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Despite major declines in Nebraska soybean exports and reductions in both pork and wheat exports, the dollar value of Nebraska’s total agriculture exports increased from 2017 to 2018

thanks to significant boosts in sales of Nebraska beef and corn to countries that avoided trade disputes with the United States. That’s one of several findings from Nebraska Farm Bureau’s “Nebraska Agriculture and International Trade” report which uses the most current United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) trade data to identify the value of Nebraska agriculture exports in 2018 on a per-commodity, per-county, and per-farm and ranch basis.

“Remarkedly, the overall value of Nebraska exports grew in 2018 despite trade disputes with many U.S. trad-ing partners. Fortunately for Nebraska producers, the U.S. maintained positive relations with two leading beef mar-kets in Japan and South Korea allowing growth to occur. Expanded purchases by Japan and South Korea boosted the value of Nebraska’s beef exports to more than $1.3 billion in 2018, a record high,” said Jay Rempe, Nebraska Farm Bureau senior economist and author of the report.

Japan TradeAccording to the report, friendly trade relations with

Japan also led to increased purchases of Nebraska corn, as Japanese imports of U.S. corn grew by 34 percent in 2018. Nebraska also benefited from Mexico opting not to impose tariffs on U.S. corn in retaliation for U.S. tariffs on steel and aluminum. U.S. corn exports to Mexico in-creased by 16 percent over the previous year. Production problems elsewhere in the world aided Nebraska’s total corn exports which increased by 42 percent in 2018, the second-highest level on record.

“While beef and corn exports were strong, the U.S. trade dispute with China did negatively impact exports. Soybeans have long been the leader of Nebraska agricul-ture exports due in large part to Chinese demand. Soy-beans were the top Nebraska export commodity from 2012 to 2017 but fell to third in 2018 as exports slumped by 21 percent to $1.2 billion, the lowest level since 2008.

“The decline is directly tied to China’s imposition of retaliatory tariffs on U.S. soybeans,” said Rempe. “Ne-braska exports of hides and skins also suffered due to the Chinese trade dispute, falling 20 percent in 2018. China is

Nebraska ag exports expanded in 2018, but Farm Bureau says more ‘to-do’ on trade

the world’s largest importer, and tariffs put Nebraska at a competitive disadvantage.”

Nebraska was the sixth-largest agricultural export-ing state in the country in 2018, topping the nation in exports of beef; holding a position as the second-larg-est exporter of hides and skins; third-largest exporter of corn, feed and processed grains; and serving as the fifth-largest exporter of soybeans, soybean meal and vegetable oil. Ethanol, popcorn, wheat, pork, dry edible beans, and a host of other commodities and products round out Nebraska’s portfolio.

Individual CommoditiesTo bring the value of agricultural trade closer to

home, the report identifies different ways in which dollars from trade contribute to Nebraska farms and ranches, including establishing a value of agricultural trade on an individual commodity basis.

“For example, the 2018 analysis pegs the per-unit value of exports for soybeans at $5.58 per bushel, down from $5.66 per bushel in 2017, and off 69 cents from an estimated $6.27 per bushel in 2016,” said Rempe. “The 2018 analysis shows the per-unit value of trade at $221.63 per head for beef, $69.33 per head for pork, $1.22 per bushel for corn and $2.78 per bushel for wheat.”

The report also analyzes and puts a dollar value of agricultural trade on every Nebraska county. Custer County led the way in terms of the county receiving the most value from agricultural trade in 2018. More than $175 million of export value flowed to Custer County due to international sales. In measuring the impor-tance of trade on a per-farm basis, Phelps County was the most reliant on trade with a per-farm export value of more than $338,000 in 2018.

“This report illustrates the importance of interna-tional trade and free trade agreements to Nebraska farmers and ranchers. If not for the positive relations with Japan and South Korea in moving more Nebras-ka beef and corn into those markets, 2018 would have looked much different when coupled with the declining sales of soybeans to China,” said Steve Nelson, Nebras-ka Farm Bureau president.

In releasing the report, Nebraska Farm Bureau identi-fied a four-point “to-do” list on trade. The list includes securing Congressional passage and finalization of the United States–Mexico–Canada Agreement (USMCA); finalizing a trade deal with China that removes the tar-iffs China has placed on U.S. agricultural products; ex-

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NEBRASKA FARM BUREAU NEWS DECEMBER 2019/JANUARY 2020OPINIONS2

This year’s Nebraska Farm Bu-reau Annual Meeting was themed “Rising from our Roots,” an ap-

propriate one to close out a year in which so many of our family, friends and neighbors dealt with extreme chal-lenges, many of which were caused by Mother Nature.

As you know, the roots of farm and ranch families are founded in rising up and pushing forward in the face of ad-versity, in that few occupations involve as much risk and require as much op-timism as production agriculture. Yet, 2019 has presented challenges historic in nature, with many Nebraskans still working through and coping with the long-term impacts of the floods and blizzards that battered our state last spring.

Because this year has been particularly difficult, I have a couple of thoughts I’d like you to keep in mind as we move into the holiday season and closer to celebrating Christ’s birth.

When times are tough, we tend to have a lot more on our minds. It’s my hope and wish for you that during this holiday season you’re able to put some of the day-to-day worries aside and make the most of the time you spend with family and friends around the holidays. It can be difficult to truly enjoy those experiences when anxieties and uncertainties are crowding

our thoughts and pulling our attention. Quality time with those who mean so much to us is good and can be healing. I pray that all of us can get the most out of these special moments this season.

I also encourage you to keep an eye out for those who may be in need. If you see someone you think is struggling, don’t be afraid to engage. Talk with them. If you can’t talk with them, share your concern with someone close to them who can help. Your compassion and generosity just might change someone’s life, or you might even save it. We can’t afford to forget that every day we have on this earth is a gift from God.

On behalf of myself and my family, I hope that the Christmas season is a blessing to you and that the New Year will be as well.

Steve Nelson

Steve Nelson PRESIDENT, NEBRASKA FARM BUREAU

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Terry Klopfenstein (left) accepts the 2019 Silver Eagle Award from Steve Nelson, president of the Nebraska Farm Bureau. Klopfenstein was selected for his groundbreaking work using distillers’ grain as feed for cattle.

Nebraska Farm Bureau has selected Dr. Terry Klopfenstein, Emeritus Professor at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln

(UNL), as the 2019 recipient of its highest honor, the Silver Eagle Award. The award was presented to Klopfenstein on Dec. 10 at the 2019 Nebraska Farm Bureau Annual Convention in Kearney.

“Terry Klopfenstein, Ph.D., was a pioneer in using corn byproducts from the ethanol and sweetener industries to supplement cat-tle feeding,” said Steve Nelson, president of the Nebraska Farm Bureau. “Dr. Klopfenstein’s research laid the groundwork for distillers’ grains to become a key feedstock that has greatly lowered the cost of production for Ne-braska’s beef producers and is now labeled as a co-product of the ethanol industry.”

Ohio FarmDr. Klopfenstein was raised on his family’s

farm in Ohio and worked around animals and cattle throughout his childhood. He began his tenure at the University of Nebraska in 1965 after completing his bachelor’s, master’s, and doctorate degrees from Ohio State University. Dr. Klopfenstein held the University of Nebras-ka Wagner Professorship from 1989 to 2007. He mentored hundreds of graduate students in his 47-year career at the UNL, many of whom are recognized as excellent nutritionists. He takes pride in his work with students.

“Klopfenstein’s mother was a teacher who began her career when she was 18 years old. Growing up, his father taught him the impor-tance of higher education because he never had the chance to further his education during the

Great Depression. Terry instilled the same mo-tivation for knowledge in his students, making them a priority in his career. Because of the need for well-trained feedlot managers, the Feedlot Management Internship was initiated in 1988 and 174 students have completed the program. His love of teaching has extended well beyond the classroom. Widely known for his research, Klopfenstein has authored 247 referred articles, 484 abstracts, and 507 tech-nical publications,” Nelson said.

Klopfenstein has received multiple honors including the Federation of Animal Science Societies (FASS), American Feed Industry As-sociation (AFIA), New Frontiers in Animal Nu-trition Award, USDA Secretary of Agriculture Honor Award, USDA Superior Service Award, and the Morrison Award from the American Society of Animal Science, American Society of Animal Science Distinguished Teacher Award. He also was inducted into the Ohio State Ani-mal Science and College of Ag Hall of Fame and the Nebraska Hall of Ag Achievement. Klop-fenstein has been active with many industry organizations, including serving as president for the Federation of Animal Science Societies and the American Society of Animal Science

Beef Nutrition“Terry has been passionate, dedicated, de-

termined, and devoted to improving beef nu-trition in the agriculture industry. He has demonstrated outstanding leadership, pro-vided exemplary service to Nebraska agricul-ture; his years of accomplishments makes him more than qualified to receive Nebraska Farm Bureau’s highest honor, the Silver Eagle Award.

We thank him for his service to agriculture students and the farmers and ranchers of Nebraska,” Nelson said.

Terry and his wife Nancy live in Lincoln and have eight children, 25 grandchildren, and 15 great-grandchildren. He has been a Lancaster County Farm Bureau member for 31 years and for many years continues to assist Nancy with writing letters to elementary school students about what life is like on the farm and ranch as a part of the Nebraska Farm Bureau Foundation Ag Pen Pal Program.

2019 Nebraska Farm Bureau Silver Eagle Award honors Dr. Terry Klopfenstein, pioneer in beef nutrition

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Congratulations to 40 County Farm Bureaus on meeting membership quota

The North Central Region had 10 counties meet or exceed their membership quota. Pictured back row, from left: Bill Lechtenberg, Boyd County; Daniel Hassert, Cherry County; Darrel Entz, Custer County; Dennis Dearmont, Garfield County; and Katie Olson, NEFB board member. Front row, from left: Steven Schrunk, Wheeler County; Matthew Fiechtner, McPherson County; Cherrie Priest, Brown County; Tammy Fiechtner, NEFB North Central regional manager; and Jolene Dunbar, Loup County. Not pictured are representatives of Rock and Logan County.

