Surveys indicate that one in four Americans volunteer each year, sharing time, talents and expertise to help their communities. This commitment is strongly reflected in Farm Bureau, where volunteer farmer and rancher leaders serve on governing boards and committees at local, state and national levels.
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(L-R) Lance Atwater of Ayr, Clay Patton of Lexington, Sean Krebs of Clearwater, and Erin Norman of Crawford.
KEARNEY, NEB. – Four finalists in the Young Farmers and Ranchers (YF&R) Discussion Meet contest have been named after competing in preliminary rounds during the 2021 Young Farmers and Ranchers Conference held Jan. 29-30 in Kearney.
Lance Atwater of Ary, Sean Krebs of Clearwater, Erin Norman of Crawford, and Clay Patton of Lexington advanced to the final round of the Nebraska Farm Bureau (NEFB) YF&R Discussion Meet to be held at the next NEFB Annual Convention, Dec. 5-7, 2021.
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Farm Bureau Members to Serve on National Leadership Committees
USAgNet - 12/23/2020 Just over 20% of Americans who serve as volunteers nationwide share their expertise as members of boards or committees, according to AmeriCorps. This commitment to step up and serve helps shape the direction of organizations they care about, as Farm
Bureau volunteer leaders demonstrate year after year.
The American Farm Bureau Federation recently appointed farmer and rancher members to the organization s Promotion & Education and Young Farmers & Ranchers committees. Continuing to engage with consumers to build trust and share the story of agriculture is an important part of national program committee work, especially now as farmers and ranchers are still farming during the pandemic, said AFBF President Zippy Duvall.