on farm and ranch families,” said Rempe.

In addition to the Sen. Brasch and Sen. Watermeier bills, Sen. Russ Kar-pisek of Wilber, Neb., has also intro-duced legislation (LB 618) to create the Agriculture Land Valuation Task Force to study and examine alterna-tive methods for the use of an income capitalization approach when valuing agriculture land for property tax pur-poses. Hearings for the Sen. Brasch and Sen. Watermeier bills have been set for Feb. 28 with the Sen. Karpisek bill set for hearing in March.

The following is a breakdown of 2014 estimates of the total sales tax increases proposed in the tax reform bills:

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LB 406Seeds for commercial use $42,390,526Agriculture chemicals $87,012,132Energy used in agriculture $82,130,542

Total New Tax Liability $211,533,200

LB 405Water for irrigation and manufacturing $824,384Commercial artificial insemination $582,312Mineral oil as dust suppressant $229,801Animal grooming $58,008Seeds for commercial use $42,390,526Agriculture machinery $66,932,410Agriculture chemicals $87,012,132Energy used in agriculture $82,130,542

Total New Tax Liability $280,160,115


New Website Showcases Value of Nebraska Farm Bureau MembershipNebraska Farm Bureau has a new look and new features

for their website, making it more user friendly for those wanting information about food, Farm Bureau and member benefits, Tina Henderson, vice president of communication strategy, said Feb. 1.

“This website will showcase the value of being a Nebras-ka Farm Bureau member and will drive visitors to our social

media platforms,” Hen-derson said. “There’s no doubt that social media is a powerful marketing and com-munication tool for Nebraska Farm Bureau. Our new website is the hub of that activ-ity. It’s where we can turn visitors into fans of Nebraska’s farmers

and ranchers who raise the food consumers eat every day and make them potential members. It’s also where our cur-rent members will get information on member benefits and farmers and ranchers can get more policy information at the touch of a button,” Henderson said.

The website is split into two sites, a public website and a members-only website. The public website is where people who are not members of Nebraska Farm Bu-reau can get more in-formation about food and agriculture. When you enter the public home page you can im-mediately meet farmers and ranchers who raise food in Nebraska. You will also see in our scrolling boxes recipes and the most current stories affecting Nebraska ag-riculture.

“The public site is designed to educate the visitor about Ne-braska Farm Bureau, food and agriculture. We will have recipes and stories written for consumers wanting more information about where their food comes from,” said Henderson.

The member site is exclusively for Nebraska Farm Bureau members. You need to sign up for a username and pass-

word by entering your membership number found on your mem-bership card. We will have Shayna Truax, our CSI associate, ready to help you set up an ac-count. If you don’t have an email address she

can help you do that as well. Her contact information is [email protected] or 402-421-4485. Reference the graphic at the bottom of the page for step-by-step instructions on how to sign up.

“The members only website is personalized to each Farm Bureau member. Once you login to the members only site, you can ac-cess all of your mem-ber benefit information including some of our most popular member benefits: Choice Ho-tels discounts, reduced

prices offered by Office Depot and the $500 discount avail-able on new qualifying Chevrolet, GMC or Buick vehicles purchased or leased,” Henderson said.

Additionally, the members site will fea-ture event information for state and county events as well as groups you are a part of. The members only section also includes resources such as scholarship in-formation, forms and Farm Bureau program details. The site will also showcase top stories for agriculture and Farm Bureau.

“We look forward to making this website fresh with new information daily. It’s important that the two sites work together to foster improved communication to both our visitors and our farmer and rancher members, build brand loyalty for Nebraska Farm Bureau and add more value for all of our members,” Henderson said.

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With bill introductions complete and more than 650 bills and proposed constitutional amendments having been introduced, Nebras-ka senators have turned part of their attention to the legislative hearing process. Each piece of legislation introduced is assigned to a com-mittee and receives a public hearing. As law-makers move through the end of February and into March a handful of bills of interest to Farm Bureau have already been before committees for their public hearing with their advancement to the full body still pending.

• Commodity Check-off ProgramsMembers of the Legislature’s Agricul-

ture Committee are considering additional changes to Nebraska’s corn check-off pro-gram. During the 2012 legislative session senators gave approval to a measure to increase the corn excise tax from 1/4 of a cent per bushel to 1/2 cent per bushel while also allowing the Board to accept li-cense fees or royalties for purposes of its mission.

This session Sen. Tyson Larson of O’Neill, Neb., has introduced a bill that would com-pletely revamp Nebraska’s corn check-off program. LB 354 would establish the Corn Board as a quasi-state entity, provide for the election of board members, provide for a mandatory check-off with a refund and re-

quire a referendum on any changes in the corn check-off rate.

The hearing on the measure was held Feb. 5. Nebraska Farm Bureau President Steve Nelson testified on behalf of Farm Bureau offering conditional support of the bill. In his testimony, Nelson noted the bill had provisions supported by Farm Bureau policy, but also allowed the Corn Board to continue to lobby on federal legislation, which is opposed to Farm Bureau policy.