Congratulations to seven counties in the central dis-trict for making membership quota. Pictured from left: Adam Peterson, NEFB central regional manager; Kevin Peterson, NEFB board member; Marvin Coufal, But-ler County; Don Benner, Merrick County; Brock Elsen, Buffalo County; Gregg Kresha, Polk County; and Lynn Dvorak, Colfax County.

Seven county Farm Bureaus met or exceeded their mem-bership quota. Pictured from left: Chris Kuehn, Kearney/Franklin County; Jordon Harms, Clay County; Zach Hun-nicutt, Hamilton County; Ken Herz, Nuckolls County; Matt Krenk, Seward County; Duane Miller, Thayer County; Jason Perdue, York County; Nick Haack, NEFB south central re-gional manager; and Leslie Boswell, NEFB board member.

In the northeast region, two counties met or exceeded membership quo-ta. Pictured from left: Jason Kvols, NEFB northeast regional manager; Marty Stewart, NEFB board mem-ber; Randy Lussier, Dakota County; and Amber Endres, Knox County.

Congratulations to the three coun-ties in the Southeast Region who met their membership quota. Pic-tured from left: Dennis Beethe, NEFB board member; Jim Erickson, John-son County; Jered Tiedeman, Gage County; Kyle Hilgenfeld, Richardson County; and Leann Robitaille, NEFB southeast regional manager.

Congratulations to six counties in the southwest region that met or exceeded their membership quota. Pictured from left: Darrell Fisher, Frontier County; Dustin Ladenburger, NEFB board member; Tom Schwarz, Phelps/Gosper County; Keith Olsen, Perkins County; Tessa Stinson, Hayes County; Heidi Pieper, NEFB southwest regional manager; Lori Mendenhall, Chase County; and Beth Fisher, Harlan/Furnas County.

Congratulations to Morrill County Farm Bureau for meeting its membership quota for the 2018-19 fiscal year. Morrill County board member Terry Jessen (left), accepted the certificate Dec. 10 from Carolyn Cover, northwest regional manager, and Bill Baldwin, second vice president on the NEFB board.

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Tyler and Alysha Ramsey of Adams County Farm Bureau were honored with the Nebraska Farm Bureau’s 2019 Young Farmers and Ranchers

Achievement in Agriculture Award during the Nebraska Farm Bureau’s 102nd Annual Convention in Kearney in early December.

Farm Bureau members, ages 18 to 35, apply for the award, and the Ramseys were selected, based on per-formance in farm or ranch management, setting and achieving goals, overcoming obstacles, and service to the community and Farm Bureau.

Tyler is a fifth-generation farmer, farming the same fields that his great-great-grandfather did. Ty-ler pursued a degree in Architectural Drafting after high school but went on to manage a department at his in-laws’ manufacturing company. He also has a passion for cars and gained experience working for a Ford dealership repairing and repainting vehicles. Tyler came back to the family farm in 2011 and serves as the Adams County Farm Bureau president.

Alysha has an accounting degree, works as the bookkeeper for the farm and is a leader of their church worship team. She is also on the board of their local

home school co-op and home schools their children: Trinity, Chloe, Boaz, Rose, Mary and Willow.

Their farm started when Tyler rented just two quarters of land from his father in 2011. Now, he rents nearly 1,000 acres while farming alongside his father and cousin. Tyler is responsible for selecting the seed, booking fertilizer and applying pesticides, herbicides and manure for the farms.

Within the next five years, the Ramseys hope to grow the efficiency and marketing of their farm, while they also hope to average 300 bushels an acre on a field. Ty-ler strives to successfully manage the family farm so his parents can enjoy retirement with peace of mind, knowing the farm is in good hands.

“Being young, married, and raising a family on the family operation pushes us to be better leaders in our community and grows us personally,” Tyler said.

As winners of the Young Farmers and Ranchers Achievement Award, the Ramseys will receive a $500 cash prize and an all-expenses paid trip to the 2020 American Farm Bureau Annual Convention in Austin, Texas, in January, where they will compete in the na-tional contest.

Randy and BrenDee Reinke of Neligh were named the recipients of the 2019 Young Farmers and Ranchers Excellence in

Agriculture Award. The award was given Dec. 10 at the We Love Our Members luncheon during the Nebraska Farm Bureau’s 102nd Annual Convention in Kearney.

The Reinkes, of Antelope County Farm Bureau, were recognized for their ongoing involvement and commitment to agriculture. Candidates for the award are judged on their involvement in agricul-ture, leadership ability, and involvement and par-ticipation in Farm Bureau and other civic, service and community organizations.

Randy is the third generation in the fami-ly-owned agriculture implement dealership and has two associate’s degrees – one in agriculture diesel technology and the other in truck diesel technology. BrenDee grew up on her family’s farm and is currently a CPA with a master’s degree in business administration. Together, the couple have a first-generation farm operation raising alfalfa, grass hay and other various rotating crops.

As active Antelope County Farm Bureau mem-bers, the couple have developed events in their re-gion to attract new Farm Bureau members. They also promote agriculture in their community by

holding an Ag Olympics at the Antelope Coun-ty Fair, distributing place mats with information about agriculture to local restaurants, and partic-ipating in the Ag in the Classroom program, which offered teachers agriculturally based resources to use in their classrooms.

In the next five years, Randy hopes the family’s implement dealership will grow its employee base and work on an H-2A temporary agricultural pro-gram to allow them to continue to keep up with the demand for sales and service. BrenDee wants to expand the number of agricultural clients at her CPA firm and is working toward becoming a part-ner in the firm.

The Reinkes will continue to grow their leader-ship with Farm Bureau and want to continue their active role in policy development, advocating for agriculture, and supporting agricultural education.

“Farm Bureau is instrumental to supporting ag-riculture and we want to be involved in promoting Farm Bureau to as many people as we can to show the support the organization provides for agricul-ture,” BrenDee said.

Farm Bureau members between the ages of 18 and 35 can apply for the Young Farmers and Ranchers Excellence in Agriculture Award. As Nebraska winners, the Reinkes will receive $500

Randy and BrenDee Reinke take home Excellence in Agriculture Award

and an all-expenses paid trip to the 2020 American Farm Bureau Annual Convention in

Austin, Texas, in January to compete in the contest at the national level.

Adams County couple takes home Nebraska Farm Bureau’s Young Farmers and Ranchers Achievement Award

Pictured are Young Farmers and Ranchers chair-man Jason Perdue (left), Alysha and Tyler Ramsey of Adams/Webster County Farm Bureau, and Steve Nelson, NEFB president. The Ramseys won the 2019 YF&R Achievement Award. The couple farms in Ad-ams County near Kenesaw.

At the Young Farmers and Ranchers Discus-sion Meet during the Nebraska Farm Bureau Annual Convention Dec. 9, Brady Revels of Douglas County received the top score after competing in several rounds of the contest, which began at the YF&R conference last Jan-uary. Pictured are Jason Perdue, YF&R chair-man (left), Brady Revels and Steve Nelson, NEFB president.

Randy and BrenDee Reinke of Antelope County received the Young Farmers and Ranchers Excellence in Agricul-ture Award at the Nebraska Farm Bureau Annual Con-vention on Dec. 10. Pictured from left are YF&R Chairman Jason Perdue, BrenDee and Randy Reinke, and Steve Nelson, NEFB president. The Reinkes will compete at the national level in Austin at the American Farm Bureau Federation Annual Convention in January.

Douglas County Farm Bureau member, Brady Revels of Omaha is the winner of the 2019 Young Farmers and Ranchers (YF&R) Discussion Meet competition.

The award was announced Dec. 10, at the “We Love Our Members” luncheon during Nebraska Farm Bureau’s 102nd Annual Convention held Dec. 8-10 in Kearney.

Revels received the top score of the contestants who advanced to the final round of the Discussion Meet con-test. Rather than debating, contestants work to develop a solution to a problem being discussed, building on each other’s contributions. Competitors in the annual contest must be prepared to speak on several current agricultural related topics; the selected question is announced a short time prior to the contest round.

Revels is a Douglas County Farm Bureau board mem-ber and serves on the YF&R Committee. He grew up on a family farm in Florida but relocated to Nebraska when his job as a sales representative for an animal health compa-ny moved him to Omaha. He helps coach several area FFA judging teams and volunteers with the Nebraska State Dairy contest. His wife, Katie, is a chiropractor.

Revels competed with three other contestants, Sean Krebs, Cadrien Livingston, and David Schuler. Krebs is

an Antelope County Farm Bureau member and a student at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, majoring in Agri-culture Engineering. He grows popcorn, field corn, and soybeans, and raises cow/calf pairs on his family farm. Cadrien Livingston is a Knox County Farm Bureau mem-ber and serves on the YF&R Committee. She is a student at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln majoring in Agri-culture and Environmental Sciences Communication and will graduate in December 2019. Livingston raises Reg-istered Gelbvieh Angus cattle with her mother on their family farm. She is also an advocate for safety in agri-culture. David Schuler is a Morrill County Farm Bureau member and is a graduate of the University of Nebras-ka-Lincoln with a degree in Animal Science. He raises Red Angus seed stock with his family on their ranch. Schuler also served as an FFA State Officer.

Farm Bureau members between the ages of 18 and 35 can participate in the Young Farmers and Ranchers Dis-cussion Meet competition. As a Nebraska winner, Rev-els will receive $500 and an all-expenses paid trip to the American Farm Bureau Annual Convention in Austin, Texas, in January to compete in the contest at the national level. For more information, visit www.nefb.org/yfr.

Brady Revels wins NEFB’s Discussion Meet competition

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Delegates at the Nebraska Farm Bureau Annual Meeting and Convention in Kearney on Dec. 10 elected five members to the organization’s

board of directors.Katie Olson was re-elected to the Nebraska

Farm Bureau Board of Directors representing the North Central region in Nebraska. Olson will rep-resent members from 14 counties including Cher-ry, McPherson, Logan, Thomas, Keya Paha, Boyd, Brown, Rock, Holt, Blaine, Loup, Garfield, Wheeler, and Custer counties. Olson and her husband, James, grow corn, soybeans, and raise cow/calf pairs on a ranch near Atkinson. They are members of Holt County Farm Bureau.

