Utah Farm Bureau News - March 2015

FUSION: New Leadership Conference Pays Dividends 22 Water: How do you put lipstick on a pig? 11

Utah Farm Bureau News MARCH 2015VOL. 61, NO. 2

Inside:National Perspective 3 Farm Bureau at Work 11Member Benefits 8Baxter Black 12 Farm Safety Column 27Classifieds 31

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Photo courtesy of American Farm BureauDavis County Farm Bureau member Becca Ferry (le�) visits with Scott Sandall, former UFBF Board Member and current mem-ber of the Utah House of Representatives, during the Farm Bureau’s day at the legislature in February. Farm Bureau members have made several visits to the capitol during the session so far to advocate for issues critical to agriculture.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – A federal district court in Minne-sota ordered EPA not to release farmers’ and ranchers’ personal information while AFBF and co-plaintiff National Pork Produc-ers Council appeal the court’s decision dismissing their lawsuit. By dismissing the suit, the court ruled that farmers are not harmed

American Farm Bureau appeals, secures stay in EPA privacy suit

when the government compiles and releases a storehouse of personal information, so long as individual bits of that infor-mation are somehow publicly accessible, such as through an Internet search or on a Face-book page.

“We are pleased that farmers’ and ranchers’ personal infor-

mation will be protected while we appeal the court’s decision,” AFBF President Bob Stallman said. “We disagree that the Internet age has diminished the individual’s right to pro-tect personal information. Now, more than ever, citizens need their government to help protect their information—not gather it, tie a bow on it, and send it out to anyone who asks.”

The suit concerns personal information (such as names, home addresses, telephone

Article courtesy of Utah DWRA plan to manage a prairie

dog species that’s found only in southwestern Utah is ready for review.

Since 1973, the Utah prairie dog has been listed as endan-gered under the federal En-dangered Species Act. In late 2014, a ruling in federal court returned management author-ity for Utah prairie dogs—that are not on federal land in Utah—back to the state.

Since the ruling, the Division of Wildlife Resources has been working with other agencies and elected officials to draft a management plan that will ensure the future of the spe-cies while also providing some relief to private landowners.

After several weeks of hard work, the DWR is ready to pres-ent the plan to the public. You can review the plan online at http://1.usa.gov/1EnVX5g.

On March 3, the DWR pre-sented the plan to Utah’s five Regional Wildlife Advisory Councils for discussion, input and possible approval.

DWR Director Greg Sheehan said his agency has a strong

Prairie Dog plan ready for review

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Utah Farm Bureau News(ISSN 1068-5960)Matt Hargreaves, Editor9865 South StateSandy, Utah 84070-3205Phone Numbers:General Inquiries: (801) 233-3000Address Changes: (801) 233-3009Farm Bureau News: (801) 233-3003Classified Ads: ..........(801) 233-3010Fax: .............................(801) 233-3030FB News E-mail: [email protected] site: .....http://www.utahfarmbureau.orgNational Ad Rep:The Weiss Group9414 E. San Salvador Dr. #226Scottsdale, Arizona 85258(480) 860-5394 [email protected] Display Ad Information:Jennifer Dahl(775) 752-3061

Utah Farm BureauFederation OfficersChairman and PresidentLeland J. Hogan, South Rim*Vice PresidentStephen A. Osguthorpe, Park City*CEO and Secretary/TreasurerRandy N. Parker, Riverton* Denotes member of the Board of Directors

BOARD OF DIRECTORS District 1 ............................ John Ferry, CorinneDistrict 2 ...............Ron Gibson, West WeberDistrict 3 ...................Ken Patterson, SyracuseDistrict 4 ................ Rex Larsen, Spanish ForkDistrict 5 ................ .....Joël Hatch, HuntingtonDistrict 6 ...........Edwin Sunderland, ChesterDistrict 7 ..................................Craig Laub, BerylFB Women’s Chairman ...Belva Parr, LindonYoung Farmer & Rancher Chairman..

Meagher McConkie, AltamontPeriodicals Postage Paid at Sandy, Utah and at additional mailing offices. POSTMASTER: Please send address changes to the Utah Farm Bureau Federation, 9865 South State, Sandy, Utah 84070. Published quarterly for all Farm Bureau members (April/Spring, July/Summer, Oct./Fall, Dec./Winter). Published expressly for farmer/rancher Farm Bureau members and others who specifically request copies Feb., March, May, June, Aug., Sept., and Nov. All eleven issues published by the Utah Farm Bureau Federation in Sandy, Utah. Editorial and Business Office, 9865 South State, Sandy, Utah 84070-3205.

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�oughts: Hatch, Lee aim to protect grazing

By Randy ParkerChief Executive O�cerUtah Farm Bureau

As the federal bureaucrats and special interests continue seeking ways to undermine historic livestock grazing in the Grand Staircase-Es-calante National Monument, Utah Senators Orrin Hatch and Mike Lee introduced legislation in early February to preserve historic uses of the land and establish clear authority for future grazing permits.