During the hearing Nelson offered an amendment to strip the lobbying from the measure and indicated Farm Bureau would fully support the bill if the amendment were adopted by the committee. Other groups supporting the bill included the Corn Grow-ers and Nebraska Cattlemen. There were no opponents to the bill.

• Funding for Water ManagementNebraska Farm Bureau testified Feb. 13

in support of a bill that would establish a Water Project Sustainability Task Force to help identify funding needs and priorities re-lated to management of Nebraska’s water resources. Sen. Tom Carlson of Holdrege, who chairs the Legislature’s Natural Re-sources Committee, introduced LB 517.

Prior to the hearing, Sen. Carlson offered an amendment to the measure that would

create a 22-member task force to be appointed, repre-senting six geo-graphic regions of the state. The group would be charged with identifying wa-ter activities, projects or programs in need of funding, developing a prioritized list of funding needs and submitting a report of its findings to the Legislature and Governor by Jan. 31, 2014.

In supportive testimony Farm Bureau pointed out the state has made consider-able progress since 2004 when the Legis-lature first took significant steps to better manage the state’s water resources and has continued to make progress. The most re-cent water funding activity occurred in 2011 with passage of a proposal that partnered state dollars with those from the Nebraska Environmental Trust to help fund water management programs. There was consid-erable support for LB 517 during hearing from agriculture, domestic, industrial and environmental water users.

• Livestock Industry DevelopmentA measure introduced by Sen. Ken Schilz

of Ogallala, Neb., that seeks to build upon an already strong livestock promotion pro-gram in Nebraska has received the support of Nebraska Farm Bureau. Farm Bureau First Vice President Mark McHargue testified Feb. 12 before the Legislature’s Agriculture Committee to lend its support for LB 550, the “Livestock Growth Act.”

The measure would build upon the De-partment of Agriculture’s existing Livestock Friendly County Program by attaching mate-

rial incentives to receiving a livestock friend-ly designation by creating an interest-free loan program to help counties which have received this designation to fund infrastruc-ture needs that would facilitate livestock expansion efforts. It would also raise limits on tax credits available under the Nebraska Advantage Rural Development Act for live-stock producers who invest in livestock ex-pansion/modernization projects.

The bill would create a separate cap under the program of $1.5 million in tax credits for livestock expansion and modernization proj-ects that do not include a job creation com-ponent. In addition it would raise the cap for the value of tax credits which each applicant would be eligible to receive from $30,000 to $150,000 which better reflects capital invest-ments in today’s livestock operations.

In McHargue’s testimony he noted that Farm Bureau had been a staunch supporter of the Livestock Friendly County program from the beginning which now includes 21 Nebraska counties.

McHargue further noted that several of Nebraska’s neighboring states have been extremely aggressive in promoting their support for new investment in livestock de-velopment. In 2010 alone Nebraska’s live-stock industry generated $12 billion in busi-ness receipts and over 50 percent of the value of all agriculture receipts in Nebraska.

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Ben Steffen of Richardson County produces milk, corn, soybeans, wheat and hay on his farm near Humboldt in southeast Nebraska. He milks 135 cows and raises crops on 1,900 acres. Steffen testified at the Senate Agriculture Com-mittee hearing held Feb. 14 on federal programs that help farmers survive finan-cially when faced with natural disasters such as drought, fire and freeze alongside three other farmers and ranchers from across the U.S.

“This nation has benefited from a food supply that is plentiful, inexpensive and of the highest quality. Securing that food sup-ply for the future is clearly responsible public policy. Facing a growing world population, it is a moral imperative,” Steffen told Chair-woman Sen. Debbie Stabenow (D-MI), Raking Member Sen. Thad Cochran (R-MS) and members of the Agriculture Commit-tee.

Steffen’s testimony hit on topics ranging from the federal crop insurance program and land-grant university research, to the release of Conservation Reserve Program

(CRP), to haying and grazing, to the fires in western Nebraska due to last year’s drought.

Federal crop insurance, Steffen said, “is not a fountain of free money.” He contin-ued that in the 11 years prior to 2012, his operation paid in more money in premiums than it received in indemnity payments. He called crop insurance “a valuable investment with a high return. We put our investment in that program right alongside the invest-ment that taxpayers of this nation have in-vested.”

Steffen also urged Congress to prioritize funding for both basic and applied agricul-ture research through land grant univer-sities. He emphasized that farmers work hard every day to find and apply the best management practices for their operation. Continued research is critical to develop-ment of additional revolutionary practices such as no-till farming and cover crops that were developed through land grant univer-sity research.

The release of CRP acres to haying and grazing due to last year’s drought should have been moved up to preserve the qual-ity of the forage according to Steffen.