Dustin Ladenburger was re-elected to represent the Southwest region in Nebraska. He represents Farm Bureau members in 13 counties including Per-kins, Lincoln, Dawson, Chase, Hayes, Frontier, Go-spher, Phelps, Dundy, Hitchcock, Red Willow, Furnas, and Harlan. He grows dryland wheat, corn, milo, and has a cow-calf operation near Stratton. He is a mem-ber of Hitchcock County Farm Bureau.

David Grimes was elected to represent the South Central region of Nebraska. He represents Farm Bu-

reau members in 13 counties including Hamilton, York, Seward, Kearney, Adams, Clay, Filmore, Saline, Franklin, Webster, Nuckolls, Thayer, and Jefferson. He replaces Leslie Boswell of Shickley, who complet-ed her term of six years on the Nebraska Farm Bu-reau Board. Grimes and his wife Becky raise irrigated corn, soybeans, and alfalfa on their farm near Min-den. They are members of Kearney/Franklin County Farm Bureau.

Hilary Maricle was re-elected as the Ag Promo-tion At-Large director. The Ag Promotion At-Large position represents local and state promotion and education committees on the state board of direc-tors. These committees promote agriculture locally, statewide, and on a national level. Maricle and her husband, Brian, grow corn, soybeans, alfalfa, and raise cattle, hogs, and sheep near Albion. They are members of Boone County Farm Bureau.

Lance Atwater was re-elected as Youth-At-Large member of the board. The Youth-At-Large position represents young farmers and ranchers on the state board of directors. He and his wife, Krystal, grow irrigated corn, popcorn, non-GMO white corn, soy-beans, and have a cow-calf operation near Ayr. They

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NEFB delegates elect five state leaders to the board of directors

Congratulations to those board members elected and re-elected to the Nebraska Farm Bureau Board of Directors: Lance Atwater, Adams/Webster County (left); Hilary Maricle, Boone County; Dustin Laden-burger, Hitchcock County; Katie Olson, Holt County; and David Grimes, Kearney/Franklin County.

During the delegate session of the Nebraska Farm Bureau Annual Meeting, Martin Barbre, administrator of USDA’s Risk Management Agency (RMA), spoke to farmers and ranchers about how important federal crop insurance is to families in rural America.

panding efforts to find new partners with em-phasis on free trade agreements with countries involved in the Comprehensive and Progres-sive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership, the European Union, the United Kingdom, India and others. The list is rounded out by the need to ensure there is a future for Rules-Based Trade, involving reforms to the World Trade Organiza-tion (WTO) that address the dispute settlement process, challenges from China’s state-run en-terprises and rules governing developing coun-tries.

“Securing the U.S.-Japan trade deal was a ma-jor ‘win’ for Nebraska agriculture, but there are more ‘wins’ to be had. Checking off the items on this ‘to-do’ list will ensure those wins keep com-ing, and Nebraska Farm Bureau will continue to push for these important measures,” said Nelson.

The “Nebraska Agriculture and International Trade” report is available on the Nebraska Farm Bureau website at www.nefb.org.

are members of Adams/Webster County Farm Bureau.All terms are for three years. The Nebraska Board of Di-

rectors has 13 members, who must all be farmers or ranch-ers in Nebraska.

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Nebraska Farm Bureau President Steve Nelson (right) stands alongside NEFB Senior Economist Jay Rempe, and NEFB Director of National Affairs Jordan Dux, to release a report entitled “Nebraska Agriculture and In-ternational Trade.”

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In his annual address at the Nebraska Farm Bureau Annual Meeting and Convention, Nebraska Farm Bureau

President Steve Nelson praised the efforts of Nebraskans, especially Farm Bureau members and their neighbors who rallied together in the face of historic blizzards and floods that ravaged the state in the spring of 2019.

“I’ve never seen the Farm Bureau family come closer together or be stron-ger than it’s been in 2019. In some of the worst conditions I’ve ever seen, Nebras-kans across the state found out exactly what it was like to be a part of the Farm Bureau family when our members and our organization were there to help them get back up, persevere, and push forward in disaster recovery,” said Nelson.

Disaster ReliefIn relaying his appreciation for the

work of Farm Bureau members and the Farm Bureau organization, he thanked all those who made financial contributions to the organization’s Disaster Relief Fund.

“I had no idea how much money we could raise and wasn’t sure it would be enough to make a difference, but as we were able to capture and share stories of those impacted, the awareness of the needs grew and the fund climbed steadily to more than $3.4 million, with more than 6,000 donors and gifts

coming from all 50 states, Washington, D.C., as well as from active military lo-cated in nine different countries,” said Nelson. “This amazing generosity has allowed us to make nearly a thousand financial distributions that have served tens of thousands of Nebraska’s farm-ers, ranchers, and rural communities.”

Property TaxesIn terms of agriculture policy issues,

Nelson called on the legislature and the governor to make sure excess state tax revenues are used for property tax relief.

“When the legislature convenes in January there will be a lot of talk about how to spend roughly $100 million plus in state tax revenues that aren’t obligated in the state budget. There will be plenty of ideas on how to spend that money. I’m calling on the legislature and the gover-nor to make sure those revenues are used specifically for property tax relief,” said Nelson. “The overreliance on property taxes is holding Nebraska agriculture back; and it’s holding our state back.”

In addition to the use of those reve-nues for property tax relief, Nelson said the legislature must continue a path to find new and different ways to fund K-12 schools as Nebraskans can no lon-ger afford to place such a heavy burden on property taxes to fund education.

In his address, Nelson also spoke to

the importance of growing internation-al markets for Nebraska’s agriculture products, highlighting several actions needed including congressional passage of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement, finalizing a deal that would eliminate the tariffs China has placed on agricultural products, work to find and sign trade deals with new partners around the globe, as well as reforms to the World Trade Organization.

Trade“We’ve never been more dependent

on international trade for the well-be-ing of Nebraska agriculture. Nebraska Farm Bureau continues to work to pro-mote Nebraska agricultural products around the world,” said Nelson.

Nelson also told members that chang-ing consumer tastes and demands, evolving supply chains, the global econ-omy, continued emphasis on improving environmental management, techno-logical innovation, and the growing abil-ity to direct market to consumers, were identified as factors that will continue to drive opportunities in agriculture.

“For agriculture to be successful, we must continue to look forward. Nebras-ka must be open to new opportunities to grow agriculture, even when those op-portunities look different than what has been available to previous generations,”

There’s no better way to kick off a trade mission than by signing a new trade agreement. That’s how

Gov. Pete Ricketts’ latest trade mission to Germany began, when Preferred Popcorn, a popcorn manufacturer headquartered in Chapman, Neb., inked a new deal with Germany-based Haase Foods. Merrick County Farm Bureau member, Nebraska Farm Bureau’s first vice president and a farmer who grows popcorn for Preferred Popcorn, Mark McHargue was on hand at the signing.

“It was just really fun. As a producer you’re out there planting that crop, watch-ing it grow and harvesting it, and to finally go and meet one of the company’s interna-tional customers, it was a fulfilling experi-ence. I was able to get to know them better

and hear their story of how they distrib-ute the product that I grow on my farm for Preferred Popcorn. This is something that will stick with me for a lifetime.”

McHargue said joining the trade mis-sion was a unique opportunity to not only thank German companies like Claas and Graepel for basing their North American operations in Nebraska, but to also pro-mote Nebraska agriculture to the largest economy in the European Union.

“One thing we wanted to convey is if there is going to be a continued con-versation about a trade agreement with the European Union, it’s imperative that agriculture be a part of that trade agree-ment. Right now, there are conversations about putting together an agreement that excludes ag because we can’t get togeth-

Nebraska Farm Bureau President Steve Nelson.

The governor’s trade mission to Germany began as Preferred Popcorn, a popcorn manufacturer headquartered in Chapman, inked a new trade agreement. The new agreement grows Preferred Popcorn’s relationship with Germany-based Haase Foods. Mark McHargue, first vice president of Nebraska Farm Bureau who farms near Central City (standing right of Gov. Ricketts), grows popcorn for Preferred Popcorn.

Mark McHargue, NEFB first vice president, looks over some equipment at the Lemken booth during an agricultural trade show in Hannover, Germa-ny. Photo courtesy of Barb Batie, Dawson County Farm Bureau.

er on some issues. But as we negotiate trade deals right now, we believe a trade deal without agriculture would send the wrong message to the world,” he said.

As part of the trade mission, the del-egation visited the world’s leading ag-ricultural technology fair, Agritechnica. Besides seeing the future of agriculture technology at the fair, this visit and the trade mission highlighted the challeng-es German farmers are facing when it comes to regulations.

“Next year German farmers will not be allowed to use glyphosate products. It seems to be driven by social media and relates to climate change. It will have a

real impact on the ability of those Ger-man farmers to manage their operations and produce healthy, sustainable food. Many times, the U.S. has followed Europe on many of these types of issues and I am convinced more than ever that we need to ensure that a regulatory environment and rules our lawmaker create are based on sound science,” he said.

This was Gov. Ricketts’ second trade mission to the European Union in the last five years and first trade mission to Ger-many. McHargue was part of a delegation of more than 25 Nebraskans taking part to promote the state’s quality ag prod-ucts.

Growing international trade is top priority for NEFB

said Nelson, who specifically pointed to the Nebraska families who are now raising chickens due to the Costco affiliated pro-cessing plant located in Fremont, and the opportunity for Nebraska farmers to com-mercially produce industrial hemp in 2020.

In his closing remarks, Nelson pointed to the need for neighbors to continue to look out for each other during challenging times.

“I know 2019 has been a difficult one for a lot of people. I hope and pray that 2020 is better for all of us. If you see someone you think is struggling, don’t be afraid to en-gage. Talk with them or share your concern with someone close to them who can help. Your compassion and generosity just might change someone’s life, or you might even save it,” said Nelson.