In announcing the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument Grazing Pro-tection Act, Hatch recalled when President Bill Clinton misused the Antiquities Act calling it “the mother of all land grabs.” Hatch noted the Act protects grazing as the Clinton Declaration did when it grandfathered livestock grazing as a part of the Monu-ment’s future use.

Senator Lee pointed out, “Grazing is a critical compo-nent of Utah’s rural economy and this amendment, if ad-

opted, would preserve the graz-ing rights that Utah families have used for generations.”

It is no secret that rural commu-nities across Utah continue to suffer from lackluster eco-nomic growth and opportu-nities. Many of the prob-lems can be attributed to overreaching, heavy-handed federal land management a g e n c i e s . There are those who continue to argue that the 1.7 million acre Grand Staircase-Escalante Na-tional Monument is a Godsend to those who make Garfield and Kane Counties home. The locals certainly appreciate all the dol-lars tourists bring to the local economy. Old-timers remember when Kanab was called “Little Hollywood” because of the num-ber of movies made in the area and the economic contributions it made.

However, the reality is that those who come to rural Utah for the beauty and recreational opportunities generally get

outfitted somewhere upstate before mak-ing their way to Utah’s backcountry. There is an old saying about these backcountry vis-itors – “They come to visit in a pair of khaki shorts and with a $20 bill in their wallet and don’t change either!” It is an observation that is sadly more re-ality than fiction. Rec-reation and tourism

will not build and sustain these rural economies in the long-term, and they do not provide living wages and sustainable opportunities for enough local residents.

Development of our natural resources like coal, oil, natural gas and mining provides jobs and provides economic oppor-tunity. Harvesting the annually renewing forage through live-stock grazing provides afford-

WASHINGTON, D.C. – “America’s farmers and ranchers need reliable tax tools to help them stay competitive in spite of changing weather and fluctuating markets. With the passage of H.R. 636, America’s Small Business Tax Relief Act of 2015, Congress is one step closer to securing Section 179

Statement by American Farm Bureau Fed-eration, regarding passage of H.R. 636

small business expensing per-manently.

“Farmers and ranchers are continually upgrading and adapting to make their busi-nesses more efficient and prof-itable. Thanks to the immedi-ate expensing that Section 179 allows, farmers and ranchers can put money right back to work by purchasing new equip-ment and technology with cash

instead of taking on unneces-sary debt and expenses.

“Temporary fixes and exten-sions to the tax code are just not enough. Setting the maxi-mum deduction at $500,000, rather than the current rate of $25,000, would give small businesses the certainty they need to invest in the future.”

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AgAgenda: Time to move ag trade forward with TPABy Bob StallmanAmerican Farm Bureau President

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U.S. agriculture ex-ported more than $152 billion in products last year alone, and there’s room for more growth yet. With Trade Promo-tion Authority expected to take center stage on the legislative agenda this spring, farmers and ranchers are ready for trade agreements that create business and boost the American economy.

TPA legislation isn’t new, but now is prime time for renewal. It first passed in 1974 and has been critical to the suc-cess of important agree-ments for U.S. agricul-ture with South Korea, Colombia and Panama. We’re now ready to ex-pand our markets even further with ambitious trade negotiations across

the globe from Asia to Europe. But we need to stand firm and show oth-er countries that we’re ready to act on final offers

at the negotiating table. TPA creates an impor-tant partnership between the administration and Congress to move trade agreements forward.

The U.S. economy loses out when trade agree-ments are crushed in the final hour by deal-killing amendments. We weaken

our standing in the global marketplace, and hand economic leadership over to other countries. With TPA, the administration represents our best in-terests before other coun-tries without flying solo in negotiations. Congress and the administration must continue to shape and set priorities based on what they’re hearing directly from American businesses.

This is where agricul-ture can continue to take a leading role in shaping our trade agenda. Farm-ers and ranchers know the challenges we face in other markets, and it’s our job to get this mes-sage to policymakers. When we’re all on the same page in negotia-tions, the process moves swiftly as Congress can act on final agreements

with a straight up or down vote.

Limit ing access to A m e r i c a n f o o d j u s t doesn’t make sense. Farmers and ranchers are ready to bring their goods to new markets, but high tariffs and non-scientific barriers place our exports at a disadvan-tage. Take the EU, for ex-ample. Last year the U.S. exported $12.7 billion in agricultural products to the EU, but we also imported $18.7 billion in agricultural products from the EU. These num-bers don’t mean we had less to sell: Our markets are simply more open while the EU continues to let politics, rather than science, dictate its trade restrictions. Meanwhile, on the other side of the globe, our trade with Ja-pan is just a fraction of

what it could be, largely because of price restric-tions and high tariffs.

American businesses rely on trade agreements to break down barriers and create a more bal-anced marketplace for all. But we must come to negotiations with a clear agenda and the authority to back it up. The U.S. is on the verge of com-pleting one of our most ambitious trade agendas in decades. TPA is essen-tial to completing these agreements, including the Trans Pacific Partnership with 11 other countries across the Asia/Pacific re-gion and the Transatlan-tic Trade and Investment Partnership with the EU.