“While we appreciated last year’s release of Conservation Reserve Program acres, ef-forts should be made to allow for an earlier release of CRP acres for emergency haying and grazing under the conditions experi-enced in 2012. A release 30 days earlier would make a dramatic improvement in feed quality,” Steffen said.

• Immigration Reform in Best Interest of Agriculture

As Nebraska farmers and ranchers know, the need for a reliable pool of farm workers is an important input to agricul-

ture – accounting for about 17 percent of the industry’s vari-able production expenses and roughly 40 percent of e xpen s e s for farms special iz-ing in fruit, vegetables or nursery products. While Nebraska’s farmers and ranchers are not as depen-dent upon the immigrant labor workforce, agriculture as a whole has been working on effective reform which would allow producers a stable, legal and experienced workforce.

“Reforming our nation’s guest worker program with a more workable, less ex-pensive and cumbersome visa program would move things in a positive direction for farmers and ranchers,” said Jordan Dux, Nebraska Farm Bureau director of national affairs. “Reforming immigration would also address the problem of los-ing a producer’s workforce when they are found to be undocumented, as this

is very costly and presents obvious legal issues.”

No U.S. industry is more dependent on an immigrant workforce than agriculture. However, acute labor shortages brought on by an outdated and unacceptable guest worker program threaten to heap record losses on an industry emerging from years of stiff foreign competition. Nationwide, la-bor shortages will result in losses of up to $9 billion, according to the American Farm Bureau Federation.

“Immigration reform is desperately need-ed at the federal level, and it appears Con-gress is willing to tackle the issue. However, we need to ensure that a legal agricultural workforce is included in the debate,” said Dux.

The American Nursery and Landscape Association joined the American Farm Bu-reau Federation and U.S. Agriculture Secre-tary Tom Vilsack in favor of comprehensive immigration reform. The Agricultural Work-force Coalition of nursery and agricultural interests would like to replace the H2A guest worker program with a system of yearlong work visas.

The coalition is pushing for a new “Ag-ricultural Worker Visa Program” which would be run by USDA and formulated to meet the needs of those who rely upon an immigrant workforce. The new program would provide for a visa of 11 to 12 months with USDA registered employers. Following the term of their visa, the employee would have to return home for 30 days.

“U.S. farmers are the most efficient in the world, and if we want to be in charge of our food security and our economy, we need to support a labor force for agriculture,” said Steve Nelson, Nebraska Farm Bureau president.

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The U.S. Farmers & Ranchers Alliance® (USFRA) recently released findings of a survey conducted about Americans’ per-ceptions on food production. The survey, conducted to share with consumer media prior to The Food DialoguesSM: New York, revealed Americans increasingly believe food production is heading in the right di-rection.

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• Americans overall (84 percent) believe that farmers and ranchers in America are committed to improving how food is grown and raised. Half of Americans (50 percent) think farmers and ranchers are missing from the media conversation around food these days.

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• Farmers and ranchers report topics best represented to American consumers include those related to family-owned farms (34 percent), commitment to food safety (23 percent) and the education level of farmers and ranchers (20 percent).

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• Faces of Farming and Ranching – In 2012, USFRA launched a search for the face of farming and ranching in America. One hundred eighteen farmers and ranchers ap-plied by speaking boldly of their passion for agriculture and their individual operations. USFRA announced who the nine winners were on Jan. 22 and will launch an aggres-sive national consumer media outreach ef-fort.

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WASHINGTON, D.C. — The farm and ranch families of Farm Bureau raised a record $971,235 and donated a record of more than 24 million pounds of food to as-sist hungry Americans as part of Farm Bu-reau’s Harvest for All program in partner-ship with Feeding America. Combined, the monetary and food donations also reached a record level of the equivalent of more than 28 million meals.

Now in its 10th year, Harvest for All is spearheaded by members of Farm Bureau’s Young Farmers and Ranchers program, but Farm Bureau members of all ages from across the nation contribute to the effort. In all, a record 21 state Farm Bureaus heeded the call to action. The joint effort between Farm Bureau and Feeding America, the na-tion’s largest hunger relief organization, is a national community action program through which farmers and ranchers can help ensure every American enjoys the bounty they produce.

In addition to raising food and funds for the initiative, farmers and ranchers tallied 11,333 volunteer friend hours assisting local hunger groups in 2012.

“The Harvest for All program is a tan-gible and visible way for Farm Bureau members to serve their communities,” said American Farm Bureau Federation President Bob Stallman Feb 12. “I am

proud of our young farmers and ranchers and each of the state Farm Bureaus who literally helped us feed our great nation and achieve record contributions in the process.”

Harvest for All is one of the most impor-tant community service efforts undertaken by Farm Bureau members. While the U.S. economy is beginning to show some en-couraging signs, many Americans still need the help provided by Feeding America and its national network of local food assistance organizations, according to Stallman.