NEFB president praises disaster recovery efforts, says excess tax revenues must go to property tax relief

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Magical Moments at the NEFB Annual Meeting

Hello to friends old and new at the 102nd Annual Meeting and Conven-tion. Here, Ellen and Gary Hellerich of Lancaster County enjoy some great conversation and ice cream at the Welcome Reception on Dec. 8.

Gov. Pete Ricketts spoke to nearly 400 farmers and ranchers at the or-ganization’s annual banquet on Dec. 10. His message focused on the state of Nebraska agriculture and property tax relief.

I scream, you scream, we all scream for ice cream! Nelva McNeff of Nance County enjoyed some car-amel sauce on her ice cream.

Andrew McCrea captivated his audi-ence as the keynote speaker, talking about farming and ranching from a consumer point of view.

A big thank you to the four people who participated in the YF&R Discussion Meet at the NEFB Annual Meeting and Convention in Kearney on Dec. 9. Pictured from left are Cadrien Livingston, Knox County; David Schuler, Morrill County; Sean Krebs, Antelope County; and winner of the competition Brady Revels, Douglas County.

The wives of past Nebraska Farm Bureau presidents reminisced about old times at the Farm Bureau Recep-tion. Pictured are Shirley Neidig of Madison County (left) and Treva Gangwish of Hall County.

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Annual Meeting Dec. 8-10, 2019, Kearney, Nebraska Photos by Erin Stieren & Oscar Diaz

FBFS agent Brandon Doke (left) accepts a check from Rob Robertson, NEFB chief administrator for the Agents Association, for the work they do to sign up new Farm Bureau members.

John Deere and more than 20 member benefit partners were on hand at the NEFB Trade Show to show Farm Bu-reau members the value of belonging.

U.S. Sen. Ben Sasse has been designated a “Friend of Agriculture” by NEFB-PAC, Nebraska Farm Bureau’s political

action committee. Sasse, who is seeking re-election to the U.S. Senate, received the designation based on his work on several policy issues of high priority to Nebraska farmers and ranchers, according to Nebraska Farm Bureau President Steve Nelson.

“Trade and reducing regulatory burdens on farmers and ranchers, including the nomination of agriculture-friendly judg-es, are priorities for our members, and Sen. Sasse has provided leadership on these and other important issues in Washington, D.C.,” said Nelson.

Sasse pointed to the strong partnership with Farm Bureau when working on behalf of farm and ranch families in showing his appreciation for the designation.

“Agriculture makes our state great and that’s why the Nebraska Farm Bureau’s en-dorsement is huge. Washington gets a lot of stuff wrong, and every day the Farm Bureau and I work together to push back against bu-reaucratic overreach in the fight to protect Nebraska’s farmers and ranchers. That also means advocating for expanded trade, slash-ing red tape and confirming judges that be-lieve in the Constitution. I’m grateful to stand with Nebraska’s hardest-working families and humbled to have the endorsement of Nebraska’s largest farm and ranch organiza-tion,” said Sasse.”

With nearly one out of every three U.S. farm acres being planted for export and roughly 30 percent of Nebraska’s total ag-

riculture receipts consistently coming from exports to foreign countries, international trade is critical to farmers and ranchers.

“Sen. Sasse is unapologetically support-ive of agricultural trade and supports open-ing new markets for Nebraska agricultural products,” said Nelson. “He understands the future of agriculture is heavily tied to our ability to move Nebraska commodities and agriculture products into international mar-kets.”

In his role on the Senate Judiciary Com-mittee, Sasse has also confirmed more than 150 judges to the federal bench since 2017, an area of interest to farmers and ranchers as more and more groups opposed to agricul-ture have turned to the courts to implement activist agendas.

“Now more than ever, farmers and ranch-ers are being impacted by decisions being made on the federal bench. Sen Sasse’s ef-forts to vet and support judicial nominees who understand and practice judicial re-straint, rather than viewing themselves as, to borrow a phrase from Sen. Sasse, ‘su-per-legislators,’ has been extremely im-portant,” said Nelson.

Sasse has also championed efforts to re-duce unwarranted regulations on Nebraska farmers and ranchers that needlessly in-crease the costs of doing business, in ad-dition to pushing back on regulations that would infringe on private property rights.

“Whether it’s pushing back on the feder-al government’s overreach with EPA’s mis-guided ‘Waters of the U.S.’ Rule or pushing forward with initiatives to reduce regula-

Today, more than ever, it’s important for elected officials to understand the importance of

agriculture and have an appreciation for the role farmers and ranchers play in not just providing food, but in supporting our local, state and national economies. That’s why the Nebraska Farm Bureau Federation Political Action Committee (NEFB-PAC) exists.

“The easiest way to implement the ag policies we pass on the delegate floor is to elect ag-friendly candidates to make sure agriculture’s voice is heard,” said Mark McHargue, first vice president of Nebraska Farm Bureau and chairman of the NEFB-PAC.

Endorsement of a candidate starts with grassroots input gathered from members across the state through District Eval-uation Committees, or DECs, composed of county Farm Bureau representatives. DEC recommendations are forwarded to the NEFB-PAC executive committee using input from the committees and, in some cases, to the State Board of Directors.

“When we have ag-friendly candidates at the state and national level, we can move ag policy forward. Everyone who is a Nebraska Farm Bureau member can donate to the NEFB-PAC, and we encour-age them to do so,” McHargue said.

There have been tremendous chang-es in state and national representatives over the years. In 1963, 203 of our 435 U.S.

congressional districts were classified “rural.” Today, that number is 34. And of our 49 state senators in Nebraska, fewer than 14 could be classified as represent-ing “rural” districts.

“But despite that disparity, this year, with help from Sen. Dan Hughes from Venango – a ‘Friend of Agriculture’ – we were able to successfully usher through legislation which will provide for stron-ger protections from frivolous nuisance lawsuits,” McHargue said. “On the fed-eral level we have been able to offer a stronger voice on issues like trade, etha-nol, the farm bill and tax reform.”

Nebraska Farm Bureau also has con-tinued to fight misguided efforts that threaten agriculture and our rural way of life, and we continue to communicate the importance of property tax relief for farmers and ranchers.

“Just this year, Farm Bureau has helped defend family farms under at-tack by activists and calls for a statewide moratorium on livestock development,” McHargue stressed. “As far as property taxes go, if not for the continued efforts by Farm Bureau, property tax relief for agriculture would not be top of mind for state senators, even those representing a more urban population.”

Whether you donate your time or mon-ey to the NEFB-PAC, it all makes a differ-ence. Last year, Farm Bureau won more than 90 percent of races in which we

First Vice President Mark McHargue spoke to the delegates about the im-portance of the NEFB-PAC on Dec. 10.

Sen. Ben Sasse thanked the NEFB-PAC for designating him a “Friend of Agriculture.” During the NEFB Convention on Dec. 9, the NEFB-PAC officials held a news conference to make the early endorsement.

tions on livestock haulers who are critical to our state’s livestock sector, Sen. Sasse has listened and been a strong voice for our farm and ranch families,” said Nelson.

Sasse provided a strong voice for agriculture on federal tax policy and helped deliver the first major revi-sions to the federal tax code in more than 30 years.

“Sen. Sasse worked to help deliver federal tax reform that lowered rates, doubled the estate tax exemption, maintained the ability for farmers and ranchers to deduct their property taxes, and helped increase the ability for farm and ranch families to rein-vest hard-earned dollars back into their operations,” said Nelson.

According to Nelson, Sasse has also played an important role in other key areas of interest to farmers and ranchers, such as offering support for the Trump administration’s au-thorization of the year-round sale of

E-15 ethanol; backing passage of the 2018 Farm Bill that offered reforms to commodity and conservation titles, and protected federal crop insurance; and urging USDA’s Risk Management Agency to cover crop losses associated with the loss of irrigation water fol-lowing the collapse of the Gering-Ft. Laramie-Goshen irrigation district tunnel.

Sasse also opened the doors for Farm Bureau to have face-to-face meetings with and provide direct input on sev-eral of President Trump’s nominees to his cabinet and other top political appointments that are crucial to agri-culture, giving Nebraska agriculture a direct voice in that process.

“Sen. Sasse has proven himself to be an advocate for agriculture, and we appreciate his ongoing efforts to serve Nebraska’s farm and ranch families. We are proud to name him as a Nebraska Farm Bureau Friend of Agriculture,” said Nelson.

Sasse earns NEFB ‘Friend of Agriculture’ designation

NEFB-PAC uses Farm Bureau’s grassroots policy development process to elect ag-friendly leaders

endorsed candidates. Our average over 10 years is more than 80 percent.

“Our success truly starts with our members. Thank you to everyone who adds a voluntary NEFB-PAC contribution to your membership renewal application. Your support and participation are in-valuable,” McHargue said.

Last January, NEFB-PAC rolled out a county-level challenge. Counties were challenged to increase their member contributions to NEFB-PAC by 25 percent over the previous year.

“It was a tremendous success. Four-teen counties – Blaine, Brown, Colfax, Dundy, Jefferson, Loup, Polk, Boyd, Clay, Custer, Greeley, Kearney/Franklin, Mer-rick and Rock – achieved that goal and we are so thankful for their dedication and support of the NEFB-PAC. The do-nations made will be used to help elect ag-friendly candidates,” McHargue said.

Dundy County is the 2019 overall win-ner. Its members have earned dinner on the NEFB-PAC this spring, accompanied by a few special guests.


Capturing new revenue to reduce property taxes and improving access to broadband across rural

Nebraska will once again be at the center of Nebraska Farm Bureau’s efforts during the 2020 legislative session.

“Last year, as part of debate over the biennial budget, the Legislature includ-ed $50 million in the Property Tax Credit Cash Fund,” said Bruce Rieker, Nebraska Farm Bureau vice president of govern-mental relations. “While we understand these incremental steps will not imme-diately address Nebraska’s overreliance on property taxes, we continue to em-brace such opportunities and look for a more permanent solution moving for-ward.”

