NEWS

Marion County Farm Bureau Scholarship Recipients
Mark Prieb of Hillsboro High School and Kristen Waner of Marion High School are Marion County Farm Bureau's 2008 Scholarship Award winners.  Both will be attending Kansas State University in the fall.  Mark is majoring in Industrial Engineering and Kristen in Chemical Engineering.

Carbon Credit Program available to FB Members
KFB is the newest contract facilitator for AgraGate Climate Credits Corp., a subsidiary of the Iowa Farm Bureau and the leading aggregator of carbon credits from agriculture.  Producers can enroll in the program beginning now.  Farmers with no-tillage or strip-tillage practices or those with new grass plantings since 1999 are eligible to participate.  There also are programs for forestry and riparian buffer strips and agricultural methane.  KFB will conduct meetings in February and March throughout Kansas.  Click here for times and dates of meetings   Additional information is available from KFB, contact Steve Swaffar at (785)234-4535,  swaffars@kfb.org or by visiting www.agragate.com

Animal Welfare Issues Web Page
The goal of this page is to increase member awareness of the growing threat that animal activists and their agenda pose  and to assist them when dealing with people or entities that threaten, harass or commit acts of vandalism against them.  www.kfb.org/kfbmembers/animalwelfare.htm  

WANTED:  MARION COUNTY WOMEN'S CHAIR
Are you interested in becoming involved actively participating in the implementation of priority issues involving agriculture education, improving the quality of life in rural communities, promotion of the industry and agricultural advocacy?  Then we want you to hold a seat on the Marion County Farm Bureau Board of Directors as the county Women's Chair!  This board position is annual and voted on each year at the annual meeting of members.  Call our office today and start serving as Marion County Farm Bureau's Women's Chair!

$1 million saved in 2007 thanks to GM private offer
KFB and General Motors are continuing the member-only private offer in 2008.  Members saved just over $1 million in 2007.  Eligible members can get a $500 private offer toward the purchase of lease of most new GM vehicles or a $750 private offer toward the purchase or lease of any new GM E85 FlexFuel vehicle.  To take advantage of this member benefit, simply provide your authorization number to your GM dealer at the time of purchase or order.  To obtain you authorization number, visit www.gmfleet.com/kfb or if you need assistance please call our office (620)382-2972

Young Farmers & Ranchers Leadership Conference
Another record attendance at this years YF&R Leadership Conference!  The conference was held in Wichita at the Hyatt Regency January 22-24, 2008.  There were approximately 422 people registered for the conference which breaks last years record of 300.  Conference attendee's enjoyed a variety of workshops and speakers.                             

    (l-r) Mike Meisinger, Dean Suderman, Diane Meisinger,
    Amy Suderman, Jeanie Bartel, Shanya Svitak, Steve Bartel,                                                              District 4 Atendee's
    Daniella Svitak, Shane Svitak, Jenny Svitak
 

Contact your legislatures today on these current important issues:
Latin American Free Trade Agreements, Rural Broadband Internet Access, Clean Water Act

Send Congress an email today!!!!!    Take Action

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~ 2008 Marion County Farm Bureau ~