“Feeding America greatly appreciates the American Farm Bureau and its Young Farmers and Ranchers for last year’s record-breaking Harvest for All results and for our 10-year partnership that has provided much needed assistance for the one in six Ameri-cans who are struggling with hunger,” said Bill Thomas, chief supply chain officer at Feeding America.

“By joining together and sharing our bounty, America’s farm and ranch families are helping to feed and nourish those who need help the most,” said Zach Hunnicutt, who chairs the American Farm Bureau Federation Young Farmers and Ranchers Committee. He and his wife, Anna, raise popcorn, corn and soybeans near Giltner, Neb.

“America’s farmers and ranchers are stepping up to the table in a coordinated effort to serve our fellow Americans,” Hunnicutt said. “No American should be allowed to go without food and be-cause of Harvest for All, the equivalent of 28,068,389 meals made it to the tables of those who needed it the most this past year.”

The California Farm Bureau took top honors for donating the most food in 2012, 10,143,570 pounds. Illinois Farm Bureau raised the most money, $786,949. And, Michigan Farm Bureau tallied the most vol-

unteer friend hours, 6,410. Thanks to the generosity of Chevrolet/GM, each of those state organizations received a $1,500 grant to donate to a local food bank of their choice.

Second place winners were the New York Farm Bureau for food donated at 8,583,067 pounds; Michigan Farm Bureau for donated funds at $64,080; and Illinois Farm Bureau for volunteer time at 2,006 hours. Each of the second place winners received a $1,000 grant from Chevrolet/GM to donate to the local food bank of their choice.

In addition, five state Young Farmers and Ranchers Committees received $500 grants from Chevrolet/GM for “most innovative” programs. Those winners included Indiana, Kansas, Louisiana, North Carolina and New York.

The awards were presented Feb. 10 dur-ing American Farm Bureau Federation’s Joint National Leadership and Young Farm-ers and Ranchers Conference in Phoenix, Ariz. Since Harvest for All was launched 10 years ago, Farm Bureau families have gath-ered more than 73 million pounds of food, logged more than 71,000 volunteer hours and raised nearly $3 million in donations. Combined, the food and money donations amount to the equivalent of more than 83 million meals.

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“The cost of health insurance is a ma-jor concern for farmers and ranchers,” said AFBF President Bob Stallman Feb 15. “Health insurance costs already have gone up more than 100 percent since 2000, and the HIT will impose even more devastating costs on America’s farmers, ranchers and small businesses.”

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form of higher premiums for private cover-age.” The new tax would raise insurance costs even more, making it harder for farmers and ranchers to purchase coverage for themselves, their families and their employees.

“Most farmers and ranchers do not have large enough pools of employees to be self-insured,” continued Stallman. “Instead, they purchase health insurance in the fully insured market, from which it is solely de-termined how much HIT an insurance com-

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You could see your breath in the ice cream room where it was 20 below zero at Affiliated Foods in Norfolk, Neb. A group of young farm-ers and ranchers toured the dis-tribution center Jan. 25.

Nebraska Farm Bureau board member Kevin Peterson is a “sharped dress man” as he shows off some new clothes and snappy boots from Renegades Clothing in Norfolk during the fashion show Jan. 25.

Rodger Haselhorst of Cedar County in-terned for Producers Hybrids last summer and hopes to work their full-time after school. He attended the Young Farmers and Ranchers Conference.

Kelsey Ferris, Merrick County, learns more about roping a calf at the Ultimate Farmer Challenge. A fun time was had by all Jan. 25.

Amanda Fairley, Jefferson County, grabbed a hay bale and did her best to throw it far during the Ultimate Farmer Challenge at this year’s Young Farmers and Ranchers Conference.

Nearly 170 young farmers and ranchers toured Affiliated Foods in Norfolk, Neb. This was the largest attended Young Farmers and Ranchers Conference with 220 young people attending.

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The keynote presentation at the Young Farmers and Ranchers Conference was called “Connecting with Consumers” and groups talked about everything from organics, GMO’s, antibiotics in meat and clarifying the issue of hormones in milk. The panel from left is Jeremy Olsen, cattle buyer; Gary Anderson, grocery store owner; Amy Reis a mom/dietician; Reed Nelson, Central Valley Ag-Marketing; and Jason Kvols a farmer and Cedar County Farm Bureau member from Laurel, Neb.

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Farm Bureau members were busy attending conferences in Norfolk, Kearney and Lincoln.

See photos on pages 1B-3B.

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Shelly Thompson, Young Farmers and Ranchers

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LeAnn Miller of Lincoln County was thoroughly enjoying the hypnotist during the closing session of the Young Farmers and Ranchers Conference Jan. 26.

The 2013 Leadership Academy heard from Kyle Perry originally from Nebraska and now with American Farm Bureau Federation.

During the Leadership Academy’s first two-day seminar Jan. 31 – Feb. 1 in Kearney, Neb., the group used caution tape to gather in a circle to tie them into this exercise with David Williamson (far right), who showed the group the different ways information travels through an organization.