In October, the Nebraska Economic Forecasting Advisory Board raised the revenue forecast. According to the state Legislative Fiscal Office, senators have roughly $135 million each budget year for the next three budget years to use for priorities like property tax relief and still meet minimum budgetary require-ments.

“While some senators support pro-viding additional property tax relief through the Property Tax Credit Cash Fund, others are focused on reducing property valuation and creating a new funding stream for schools,” said Rieker. “Either way, we are pleased to see so many agree that excess state revenues should be used for property tax relief.”

In addition to property taxes, NEFB supports implementation of many rec-

ommendations of the Rural Broadband Task Force, which was created to explore ways to improve high-speed internet connections across the state, especially in unserved and underserved areas.

At a state Transportation and Tele-communications Committee hearing earlier this year, Jason Perdue, a York County Farm Bureau member, told com-mittee members that NEFB agrees with many findings and recommendations of the task force, including clarifying that internet service is an approved use for accessing easements and eliminating any remaining restrictions on leasing dark fiber, which some believe is holding up advancement of more public-private partnerships.

“Next generation precision agricul-ture tools will require a more reliable and high-speed internet connection as a minimum requirement,” Perdue stated. “Given the remoteness of many high-cost areas and the diversity of needs, we appreciate the task force not-ing that a variety of technologies may be well-suited for serving rural areas.”

Ultimately, Perdue told the commit-tee, NEFB wants to ensure the efforts of the task force, State Legislature and Public Service Commission are not un-necessarily burdensome or duplicative, but NEFB does support more compre-hensive, accurate broadband service maps. NEFB also wants to see tech-nology-neutral policies to address the cost and logistical problems facing ru-ral broadband deployment in the most

Nebraska’s 49 state senators are back in Lincoln for another round of lawmaking. Here are some things you should know as they begin the second session of the 106th Legislature:

l It begins Jan. 8, and is tentatively scheduled to end April 23.

l Public Hearings begin Jan. 21, while full-day debate starts March 3.

l This is the short, 60-day session of the two-year cycle.

l There were 739 bills introduced last year. Bills that weren’t killed or signed into law last session can be debated this year.

l There are nine 2019 bills on General File (first round of debate) with a “Speaker’s Hold.”

l The Governor’s State of the State Address will be held at 10 a.m. on Jan. 15.

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Here are five ways you and your County Farm Bureau can engage in 2020 to help create opportunities for Nebraska’s farm and ranch families! Visit www.nefb.org/engage for even more ways to make a difference!

Join FB Act!Join our advocacy team and help build a larger, stronger voice for agriculture. FB Act members play a critical role in communicating to elected officials to ensure they know where farmers and ranchers stand on key issues. Visit www.nefb.org/engage or text NEFB to 52886 to join.

Legislative Session Kick-Off Webinar - January 29, 7 p.m. (CT)Join Farm Bureau for a Legislative Session Kick-Off Webinar. We’ll discuss Farm Bureau’s policy priorities for the year, talk legislative bills and Farm Bureau’s position on them, as well cover how you can help make sure lawmakers do what’s right for agriculture. Visit www.nefb.org/engage for more information and to check for future events.

Schedule a Legislative Update Call During the 2020 Legislative Session, Nebraska Farm Bureau’s governmental relations team is offering to provide a brief legislative update on the latest state and/or national issues and answer questions during County Farm Bureau Board of Director meetings. Contact Whittney Tiedeman at (402) 421-4760 or at [email protected] to schedule a call today.

County Farm Bureau Day at the CapitolTake your engagement to the next level and bring County Farm Bureau leaders to Lincoln for a “Day at the Capitol”. Don’t just watch the legislative process, be a part of it as you meet with your state senator, interact with influencers, and represent rural Nebraska. Contact Jay Ferris at (402) 421-4409 or [email protected] for more information.

Burgers, Brats, and Brews – March 24, 5 p.m. (CT) The Ferguson House, 700 S. 16th, Lincoln, NE 68508Join us for food, fun, and conversation as Farm Bureau members and Nebraska’s state senators mix in a relaxed setting allowing you the opportunity to get to better know our state’s elected leaders. Visit www.nefb.org/engage for more details.

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YOU CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE!www.nefb.org | (402) 421-4400

Focus continues on taxes, broadband in 2020 session

2020 Legislative Session BeginsFor more information about this year’s session go to Nebraskalegislture.gov.There are several ways to contact your senator:

Direct mailing address for senators:Senator (Fill in Senator’s name)District (Fill in Senator’s district)State CapitolP.O. Box 94604Lincoln, NE 68509-4604.

By e-mail:Type in the first initial of your senator’s last name @leg.ne.gov. or by going to Farm Bureau’s FB Act page at https://www.votervoice.net/NEFB/Home.

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cost-effective ways and establishment of a subcommittee on agriculture within the task force.

Finally, NEFB will continue fighting any effort to restrict livestock develop-ment, such as the misguided petition calling for a statewide moratorium on livestock development.

Rieker says he’s looking forward to a

productive legislative session.“It will be interesting watching the

body move through 2020 priorities, giv-en there are still several bills being held over from 2019,” Rieker said. “We’re here to look out for our members and implement their policy positions. That’s why it’s so important Farm Bureau has a daily presence at the State Capitol.”

The Nebraska Farm Bureau Foundation held its fourth annual Grower’s Gala on Dec. 9, during

the 2019 Nebraska Farm Bureau Annual Convention. The evening included a dinner sponsored by Farm Bureau Bank, a live auction, and entertainment by the Bobby Layne Orchestra.

Lancaster County Farm Bureau spon-sored the annual “deck of cards” raffle, and Andy DeVries of Keith County Farm Bureau was the lucky winner of a Brown-ing Citori CX White Shotgun.

“This year, the Grower’s Gala provid-ed an opportunity to pause and reflect on the historic storm and flood damage of 2019 as well as the inspiring generosity and resilience that followed. While many are still working on cleanup and rebuild-ing, it was nice to recognize the progress and continued support of farm and ranch families,” said Megahn Schafer, execu-tive director.

Thanks to the generosity of do-nor Charles W. Herbster of Falls City, a matching gift doubled the first $25,000 raised at the Grower’s Gala. Totals for the evening topped $63,000 to support

the Foundation’s programs including Nebraska Agriculture in the Classroom, the Ag Pen Pal program, scholarships and awards, and consumer engagement efforts.

“At a time when so many rural Ne-braskans are hurting, the mission of the Nebraska Farm Bureau Foundation – to create a Nebraska where all value the contributions of agriculture – is more important than ever. The support shown at the Grower’s Gala reinforces the strength we have when we move forward together,” said Schafer.

Special thanks to auctioneer Rick Shoemaker of Huss Livestock Market, LLC, and the following live auction and raffle donors: County Farm Bureaus: An-telope, Blaine, Box Butte, Brown, Buffalo, Burt, Cedar, Cheyenne, Colfax, Cuming, Custer, Dakota, Dixon, Douglas, Garfield, Hall, Hitchcock, Holt, Keith, Keya Paha, Knox, Lancaster, Lincoln, Logan, Loup, Madison, McPherson, Pierce, Red Wil-low, Rock, Sheridan, Stanton, Thayer, Thomas, Thurston, Wayne, and Wheeler. Nebraska Farm Bureau member benefit partners: AgriVision Equipment Group

The Nebraska Farm Bureau Foundation welcomed Dawson County Farm Bureau member Teresa Ibach to its board of

directors on Dec. 11. Teresa has been involved in Nebraska Farm

Bureau since starting the family farm with her husband, Greg. Active members of the Young Farmers and Ranchers Committee (YF&R), Te-resa and Greg were named national runners-up winners in the YF&R Achievement Award. Tere-sa served as an Ag in the Classroom Pen Pal and a member of the state Promotion and Education Committee. Teresa retired from shopping center

management three years ago to help with the family farming and ranching business.

Teresa has been very involved in civic activ-ities, including serving as an executive board member of the Kearney Chamber of Commerce. With a passion for philanthropy and youth devel-opment, Teresa has served on the Kearney Area United Way Board, the Kearney Area Community Foundation Board, Friends of Lied, Nebraska 4-H Foundation and Nebraskaland Foundation Board. Teresa also is a volunteer with Junior Achieve-ment in the Kearney Public Schools.

Teresa, a loyal financial supporter of the Farm

Bureau Foundation, believes in the foundation’s mission to promote an understanding of the vi-tal importance of agriculture in the lives of all Nebraskans.

Teresa is a graduate of the University of Ne-braska-Lincoln. She and her husband have three children: Emily lives in Denver and is Director of State Government Affairs for the Colorado Farm Bureau; Alec and his wife, Meredith, are Buffalo County Farm Bureau members, who are on the YF&R Committee; and Evan and his wife, Ashley, live in downtown Minneapolis. Greg and Teresa live in Sumner and Washington, D.C.

Forward Together the theme of 4th Annual Grower’s Gala

Foundation Board welcomes new board member

Foundation Board Member Matt Gunderson hosted a table at the Gala. His special guests included Jonathan Davidson of JPMorgan Chase, who made a significant donation to the Foundation in 2019. Pictured from left, Lona Thompson, director of development; Paul Peter, general counsel for the Foundation; Jonathan Davidson, JPMorgan Chase; Dave Mayer, Dvorak Law Group; Matt Gunderson, vice president – Farm & Ranch Management Farmers National Company and Foundation Board Member; and Mark McHargue, first vice president, Nebraska Farm Bu-reau. Not pictured: Tom and Mary Henning, Cash-Wa Distributing.

Executive Director of the Foundation Megahn Schafer thanks retiring board member John C. Martin for his service on the Foundation Board of Directors. Dr. Allen Blezek was also recognized for his service on the board.

Lancaster County Farm Bureau President Larry Hudkins congrat-ulates Keith County Farm Bureau member Andy DeVries for having the winning card for the gun raffle. Lancaster County Farm Bureau do-nated the Browning Citori CX White Shotgun for the raffle.

