JANUARY 2017 • VOICE OF AGRICULTURE • fbmn.org • 7A t MANAGEMENT REPORT FROM 6A • Thirteen county Farm Bureaus will be recognized for a program and/or activity that they implemented during the year as part of our county Activities of Excellence program. We received 97 entries across all membership categories. All applications showed quality and innovative thinking in highlighting county Farm Bureau activities and programs. • MFBF will be recognized at the AFBF annual meeting for outstanding programs and activities in all six AFBF Awards of Excellence category areas for the fourth consecutive year. Our success in this peer-judged program would not be possible without all the hard work and great programs and activities conducted by the county and regional Farm Bureaus represented in this room today.
FBFS The partnership we have with Farm Bureau Financial Services (FBFS) has never been stronger in my opinion. The FBFS Insurance Agency Force is growing and additional resources are available to support the activity of that Agency Force. As our largest member beneďŹ t partner, FBFS, continues to be a market leader in insuring agriculture property in Minnesota and the nation. They oer a full line of ďŹ nancial services products from insuring property and lives to estate and retirement planning. In Closing Copies of the 2016 MFBF and MFB Foundation annual reviews are available for your use and distribution by contacting your area program director
or at fbmn.org. Matt Rush at last year’s annual meeting asked if our organization was Viable, Valuable and Visible. I say without a doubt we are. Can we do more, yes. We have a strong foundation in place, we have a dedicated team of sta and volunteers. In closing, I want to thank you for the hard work and dedication you continue to devote to Farm Bureau. We are only as strong at the state and national level as we are at the local level. We look forward to working with all of you to make 2017 an even bigger success than 2016.
98th
Annual Meeting AWARDS
Collegiate Discussion Meet
Distinguished Service to Agriculture – Dr. Bill Hartmann
Distinguished Service to Agriculture – William Nelson
DISTINGUISHED SERVICE TO Agriculture award recipients are selected for their dis�nguished service to the organi�a�on, community and agriculture. This year’s recipients were Dr. Bill Hartmann and William Nelson.
THE MINNESOTA FARM Bureau Federaďż˝on held their ��th annual Collegiate Discussion Meet at the 98th MFBF Annual Meeďż˝ng on November ďż˝9. Undergraduate students ďż˝ualiďŹ ed at regional compe��ons held at South Central College – Mankato, Southwest Minnesota State University – Marshall, Ridgewater College – Willmar, University of Minnesota - Crookston and University of Minnesota – Twin Ciďż˝es. Jakob Hicks from Redwood County aďż˝ending Southwest Minnesota State University won the compe��on receiving a ���� scholarship from the Minnesota Farm Bureau Foundaďż˝on. Johanna Knorr from West Oďż˝er Tail County aďż˝ending the University of Minnesota – Twin Ciďż˝es was the runner-up receiving a ���� scholarship from the Minnesota Farm Bureau Foundaďż˝on. Both Hicks and Knorr will advance to the American Farm Bureau Federaďż˝on’s naďż˝onal Collegiate Discussion Meet compe��on in Piďż˝sburgh, Pennsylvania February ��-��. Thank you to contest sponsors Christensen Farms and Gislason & Hunter. Pictured are the ďŹ nal four contestants, leďż˝ to right, are Jakob Hicks, A.J. Quade, Trent Dado and Johanna Knorr.
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