2013 Leadership Academy attendees (from left) Julie Reed, Lancaster County; Ryan Ue-berrhein, Douglas County; Shane Greving, Merrick County; Jamie Keep, Howard Coun-ty; Melodie Loostrom, Lincoln County; Andrew Schmidt, Thayer County; and Karah Perdue, York County, work on their class logo with David Williamson Feb 1.

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

As a result of the experience, participants will be expected to increase their level of involvement in Farm Bureau activities and serve as leaders for agriculture and their communities.

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The Schwarz family, Tom, Linda and daughter Becky (center), of Phelps County listens during the Susie O luncheon on Life Happens – Learn to Bounce!

Milton Rogers of Deuel County poses a question to Jim Wiesemeyer following his presentation on Ag Issues and 113th Congress.

Attendees Robert McNeff (right) of Nance County, Floyd Zabel of Saline County and Ron Schmidt of Madison County take notes and review Farm Bureau policy dur-ing the Governmental Relations depart-ment state and national issues update.

Former Farm Bureau President Keith Olsen of Perkins County couldn’t stop laughing during the Susie O presentation at the Nebraska Farm Bureau Legislative Conference Feb. 14.

The Elected Officials Reception was a great opportunity for Farm Bureau mem-bers to visit with their state senators. Here Dwight Trumble of Sarpy County visits with Sen. Scott Price.

Dan and Mary Gerdes of Nemaha County (left) and Joan and Milt Fricke of Sarpy County reconnected at the former State Board member and 21st Century Fund recognition dinner Feb. 13. The dinner brought 90 former state board members together to thank them for their service.

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Bill Lueck of Sherman/Valley County and Tanya Storer of Cherry County visit with Sen. Kate Sullivan at the Elected Officials Reception Feb. 14.

Treg Fisher of Harlan County shows off his large hands, reminiscing football with Aaron Davis at the closing lunch on Feb. 15.

Jay Ferris (left), Nebraska Farm Bureau director of grassroots programs, presents Herschel Staats of Lancaster County with a $50 gift card to Home Depot for winning the FB-ACT member drawing.

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Committee and the Nebraska Agriculture in the Classroom Program have selected two teachers as their 2013 Nebraska Farm Bureau Teachers of the Year.

Kevin Atterberg, an eighth grade teacher at Culler Middle School in Lincoln, Neb., and Angie Shaw, a kindergarten through fifth grade library media specialist at Lincoln Heights and Longfellow Elementary Schools in Scottsbluff, Neb., were honored.

“These teachers demonstrate how agri-culture can be used to meet state educa-tional standards. Each of these teachers provides their students with real hands-on learning experiences in such a manner that it relates to their students’ everyday lives,” Deanna Karmazin, state coordinator of the Nebraska Agriculture in the Classroom pro-gram, said Feb. 11.

AGRICULTURE IN THE CITYKevin Atterberg brings agriculture to the

city by taking his students through two se-mesters of scientific investigation that delve into the multifaceted world of agriculture. Students explore five different areas of agri-culture, one lesson per week, for the duration of five months. The student’s first lesson includes exploring the background of agricul-ture and gaining impor-tant basic knowledge.

Learning about soil is the second area which Atterberg em-phasizes. In this area, students discuss soil horizons and how the breakdown of plant and animal decay is beneficial to the soil. At-

terberg teaches the importance of soil to growing crops all over the world through a unique approach putting the earth into per-spective. Atterberg starts with an apple, rep-resenting the Earth, and dissects it so each piece represents either water, areas of the earth where no man, animal or plant can live such as Antarctica, areas where climate is not suitable to grow crops and areas where crops can grow. The final remaining piece of apple, representing where crops can grow, represents 10 percent of the earth. In the final section of this lesson students create dirt shirts using clay.

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The fourth area in the “Agriculture in the City” unit focused on the germination pro-cess of a soybean seed. Students learned basic information about soybean plants and were then able to plant their own soybean seed.

The final area of Atterberg’s unit empha-sizes nutrition. Each of his students tried nu-

merous different soy products. After tasting, the students recorded their favorites. They also compared the nutritional value of the soy products to that of the foods the stu-dents normally eat every day.

“Many of my students have never thought about where their food or clothing comes from. I created this agricultural unit for my students to understand how the food that we eat and the clothes that we wear come from farms that are as close as a few miles outside of Lincoln,” Atterberg said.

During their second semester, students partnered up to create questions related to soybean plants. The students then cre-ated an experiment to determine a scientific explanation for their question. As an addi-tional interactive piece to Atterberg’s unit, students were paired with an Ag Pen Pal provided by Nebraska Agriculture in the Classroom.

SKYPE LESSONSAngie Shaw has had the opportunity to

utilize various forms of technology, especial-ly Skype, to educate kin-dergarten through fifth grade students about the powerful connec-tion there is between agriculture and educa-tion. Shaw’s main focus was merging technol-ogy tools in the class-room with the content of soybean production in Nebraska.

