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The Young
Farmers and Ranchers are a group of Farm Bureau
members who are under the age of 40. We get together for social
events, as well as participating in local and state legislative lobby
activities. If you are a young local farmer and would like to participate,
we would love for you to join our group. You can submit your information
in the membership page or you can send an email with your name and
contact information to niagcofb@yahoo.com.The Young
Farmers are looking for local pictures for a 2009 calendar.
The calendar will feature local producers and farmers.
If you have any seasonal photos, please email them to
Julie Blackman (bhf1852@verizon.net). We hope to have
the calendar finished by mid-2008 so that we can start selling them.
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Jim and Andrea Schultz of Ransomville have been selected to
participate in the
New York Farm Bureau Young Farmer Excellence in Agriculture Award program.
Jim and Andrea will compete at the State competition in Syracuse on October
29.
Their application, along with a PowerPoint presentation, will be judged to
determine
the state winner. The state winner will be announced at the New York State
Farm Bureau Convention in Albany on December 9th. The state winner will go
on
to the National Competition at the American Farm Bureau Convention in
San Antonio, TX in January.
The New York Farm Bureau Young Farmer Round Robin Discussion Meet Contest
will also be held on October 29 at the Holiday Inn, Syracuse/Liverpool. Any
young
farmer who wants to participate is welcome to attend. The competition is
designed
to test the young farmer’s discussion skills on various topics. The topics
for this year
include the following:
How can the aging infrastructure of the United States support the
transportation
of agricultural commodities in the future?
How do land grant universities remain on the forefront of an ever-changing
agricultural environment?
How do we correct the misconceptions of Farm Bureau?
After YF&R, how can Farm Bureau utilize the leaders it has developed? |
