Beaver Dam Analogs in Southeast Idaho
SEPTEMBER 2023
Farm Bureau members meet with legislators, discuss issues
FEBRUARY 2023
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BOISE — Idaho Farm Bureau Federation’s annual Legislative and Commodity Conference is one of the organization’s signature events and an important way for IFBF’s grassroots members to connect with lawmakers face to face.
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More than 70 of Idaho’s 105 legislators and 175 Farm Bureau members attended this year’s event, which was held Feb. 7 and 8.
Becoming an agricultural advocate for life
AUGUST 2022
WESTON – Southeast Idaho farmer Jason Fellows is involved in a national program designed to help agricultural leaders greatly improve their role as advocates for agriculture.
American Farm Bureau Federation’s Partners in Advocacy Leadership program is designed to help people develop the executive-level skills needed to become effective advocates for the farming and ranching industry in their communities and beyond.
Franklin County is still heavily agricultural
JANUARY 2022
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PRESTON – Like their colleagues in other areas of Idaho, farmers and ranchers in Franklin County are still trying to recover from a severe drought that reduced farm production in much of the state last year.
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“Drought hit us really hard this last year and we’re still seeing the effects of it. We really need some more precipitation,” says Franklin County Farm Bureau President Jason Fellows.
Jason Fellows & Family | Franklin County President
AUGUST 2021
YF&R program helping develop future leaders
MARCH 2020
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BOISE – Idaho Farm Bureau Federation’s Young Farmers and Ranchers program has competitions that allow producers to compete for some big awards, like four-wheelers and trips to American Farm Bureau
Federation’s annual meeting. But YF&R members say it’s the networking opportunities that are the biggest benefit of the program, which is open to any farmer or rancher in Idaho between the ages of 18 and 35. During the annual IFBF Young Farmers and Ranchers
Idaho Farm Bureau Quarterly Idaho farmers and ranchers visit Puerto Rico to attend AFBF’s annual convention: Island still recovering after hurricane
FEBURARY 2023
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by Paige Nelson — On Sept. 20, 2017, Hurricane Maria, a Category 4 storm, devastated the entire Caribbean Island of Puerto Rico.
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With winds more than 100 miles per hour and sheets of rain, Puerto Rico’s power grid and much of its infrastructure didn’t stand a chance.
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It is estimated that 80% of the island’s agriculture was destroyed.
Sustainability in South East Idaho
MARCH 2022
Farm Bureau adopts policy about farmland preservation
DECEMBER 2021
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FORT HALL — Idaho Farm Bureau Federation members from across the state voted Dec. 1 to adopt a new policy that supports helping state legislators come up with a plan to preserve farm ground.
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The vote was taken during IFBF’s 82nd annual meeting, which was held Nov. 30 through Dec. 2 in Fort Hall and attracted about 260 Farm Bureau members from throughout the state.
Jason & Lacey Fellows - District 1 YF&R Chairs
MARCH 2019