Grower’s Gala attendees danced the night away as the Bobby Layne Or-chestra took them on a musical journey on Dec. 9.

Teresa Ibach

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Nebraska Agriculture in the Classroom (AITC), a program of the Nebraska Farm Bureau

Foundation, headed back to school this fall with new, grade-specific lessons and activities for Nebraska teachers. AITC has a long history of creating resources tied to state education standards to assist teachers in connecting students to their source of food, fiber, and fuel – agriculture.

“Sensing a growing demand for our programming in the last couple of years, we added an educator to our team last summer,” said Megahn Schafer, execu-tive director. “This fall, we had the op-portunity to test that demand, and we are thrilled with the response to our in-creased offerings.”

Classroom visits provide students with opportunities to develop an awareness that agriculture is their source of food, clothing and shelter. In the first semester of 2019-2020, 4,058 students from 208 classrooms participated in a hands-on lesson, up from 120 classrooms during the entire 2018-19 school year.

Lori Gladson, a teacher at Belleaire Elementary in Bellevue, reported, “The (classroom visit) program encouraged interest and curiosity about agriculture and careers in agriculture. Engaging!”

Students learned more about their connection to agriculture during Virtual Field Trips (635 students from 31 class-rooms), ag festivals (4,427 students at five festivals), and school and community events (1,373 students at six events).

Teacher engagement is another pri-ority for Nebraska Agriculture in the Classroom. During this school year, 200 current and future teachers have partic-ipated in the workshop led by the foun-dation’s director of outreach education, Courtney Schaardt. Schaardt led training at Doane University, the Nebraska Af-ter-School Conference, Peru State Col-lege, Creighton University, York College and the University of Nebraska-Kearney.

Participant Kristin Collins said, “I am going to be a first-year social studies teacher and this course gave me a lot of great resources to work into the curric-ulum. I plan to use the lesson plans, in-teractive maps and AgMag.” Collins now teaches fourth grade through sixth grade at Bayard Public Schools.

While classroom participation the first semester has exceeded expectations, the Nebraska Agriculture in the Classroom team aims for more growth this spring. New projects include “Hello, Gus,” a con-test for classes to submit a photo of them with a paper steer showing how they are incorporating agriculture into their classroom. Signup for the Agriculture Reading Hour program is now open, and hundreds of volunteers will read and do-nate the book “Right This Very Minute” in local schools. For National Ag Week in March, staff have created bookmarks, placemats and a coloring page for dis-tribution across Nebraska. This summer, foundation staff will team up with Lin-coln Public Schools to host a national ex-pert on new science education standards for a teacher workshop that will include farm tours and the creation of new ag-riculture-based lessons for high school.

Numbers reflect strong first semester for Nebraska Agriculture in the Classroom

“For our team, it is a privilege to bring awareness to Nebraska agri-culture. In a year when many rural Nebraskans are facing extraordi-nary challenges, we know it is more

important than ever for all Nebraskans to understand the work of farm and ranch families and their contributions to our great state,” said Schafer.

Agriculture in the Classroom® is a pro-gram coordinated by the United States Department of Agriculture through the National Agriculture in the Classroom Or-

ganization. In Nebraska, the Agriculture in the Classroom program is managed by the Nebraska Farm Bureau Foundation.

The mission of the Nebraska Farm Bu-reau Foundation is to engage youth, edu-cators and the general public to promote an understanding of the vital importance of agriculture in the lives of all Nebras-kans. The Nebraska Farm Bureau Foun-dation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit. For more information about the Nebraska Farm Bureau Foundation, visit www.nefbfoun-dation.org.

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Ten farmers, ranchers and agribusiness professionals from across Nebraska have been

selected for Nebraska Farm Bureau’s 2020 Leadership Academy. They will begin a year-long program starting Jan. 23-24 in Kearney.

“The goal of the Nebraska Farm Bu-reau Leadership Academy is to cultivate the talents and strengths of our members and connect their passion for agriculture to opportunities of service within the Farm Bureau organization. Great leaders have a clearly defined purpose; purpose fuels passion and work ethic. By develop-ing leadership skills, academy members can develop their passions and positively impact their local communities and the state of Nebraska,” said Phil Erdman, fa-cilitator of the 2020 Leadership Academy.

Erdman works with Audrey Schippo-reit, Nebraska Farm Bureau’s director of generational engagement, to help facil-itate the program. Erdman also serves

as the vice president of membership for Nebraska Farm Bureau.

“We congratulate this group of diverse individuals and thank them for their willingness to step out of their comfort zone to learn more about how they can influence their community, state and world for the better,” said Schipporeit.

Academy members will participate in sessions focused on leadership develop-ment, understanding the county, state and national structure of Farm Bureau, as well as its grassroots network, policy work on agriculture issues and the im-portance of ag literacy. The group also will travel to the Capitols in Lincoln and Washington, D.C., to visit with elected of-ficials and agency representatives.

The 2020 Nebraska Farm Bureau Lead-ership Academy members are:

Kelsey Scheer, a member of Howard County Farm Bureau, who lives in Saint

Paul. She received a bachelor’s of science degree in animal science with a minor in agricultural economics. Kelsey works in feed sales for an ag cooperative. She also works with her family’s cow/calf opera-tion.

Connie Brott, a member of Hayes County Farm Bureau, who lives in Hayes Center. Her family farms and raises cat-tle, and owns a custom harvest business.

Michael Nelson, a member of Chase County Farm Bureau, who lives in Enders. He is the owner and operator of Lakeside Seeds, as well as seed treatments for soy-beans and wheat. Michael also farms dry land crops and raises cattle.

Joseph Melnick, a member of Adams/Webster County Farm Bureau, who lives in Hastings. He grew up on a family farm and is operations director for a custom cover crop company. Joseph is also an Army veteran.

Daniel Hasart, a member of Cherry County Farm Bureau, lives in Wood Lake.

After graduation, he started working full time on the family farm and cattle feed-ing operation. He currently manages the day-to-day operations of their cow/calf business.

Natasha Schumacher, a member of Box Butte County Farm Bureau, lives in Hemingford. She is a mom of three and married to a fifth-generation farmer. The family farm raises dry edible beans, wheat, and corn, along with a cow/calf herd.

Jeffery Schuerman, a member of Boyd County Farm Bureau, lives in Butte. Jeff served three years in the Marines before becoming involved in farming and ranching with a cow/calf operation. He is also a self-employed truck driver.

Brett Santin, a member of Merrick County Farm Bureau, lives in Palmer. He grew up on the family farm. Brett re-ceived a bachelor’s degree in Business Management before returning to his family farm where he helps manage their cow/calf herd.

Michael Bergen, a member of Hamil-ton County Farm Bureau, lives in Aurora. He is a first-generation farmer who loves to promote the ag industry and the dif-ferent perspectives within it. Mike and his family love rural Nebraska and the lifestyle it provides.

Austen Sis, a member of Red Willow County Farm Bureau, lives in McCook. He grew up on a family farm which he returned to after graduation. They raise irrigated food grade crops in southwest Nebraska.

Josh England, and member of Hall County Farm Bureau, lives in Doniphan. He grew up on a family farm which he returned to after graduation with his fa-ther and uncle. They raise corn for etha-nol, corn, and soybeans.

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With combines rolling across the corn field in mid-November, Quenten Bowen, a Richardson

County Farm Bureau member, and his family were working hard to finish this year’s late harvest. But that didn’t mean they would pass up the opportunity to visit with the assistant administrator with the Environmental Protection Agency Alexandra Dunn.

Dunn is the assistant administrator of the EPA’s Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention. She was in the area to visit with farmers about pesticide use.

Better Understanding“I’ve got to say, it was rather refreshing

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Riding along in the combine, Dunn circled the corn field with Bowen as they discussed the need to ensure farm-ers continue to have access to necessary tools and technology of pesticides and herbicides.

Lasting Impression“She is really up to speed on what is

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Bowen believes Dunn benefited greatly by hearing from farmers first-hand and hopes he has left a lasting impression that will impact EPA decisions moving forward. The visit in the combine was close to two hours.

“I felt like any opportunity you get to get somebody from the EPA or from any Washington department, really, to come onto your farm and talk to you about what’s going on, on your farm and what’s going on in ag in general and see how their decisions affect you, that can’t be a bad thing,” Bowen said.

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“Today, the average American farm produces enough food and fiber to care for 166 people. Beyond food, agriculture and the efforts of farmers and ranchers touch virtually every facet of our lives, ranging from fuel for our vehicles to the clothes on our backs, and everything in between,” said Steve Nelson, Nebraska Farm Bureau president. “The guide was developed to help Nebraska farmers as they navigate the programs designed to

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9. Base acres planted to pasture or left fallow from Jan. 1, 2017, through Dec. 31, 2019, won’t be eligible for Agriculture Loss Coverage (ARC) / Price Loss Coverage (PLC) payments, but are eligible for the new Grassland Conservation Initiative program.

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Cow/Calf Cow/Calf SymposiumSymposium

Jan. 7, 2020 2:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. CST Stapleton Community Center308 Main Street, Stapleton, NESymposium is FREE

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TOUGH JOBS LIKE THISREQUIRE THE ULTIMATE FARMHAND.

BOBCAT EQUIPMENT IS TOUGH ENOUGH TO TAKE IT ON.You’ve got a tough job. And Bobcat® equipment is tough enough to take it on. The performance and comfort features of the new M2-Series loaders from Bobcat along with the most productive attachments in the industry help you manage the work that has to get done, day in and day out.

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Meet your new herd-feeding workhorse. The BPX9010 is ready to bring simplicity, durability and versatility to your farm or ranch. Ready to distribute uniform windrows along bunk lines or out in the pasture. Ready to spread bedding with consistency and accuracy at ranges up to 50 ft (15.2 m). Ready to simplify the process of processing bales. It’s ready. Are you?