While on Skype, stu-dents participated in question and answer sessions to gain a greater understanding of soybeans. Following the Skype sessions,

students researched various aspects of in-dividual soybean topics and participated in interactive computer lessons.

One lesson focused on how many things students use every day which are made of soybeans or soy byproducts. Students then created collages with graphic images they collected from Microsoft Word tools to communicate what they had learned. An-other Skype session allowed the students to take a virtual field trip to the inside of a combine cab. Students gained from this session an understanding of how important technology is to farmers.

“The highlight of their virtual field trip was being able to watch as the soybeans were cut and then seeing them fall into the hop-per. My students were eager and excited to return for each and every Skype lesson!” Shaw said.

Students also broadened their aware-ness of an agricultural crop they were not previously familiar with. Being largely from western Nebraska, most students were pri-marily aware of beets, corn and beans. This provided them with an opportunity to un-derstand how soil type, weather and natural resources make it possible for various crops to be planted and grown in different regions of Nebraska.

Shaw facilitated each of the 50-minute Skype sessions held over a three month pe-riod. These sessions were attended by near-ly 500 students from kindergarten through fifth grade.

Both teachers will be presented with an award recognizing their achievement and will receive an all-expense-paid trip to the 2013 National Agriculture in the Classroom Conference, set for June 25-28, in Minne-apolis, Minn.

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The young agricultural leaders were rec-ognized during AFBF’s joint National Lead-ership and Young Farmers and Ranchers Conference in Phoenix, Ariz. PAL is de-signed to help agricultural leaders acceler-ate their leadership abilities and solidify their roles as advocates for agriculture.

“Today’s young farmers and ranchers are truly impressive, and this group of PAL gradu-ates represents the very best of the best,” said AFBF President Bob Stallman, Feb. 12. “It’s a pleasure to recognize this outstanding class of young farm and ranch leaders. The young people who completed the program are equipped with the leadership skills they will need to help set the tone for American agriculture and serve their communities. The skills they acquired will help them effectively engage with the customers we serve, as well as provide needed advocacy for our organiza-tion on the many issues that touch our lives.”

Graduates of PAL Class 6 are: Rachel Bina of North Dakota; Jonathan Cavin of Virginia; Travis Gebhart of South Dakota; Megan Gravois of Louisiana; Heather Hill of Indiana; Terri Lawton of Massachusetts; Hilary Maricle of Nebraska; Jason Rodgers of South Carolina; Malissa Fritz Schentzel of Minnesota; and Misty Wall of Utah.

To be eligible for the PAL program, appli-cants must have previously developed leader-ship skills built through participating in at least one Young Farmers and Ranchers program. This includes AFBF competitive events, Dis-cussion Meet (“Sweet 16” finalist), Achieve-ment Award (top 10 finalist) or Excellence in Agriculture Award (top 10 finalist). Retired members of the AFBF Young Farmers and Ranchers Committee and retired chairs of state Farm Bureau Young Farmers and Ranch-ers Committees are also eligible to apply.

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The PAL program is sponsored by AFBF, Monsanto and Farm Credit.

Bob Stallman, president of American Farm Bureau Federation (left), and Steve Nelson, Nebraska Farm Bureau president, present Boone County Farm Bureau member Hilary Maricle with her plaque for graduating the American Farm Bureau Federation’s Partners in Agricultural Leadership (PAL) program. PAL is designed to enhance leadership skills and focuses on taking young farmers and ranchers who have already begun their personal development journey and moving them to the next level in speaking out for agriculture.

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Bert HagerbaumerJon SagehornMichael Wiese

Thomas BussMarvin ErnestiStanley FriesenPatrick KoenigPaul KoltermanRegan KuceraWilliam LienemannDan SpeasPhilip SteinkampTodd Weber

Frank PollardAndrew Swanson

Robert KleinRandy LloydEric MooreMichael Sughroue

Brian BarelmannTimothy BrachleAndrew FehringerKeith GillhamTroy HeiserWilliams JenningsLorin KriegerSteve LindCharles Martinsen

Glen FranzluebbersJarvis GuillShannon HarneyRobert KavanTimothy Magnusson

Ernest Hroch Jr

Thomas JasnochLance KuenningJohn Skalsky

Jeremy BuhlJeffrey HennWilliam HotchkissScott MecomJohn MenghiniChad OdvodyCaleb Pokorny