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ADAMS 402-463-2111813 W. 2nd, Hastings**Marty Demuth

ANTELOPE104 W. 11th, Neligh*Brandon Doke 402-887-4842 **Al Stelling, ChFC, CLU, LUTCF 402-887-4880

BOONE 402-395-6363124 N. 4th, Albion**Rori Erickson

BOX BUTTE 308-762-4505407 E 3rd, AllianceRhonda Baseggio

BROWN-ROCK-KEYA PAHA 402-387-1809312 N. Main St., Ainsworth**Angie Davis

BUFFALO 308-234-22223915 Ave. N, Ste. A, Kearney*Rick Smith, LUTCF**Don Snyder, LUTCF

BUFFALO 308-234-49225810 2nd Ave., KearneyMatt MyersRich Peters

BUFFALO 308-452-3653211 Grand Ave., Ravenna**Don Snyder, LUTCF

BUFFALO 308-251-20112202 Central Ave., Ste. 11, KearneyAllisa Waller

BURT 402-374-18801316 L. St., TekamahTroy Perchal

BUTLER 402-367-3306319 “E” St., David CityKatie Foster

CASS 402-296-49992302 W. 8th Ave. #1, PlattsmouthMichelle Cavin*Lori Good-Baker

CEDAR 402-254-6945109 N. Broadway, Hartington**Allen Walton

CHASE 888-625-6698512 Broadway, Imperial**Dustin Weiss, AFIS

CHERRY 402-376-3328264 N. Main, Valentine**Jay Hollenbeck

CHEYENNE 308-203-17171026 Toldeo St., SidneyMatt Wallace

CHEYENNE 308-250-18691108 10th Ave., SidneyJustin Christensen

CLAY 402-773-4272209 N. Saunders, SuttonRyan Schmeits

COLFAX 402-352-31461035 Road E, SchuylerEric Goodrich

CUMING 402-648-7513305 Main St., Bancroft**Stan McAfee, LUTCF

CUMING 402-529-22281012 Ave. “E”, WisnerJason Schweers

CUSTER-BLAINE-LOUP 308-872-6433616 South C, Broken Bow**Ed Duryea

DAKOTA 402-494-39721901 Cornhusker Dr., Ste 150, S. Sioux CityColin Ross

DAWES 308-432-5062323 Main St., ChadronAmy Halverson

DAWSON411 East Pacific, LexingtonRick Trampe 308-324-6355**Chase Wolf 308-324-4000

DAWSON 308-537-2257533 9th St., GothenburgEric Vickers

DAWSON 308-660-4958812 Lake Avenue, GothenburgJeffrey Gaasch

DEUEL-GARDEN 308-874-2404252 Vincent Ave., ChappellSteve Fischer

DIXON 402-287-2784905 Oak St., Wakefield**Stan McAfee, LUTCFBlake McAfee

DODGE 402-721-26441900 E. Military, Ste. 248, FremontSherry Leriger, LUTCFJim Thayer

DOUGLAS/ELKHORN20324 Veterans Dr., Ste. 101, Elkhorn Troy Perchal 402-758-6633

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DOUGLAS/OMAHA 16016 Evans St., Ste. #109, OmahaBrian Bentley 402-861-4343Albert Rodriguez 402-861-4348

DOUGLAS/OMAHA 402-493-59002065 N. 120th, OmahaDon Christensen

DOUGLAS/OMAHA 402-953-30005824 S 142nd St., OmahaMarie Moyers

DOUGLAS/OMAHA 7733 “L” St., OmahaMichelle Cavin 402-804-3237Keia Jensen 402-281-3350Kevin McTaggart 402-934-2232

DOUGLAS/OMAHA 402-894-50469869 S. 168th Ave., Unit 1A, Omaha**Daniel Thompson Jr.

DOUGLAS/OMAHA 402-390-10765726 S. 144th St., OmahaScott KamrathRon Randall, LUTCFRachel Sweet

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DOUGLAS/OMAHA 402-965-05354018 L St., OmahaSilvia Soltero-Zepeda

DUNDY 308-423-57931303 A St., BenkelmanBryant Els

FILLMORE 402-759-4407960 S. 13th, Geneva**Steve Schiermeyer, LUTCF

FRONTIER 308-367-4350106 East 1st, Curtis**Phil Hinrichs

GAGE 402-228-42323216 N. 6th, BeatriceCurt Spilker

GOSPER 308-381-5645305 Smith Ave., ElwoodLaNae Matousek

HALL 308-382-57072118 W. Kent Ave., Grand IslandEdmund “Rocky” KershawKyle Sawyers, LUTCF

HALL 308-382-50933341 State St., Ste. C, Grand IslandLee Mohr, LUTCFStacey Rust

HALL710 N. Webb Rd. East Wing, Grand IslandKevin Foland 308-381-5642*Lisa Huismann, LUTCF 308-381-5644

HAMILTON 402-694-2399211 16th, AuroraClayton Gravatt

HARLAN 308-928-2232604 West Main, Alma**Ray Bunnell, LUTCFSarena Talarico

HOLT-BOYD-ROCK 402-336-1332130 S. 4th St., O’Neill**Barbara Hesse

HOLT-BOYD-ROCK 402-336-3635504 W. Douglas O’Neill, NE**James Hedstrom

HOWARD904 2nd St., St. PaulJamie Anderson 308-381-5652Clayton Gravatt 308-754-5481

JEFFERSON 402-729-2728303 Jefferson St., Daykin**Kendall Schlake, LUTCF

JEFFERSON 402-729-2728505 7th St., Fairbury**Kendall Schlake, LUTCF

KEARNEY-FRANKLIN 308-832-2290640 N. Minden Ave., MindenRandy Myers

KEITH-ARTHUR 888-625-6698418 North Spruce St., Ogallala**Dustin Weiss, AFIS

KNOX 402-373-4600103 E. Main, Bloomfield**Allen Walton

LANCASTER/LINCOLN 402-477-62625455 Red Rock Lane, Ste. 11, LincolnTom BanderasJon DunhamBrock RothRyan Schmeits

LANCASTER/HICKMAN 402-792-00006760 Woodland Blvd., Suite C, Hickman Chris Snyder

LANCASTER/LINCOLN 402-614-37191520 S 70th St., Ste. 106, LincolnScott Dunn

LANCASTER/LINCOLN2455 Pine Lake Rd., Ste. 100, LincolnTyler Braden 402-904-7110*David Duff 402-423-7109Michael Kastens, FSS 402-420-7453Stephanie Peterson 402-421-6798

LANCASTER/LINCOLN 402-421-91005550 S. 59th St., Ste. 24, LincolnJack Russell

LANCASTER/LINCOLN 402-421-44005225 S. 16th St., LincolnJosh BehmerTravis Grant**Paul Johnson, AFISEric Mitchell

LANCASTER/LINCOLN8321 Cody Dr., Suite A, LincolnChad Christensen 402-421-2888Brady Ellingson 531-333-7763Dom Granville 531-333-7762Brad Plagge 402-588-0080

LANCASTER/LINCOLN 402-484-0303249 Cherry Hill Blvd., Ste. 2, LincolnCaitlin RoutzahnMelissa Wheeler, ChFC, LUTCF

LANCASTER/LINCOLN5540 South St., Ste. 202, LincolnRyan Rohl 531-500-3459Sonny Lane 402-421-1016

LANCASTER/WAVERLY 402-786-046513220 Callum Dr., Ste. 3, Waverly**Rusty Wellman

LINCOLN-LOGAN-THOMAS-MCPHERSON 308-534-9694410 E. Francis, Ste. 3, North Platte**Jay Engel, LUTCF

MADISON-STANTON 402-316-7077 712 W Norfolk Ave., Norfolk*Brandon Doke

MADISON-STANTON 402-379-3237504 N. 13th St., Norfolk Brad BoshZachary Miller

MADISON-STANTON 402-371-1520401 E. Norfolk Ave., Norfolk **Joe Herian, LUTCF

MERRICK 308-946-38931105 16th St., Central City**Shannon Hannappel

MORRILL 308-262-1740820 Main St., BridgeportShelli Bowman

NANCE 308-536-3323330 Broadway St., FullertonClayton Gravatt

NEMAHA-RICHARDSON 402-274-31891415 19th St., Auburn**Tasa Paul

NUCKOLLS 402-879-3377 449 N. Central Ave., Superior**Brandon Siebenneicher

OTOE 402-269-2541429 5th St., SyracuseRyan Rohl

PAWNEE-RICHARDSON 402-852-2125624 “G” St., Pawnee CityRyan Rohl

PERKINS 888-625-6698228 Central Avenue, Grant**Dustin Weiss, AFIS

PHELPS 308-995-4041411 Grant, Holdrege**Phil Hinrichs

PIERCE 402-329-6284115 West Main, Pierce*Scott Race

PLATTE 402-562-77772921 23rd St., ColumbusJeff CravenDon Sterup

PLATTE 402-923-0292301 S. Main, HumphreyCarol Wemhoff

POLK 402-747-2351540 Nebraska St., OsceolaDoug Burritt, AFISClayton Gravatt

POLK 308-381-565022 Main St., Ste. 3, StromsburgJaimee Ortegren

RED WILLOW 308-345-6720505 W. B St., McCookShawn CarneyDebbie DouglasAnna LaBayChris Pate

SALINE 402-821-2157113 W. 3rd, Wilber**Scott Woitalewicz

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SARPY 402-332-4151604 N Hwy 6, GretnaRochelle KernsTodd Plagge

SAUNDERS 402-443-3704113 East 5th St., WahooEric Lanik

SCOTTSBLUFF-SIOUX 308-635-8005108 East 19th, Scottsbluff Dick Bretthauer, ChFC, CLU, LUTCF

SCOTTSBLUFF-SIOUX 308-623-01781281 Center Ave., Mitchell Shawn Harvey

SEWARD 402-643-9100546 Jackson Ave, SewardJack Russell

SHERIDAN 308-638-4566123 N. Main, Hay SpringsRhonda Baseggio

SHERIDAN 308-282-1000113 N. Main, GordonRhonda Baseggio

THAYER 402-768-6218440 Lincoln Ave., Hebron**Nate Casey, LUTCF

THURSTON 402-385-2208306 Main, PenderMatt Buchholz

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220 S. 14th St., Ord**Greg Duryea

WASHINGTON 402-426-34401565 Washington St., BlairTroy Perchal

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ALBION 402-395-6363Ron Erickson

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NEBRASKA FARM BUREAU NEWS DECEMBER 2019/JANUARY 2020 WANT ADS 23

WANT ADSFarm EquipmentFOR SALE: 1956 VAC-14 Case Tractor $2500. Also VAC parts. Call (402) 856-2043 (Nemaha County)FOR SALE: John Deere Lawn & Garden Tractors. 1983 to 1995 models-Hydro Trans-Pwr steering-Hydraulics- Numerous attachments. 318 thru 955, s. Call (402) 580-7264 (Lancaster County)FOR SALE: Avery Thrashing Machine, $1,000; Steel Manure Spreader, $600; Two Wheel Trailer, $350; One two-wheel fuel tank, $350; Heavy Duty 4-wheel trailer for six-row combine for header or cutter bar, $500. Call (402) 469-2175. (Adams County)FOR SALE: 1977 Oliver Tractor, $2,000; Oliver Cletrac tractor, $2,000; Seed Hopper, $400; Electric scissors lift, $450; Woods- Bat wing mower, new blades, $1,800; FS Perkins machine tool lathe, $500. Call (402) 635-2372. (Dixon County)

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 Kylee Planer, 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. Previously submitted ads will not be kept on file. Deadline is the 10th of February, April, June, August, October and December. The Want Ad form can be found on our members website (www.nefb.org/members), login and click on NEWS and then Submit a Want Ad.

To help county Farm Bureaus celebrate National Agriculture Week, March 22-28, staff from the Nebraska Farm Bureau Foundation and Nebraska Farm Bureau, have compiled a resource kit for counties to make Ag Week planning, promotion, and celebration easy.

The kit includes a list of ideas counties can use to celebrate Ag Week in their communities.

Download:• Bookmarks with agriculture facts for

local schools or libraries • Placemats for use at local restaurants• Coloring page for coloring contests• Suggested activities• Social media posts, and• A customized newspaper ad

Access the resource kit online at: www.nefbfoundation.org/agweek.

AG WEEK MATERIALS

CAREWe all care about the safety of the food we eat. There is an overwhelming agreement of scientific experts who have done research and determined GMOs are safe to eat!

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GMOs are Genetically Modified Organisms. Plant breeders take a desirable trait and transfer it from one plant to another to improve the plants characteristics. AVAILABILITYThere are 10 GMO crops available today: alfalfa, apples, canola, corn (field and sweet), cotton, papaya, potatoes, soybeans, squash, and sugar beets.

The ABC’s of GMOs

Food Safety – What Can I Do?

BENEFITSGMO crops provide benefits such as reducing the need to apply herbicides and pesticides and using fewer natural resources.

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Nebraska’s Food ConnectionFoods is a part of agriculture. Agriculture is the science of growing crops and raising livestock. National Agriculture Week celebrates the choices agriculture provides every day!

Food Labeling

Test your knowledge! Circle whether the statement is FACT or FICTION.

Fact Or Fiction?

Anwers: Fiction; Fact; Fiction; Fiction; Fiction; Fiction

FACT or FICTION - Organic labels ensure the product is the healthiest option on the market.

FACT or FICTION - The Non-GMO Verified label is regulated by the USDA.

FACT or FICTION - A local label guarantees the product was raised by small, organic farmers.

FACT or FICTION - The word natural ensures nothing artificial or synthetic has been added.

FACT or FICTION - A free-range label verifies that poultry live outside 100% of their life.

FACT or FICTION - The words hormone free ensure there are no hormones in the animal.

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All food in the United States is safe – you don’t need a marketing label to feel like you are making the right decision. Learn more at nefbfoundation.org/factorfiction.

Celebrate Agriculture!

Agriculture is the science of growing crops and raising livestock.

And guess what? Agriculture is EVERYWHERE! National Agriculture

Week celebrates the choices agriculture provides every day.

WHAT’S FOR LUNCH?

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Did you circle at least one word? You sound interested in an

agriculture career!

Explore careers and ways you can be involved in agriculture.

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Building

Designing

Research

Robots

Technology

• Solve problems that are

related to how farms work.

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information to suppliers,

contractors, or regulatory

agents.

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organisms.

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management methods.

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Match the items on the left to the crop or livestock they’re made from.

Beef cow

Corn

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Chalk

Tambourine

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Ink

Soybeans

Answers: Make the Connection: Football – Beef Cow, Ink – Soybeans, Chalk – Corn, Tambourine – Pig. What’s for lunch?: Chicken nuggets – crop/livestock, Mashed potatoes – crop, Salad – crop, Peaches – crop, milk – livestock.

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1 IN 4 JOBS

in Nebraska are related to

agriculture.

Today, one U.S.

farmer grows

enough food to feed

166 PEOPLE.

The LAND provides a livelihood

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1 IN 4 JOBS

in Nebraska are

related to

agriculture.Today, one U.S.

farmer grows

enough food to feed

166 PEOPLE.

The LAND

provides a livelihood

for farmers and

ranchers.

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is necessary to

help farmers and

ranchers grow

more food.

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are grown on

Nebraska’s farms

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During this past year in Nebraska, County Farm Bureau leaders worked diligently to recruit new members and jumpstart several inactive County Farm Bureaus.

According to Phil Erdman, vice president of membership for Nebraska Farm Bureau, 40 County Farm Bureaus met their membership goals. Overall, Nebraska Farm Bureau ended the fiscal year with 58,187 total members, of which 6,032 were new members. But we took another step forward when two inactive County Farm Bureaus – Chase and Webster counties – hit restart and became active once again. We are excited to see the future grow for our County Farm Bureaus, which in turn will strengthen Nebraska Farm Bureau in the future.

“We don’t measure success just in numbers of members. The amount of activity and work that county Farm Bureaus are doing to engage their neighbors in their communities and in-volve their members in addressing the issues that affect their farm or ranch. That’s what success means,” Erdman said.

Chase CountyChase County has benefitted greatly from the work of their

FBFS agent, Dustin Weiss, and his team for years to recruit and retain members.

“But with the Cattlemen’s Ball coming to Chase County, it gave the producers in that area the opportunity to rally to-gether to show the importance of agriculture to their county. With the partnership of Dustin and his team, along with the support of their Regional Manager, Heidi Pieper, they were able to reorganize their County Farm Bureau Board and had an impact on the Cattlemen’s Ball, and they have plans to con-tinue that momentum going forward,” Erdman said.

Webster County Webster County has had Farm Bureau members since Ne-

braska Farm Bureau was organized. However, until recent-ly, they were members of other County Farm Bureaus – ones that didn’t have their name on it. Working together, mem-bers of the Adams County Board, NEFB Regional Manager Nick Haack, and interested Farm Bureau members in Webster County changed that.

“This year at their annual meeting, the Adams County Farm Bureau officially welcomed Webster County into NEFB and changed their name to Adams/Webster County Farm Bureau. This is an important step to recognize the contribution that Farm Bureau members who live in Webster County make to Farm Bureau and we are excited to see this crucial step taken by the leadership of Adams County,” Erdman said.

What’s in it for Me?Beginning with the 2018 Membership Year, counties have

been given additional resources to get members involved in the work you do. There are five unique incentives for County Farm Bureaus:

“County Farm Bureau Works” - County Farm Bureaus will receive $20 for each new 2020 ag member who meets the fol-lowing guidelines: l Joined in 2019 as an ag member, and l Participates in Farm Bureau events or activities, and l Renews their membership in 2020

County Farm Bureau “Early Harvest” - County Farm Bureaus will receive a $125 cash award if the County Farm Bureau reaches its new member goal for ag operations (voting members) by March 31.

“Farm Bureau Producers Club” - County Farm Bu-reau volunteer members who sign up:

Two (2) or more new members by April 1, receive a pair of Farm Bureau work gloves

Five (5) or more new members by May 1, receive a personalized Farm Bureau steel sign

Ten (10) or more new members by Aug. 1, receive a personalized Farm Bureau jacket

Century Club County Farm Bureau Grant Program - Counties can apply for one (1) of ten (10) grants of up to $250. Apply online at www.nefb.org/century-clubgrant. The deadline for applications is March 31.

Quota Counties - County Farm Bureaus who meet or exceed their overall membership goal receive:

l Recognition at the NEFB Annual Meeting in-cluding:l Photo with and Certificate of Achievement from

NEFB Presidentl $250 cash awardl One (1) free, half-page color postcard mailing to

your ag operation (voting) members in the following membership year

Every County Farm Bureau also received 200 tri-fold brochures at the 2019 NEFB Annual Meeting with its County Farm Bureau logo, county-specific dues and a membership application included, as well as agriculture’s economic and educational impact in each county. These brochures help promote the work County Farm Bureaus do.

“I am excited to continue to build on the 100 years of strength through Farm Bureau in Nebraska and the successes experienced by dozens of County Farm Bureaus last year. We are excited to work with our County Farm Bureaus to keep your county growing,” Erdman said.

County Farm Bureau leaders look to build on 2019 membership successes in 2020

VEHICLES:FOR SALE: Solid used “Ranch Hand” grill guards to fit ’07 Dodge pickup,’03 Ford pickup, and ’08 Ford pickup. Good condition. $150 for choice. Call (308) 636-8315. (Logan County)FOR SALE: 1983 Chevy Truck, 427 motor, 20’ box, 52” high, steel box, mileage 30,251, $10,000. Call (308) 569-2580. (Frontier County)FOR SALE: 1991 Dodge pickup with Cumins engine with transfer case and transmission, $3,000. Call (402) 635-2372. (Dixon County) MISCFOR SALE: Harsch Truck hoist RL-H80, three-year old in great condition. It will fit on any 18-foot grain truck box, $3,000. Call (402) 360-2269 (Pierce County)WANTED: Set of Cruiser Fender skirts. Needed to restore 1959 Ford car. Call (402) 528-3524 or (402) 380-4353. (Cuming County)


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