Jerry Overturf

Jose LiscanoRobert RamselBrinkley WilliamsDonald Williams

Chelsey GirardTravis KinnisonCraig Page

Kevin ChristiansenTroy FrankThomas Wingert

Michael Mahood

Mark Thornburg

Glendon MeyerChristopher Ruskamp

Mark GrundmayerTroy PatzelSteven StokesJohn Veik

Phillips, NE

Pierce, NE

Plainview, NE

Plattsmouth, NE

Pleasant Dale, NE

Pleasanton, NE

Plymouth, NE

Polk, NE

Randolph, NE

Ravenna, NE

Raymond, NE

Red Cloud, NE

Richland, NE

Riverdale, NE

Roca, NE

Rockville, NE

Rushville, NE

Ruskin, NE

Saint Edward, NE

Saint Paul, NE

Saronville, NE

Schuyler, NE

Scottsbluff, NE

Scribner, NE

Seward, NE

Saint Libory, NE

Brett McDonaldJay Oswald

Ronald Woslager

Kevin ChristiansenLarry JensenLes KrugerJohn Steinkraus

John McNamaraThomas VrbkaMarvin Wiles

Aaron Franssen

Peter DixonKeith MeintsDean Smith

Michael HoltmeierGregory Schultis

Randall HarlessDennis Stevens

Warren FrerichsLoren HaselhorstKyle KorthRick KorthJohn Jack PorterCarl ScholtingCharles SchurmanChris Winkelbauer

Matthew PetersonPhilip Zeller

Nicholas Maaske

Eugene PohlmeierKeith Schrawyer

Mark Grotelueschen

Clark Nuttelman

Randy Thimm

Brent McDonald

Jeffery Jaggers

Randy Meyer

Dennis CruiseJames Nicklasson

Daniel Smydra

Theodore Ehly

Randy BoughnSteven NelsonRobert Speicher

Dave DietrichWillard EitzmanRonald MillerPaul MorrillGregg Sweley

Marvin Piper

David BrauerJohn HeathChad HinrichsSteven JohnsenEric SchultzJoseph Sisco

Bill Langrehr

Shelby, NE

Shelton, NE

Shickley, NE

Sidney, NE

Silver Creek, NE

Spalding, NE

Springfield, NE

Stanton, NE

Stromsburg, NE

Stuart, NE

Sumner, NE

Superior, NE

Surprise, NE

Sutherland, NE

Sutton, NE

Syracuse, NE

Taylor, NE

Tekamah, NE

Tilden, NE

Tobias, NE

Utica, NE

Valentine, NE

Venango, NE

Waco, NE

Wahoo, NE

Wakefield, NE

Walthill, NE

Aaron Schmidt

Ronald JakubowskiRobert Schanou

Michael HinrichsJoseph Osterhaus

William Struckmeyer

Charles Starostka

John BerntRobert Meyer

Jonathan Schram

Kim Anderson

Steven KramerTimothy PallasGail Stratman

Everett Vogel

Richard MoomeyRandall Pierce

Norris EitzmannDale Michels

Michael Littlefield

Jay ColburnJohn FlynnBrad Krajewski

Douglas GeorgeDonald HoffmanRex Kreutzer

David KunzTroy NicholsNicolas Wilhelm

Alan Skalsky

Russell GrassThomas HansenJohn Wilson

Jesse Henery

Roger Haake

Jeremy Gumaer

James MurphyJoshua HladikTyler Rezac

Nikolaus HuebnerSamuel Jameson Jr

Brian Hunt

Jon BrabecKelly DowningKeith GlewenTodd KavanJohn LuedtkeRobert MedunaSteven OlsonAlan Vybiral

Bradley CawleyErik HaglundNorman MiethGalen Samuelson

Mike Fogarty Jr

Waterloo, NE

Wauneta, NE

Wausa, NE

Waverly, NE

Wayne, NE

Wellfleet, NE

West Point, NE

Wilber, NE

Winside, NE

Wisner, NE

Wood River, NE

Wymore, NE

Wynot, NE

York, NE

Daniel DavidsonBrian MonkeTom MonkeCasey Young

Cleve AndersonMatthew BorchersDave KerchalLoran Wach

Catherine ClausenNeil ClausenJeff FriedrichTravis KauthBradley KummCurtis MacKeprangBill ThierolfChad VannessDarren Vanness

James McGillWade Phillips

John CarolloTimothy ReinhardtMatthew WohlersDavid Zimmerman

Thomas Worth

Gregory FreudenburgGlen HowellTom OrtmeierJeff PribnowLewis ReppertAndrew ScholtingJeffrey WilmesMark Wooldrik

Russell KovarChristopher Woerner

Christopher Mann

Chad DixonRandall Jensen

Ryan GannonNick LammersRonald RickertSam Shuck

Jeffery HumphreysScott Trauernicht

Tyler GoweryBenjamin Pinkelman

Cody BoeckTommy BogenriefBurch BreazealeWilliam DunavanLarry FangmeierPieter GroblerWilliam HoffmanJacob HoxmeierChase JohnsonBrian KoehlerTodd KrausnickTimothy MasekLaverle MillerJohn MittmanJoseph MurmanMaynard OchsTravis PorterAndy RunyanJames SchneiderDaniel StorkLeroy Svec

Find Your Nebraska Certified Crop Adviser

FARM EQUIPMENTWANTED: 18 to 21 inch farm disc blades, will pay cash. Call Bennington, 402-238-2093.

FOR SALE: White 6700 6 row 36” planter, shedded, low acres, furrowers, starter, re-bounders, herb, spray, $4,900 obo; Ford 460 irrigation mo-tor, natural gas, $300 for mo-tor; with cart, $750. Call Utica, 402-534-2109.

FOR SALE: Schaben Pro 1010 sprayer, 1,000 gallon, 60’ boom, variable rate, Raven 450 monitor, foam marker, rinse rank, always shedded.

Call Belgrade, 308-357-1279.

FOR SALE: 560 International diesel tractor, wide front end and good tires, 3 point with 8 foot blade, tractor needs some work, $2,000. Call Gibbon, 308-237-1899.

FOR SALE: NH 974 630’s corn head, always shedded, origi-nal gathering chains, have new ones in box, $4,500. Call Mur-dock, 402-867-2926.

FOR SALE: JD 724 Field Fin-isher, 15 foot with 200 gallon tank and spray nozzles, 17 inch

blades, 9 inch sweeps, 5 bar harrow, used very little, $5,000. Call Hoskins, 402-565-4555.

FOR SALE: John Deere 34 manure spreader, $1,400 cash. Call Loup City, 308-745-0249.

FOR SALE: 6x10 cargo trailer, $1,950. Call Loup City, 308-745-0249.

VEHICLESFOR SALE: 1996 Ford F-250 XL, 4 WD pickup, 7.5L, 460 V8 gas, extended cab, long box, B&W receiver hitch, 142,000 miles, $6,799. Call Scottsbluff, 308-641-0723.

MISCELLANEOUSWANTED: Ethical archery hunter looking for a place to spring turkey and fall deer hunt for 2013 and 2014 season in central Nebraska. Call Grand Island, 308-391-1331

FOR SALE: Registered Saanen and Lamancha dairy goats, 10 pregnant or just freshened, $150-$250, see dams http://wnsga.com/newfrontiers.html, placing 4-13 at 2012 ADGA national show. Call Morrill, 308-247-3338.

FOR SALE: 16 foot dump truck box with hoist and air end gate.

Call Waverly, 402-432-1473 or 402-785-2885.

FOR SALE: Extang folding box cover for short box Chevrolet pickup with full bed carpet, $100. Call Waverly, 402-785-2885 or 402-432-1473.

FOR SALE: Four 8.00-16.50 tires, no rims, great condition, best of-fer takes. Call Ravenna, 308-293-5717.

FOR SALE: 5x10 cattle panels, 7-bar, unpainted, $70 each. Call Ravenna, 308-745-0249.

WANT ADS

Free Want Ads for Farm Bureau MembersFarm Bureau members may submit one free Want Ad per month. If there is more than one category mentioned with the Want Ad we will split it into multiple categories, but it must be a combined total of 30 words or less. Ads are used on a space-available basis, subject to approval. Ads exclude real property (permanent structures) such as homes, farms, ranches and businesses. Selling crops or herds of livestock also is excluded. Send typed or printed ads to Want Ads, c/o Shayna Truax, Nebraska Farm Bureau News, P.O. Box 80299, Lincoln, NE 68501 or email [email protected]. If you would like to rerun your ad you must resubmit the ad. Previously submitted ads will not be kept on file. Deadline is the 1st of each month. (No issue in July.) The Want Ad form can be found on our members website (nefb.org/members), login and click on NEWS and then Submit a Want Ad.


GM PRIVATE OFFER Benefi ts Farm Bureau Members:

To qualify for the offer, individuals must have been a Farm Bureau member for at least 60 days prior to the date of delivery of the vehicle selected. Members may receive the incentive for the purchase or lease of multiple vehicles, including fl eet vehicles purchased through GM’s National Fleet Purchase Program. Full details and program eligibility guidelines are available by contacting Shelley Kurtzer, associate director of member services or visiting www.nefb.org.

Eligible Farm Bureau members in Nebraska can now receive a $500 discount on each qualifying 2011 or 2012 model year Chevrolet, GMC or Buick vehicle they purchase or lease. This Farm Bureau member exclusive is offered for vehicles purchased or leased at participating dealerships through Farm Bureau’s - GM PRIVATE OFFER at a participating GM dealership.

Twenty-six GM models are part of the program, including the Chevrolet Silverado HD, honored as the 2011 Motor Trend Truck of the Year. A broad range of other pick-up trucks, SUVs, sedans and crossovers also are included in the program.

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Consider making a donation to NFAAso the next generation understands where their food and fiber comes from!

Call Nebraska Foundation for Agricultural Awareness at

800-546-3496

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The lifeblood of America.They’re the humble heroes who rise before dawn and battle

the elements. They put clothes on our backs and food on

our tables. Their genuine values and tireless work ethic are

an inspiration to us all. We appreciate all that America’s

farmers do and invite you to join us in saying thanks at

www.fbfs.com/SayThanksToAFarmer.

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