TPA expired too long ago: Congress and the administration need to work together to renew it before valuable trade relationships are spoiled.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Nearly 500 Farm Bu-reau members from across America visited policy-makers on Capitol Hill to discuss the most pressing issues facing agriculture.

The meetings came at the conclusion of the American Farm Bureau Federation’s Advocacy Conference. Farmers and ranchers representing nearly all commodities from 43 states gathered in Washington, D.C. during the last week of Febru-ary to discuss top policy priorities and hone their

Farmers, ranchers call on Congress to address ag needs

advocacy efforts.Farm Bureau members

met with their elected representatives to discuss a wide range of issues including: immigration, tax reform, international trade, the Endangered Species Act, water regula-tion and biotechnology.

“Congress needs to hear straight from farmers and ranchers about the issues and regulations that af-fect their ability to do their jobs each day,” Dale Moore, executive director of public policy for AFBF, said. “Farmers and ranch-

ers are on the frontlines working to feed a booming global population. They are the best representa-tives to tell agriculture’s story and explain to poli-cymakers how legislation can make or break the future for more than a million family farms and ranches.”

Those representing Utah included UFBF CEO Randy Parker, dairy farm-er Katharine Nye, fruit farmer Ray Rowley, and hay farmers Jay Hum-phrey and Rulon Fowers.

W A S H I N G T O N , D.C. — The bipartisan Simplifying Technical Aspects Regarding Sea-sonality (STARS) Act of 2015 (H.R. 863) provides much-needed clarification to the employer mandate’s seasonal worker exemp-tion provision within the Affordable Care Act.

By clearly defining sea-sonal employment, the bill will reduce the ad-ministrative burden for small businesses like fam-ily farms and ranches and

Bill clari�es A�ordable Care Act’s seasonal

employment de�nitionhelp them avoid hefty penalties, according to Farm Bureau.

The Farm Bureau-sup-ported legislation was in-troduced last week by Reps. James Renacci (R-Ohio), Kurt Schrader (D-Ore.), Lynn Jenkins (R-Kan.) and Jim Costa (D-Calif.). Under the ACA, large em-ployers are required to offer health care cover-age or pay a fine. Though the law intended to grant an exemption for small,


Along the CountrysideVice President- CommunicationsMatt Hargreaves

Farm Bureau Financial Ser-vices has named Melissa Worrel as the new Regional Vice Presi-dent for its Utah region. Worrel comes to Utah most recently from the cor-porate office of Farm Bureau Financial as its head of recruiting, and has more than 11 years of experience in the insurance industry.

Worrel replaces Christina Rod-er, who took a similar position in the state of Nebraska. Worrel’s enthusiasm for working hard and building a successful partnership between the insurance company and the federa-tion is contagious.

“I like the term ‘grinder’, because I’m here to grind and work away to make the Farm Bureau family grow. I may have a title of an ‘RVP’, but I’m just a member of a team,” Wor-rel said. “We are plan-ning to win here in Utah in growing Farm Bureau memberships. We’re not going backwards.”

Worrel grew up in Min-nesota, with her family owning a dairy farm. After gradu-ating from the University of Minnesota-River Falls with a degree in Biology & Chemistry,

New VP for Farm Bureau Financial Services in Utah focused on success

and a minor in Physics, Worrel set out to own her own business, purchasing a women’s fitness franchise in Seattle, Washington.

While in Washington, Worrel also earned her Master of Busi-ness Administration degree from Capella University.

While she enjoyed the associa-tions with her fitness business, she looked to move into an indus-

try that was not viewed as a luxury item. With her deter-m i n a t i o n t o s u c -ceed firmly i n p l a c e , W o r r e l started her own insur-ance agen-c y f r o m scratch and built it into a success-

ful. This success led her agency’s corporate partner to bring her back to take charge of corporate recruiting and training, which

she did for more than seven years.

Worrel was drawn into the insurance industry, and is pas-

sionate about it, because of a personal family experience. Growing up in Minnesota, her family experienced a devastat-ing house fire that completely destroyed her home and the

family’s vehicles. Within a short amount of time, the insurance company had provided the fam-ily with the means to get new vehicles and replaced the home completely. For Worrel, it was an impactful moment when a com-pany could reach out and help a family during a time of need.

“Really, we’re all just here in the people and relationship busi-ness,” Worrel said. “No matter what industry you’re in, it’s about relationships. That’s how we’re going to grow this company.”

And growth is what Worrel has in mind. With Farm Bureau Fi-nancial having only two percent of the insurance market in Utah, Worrel sees the state as a great opportunity for smart growth.

“We’ll grow by getting involved in the community and finding the right people to be agents for the company,” Worrel said. “Sure, we need more boots on the ground. But we need the right boots. We want to strengthen our relation-

ship with the federation, grow in the right places, and continue to service our clients in exceptional ways.”

To help grow the number of agents, FBL has developed a new reserve program, which lets the company and potential agents get to know each other and de-termine how successful a part-nership can be before making a long-term commitment.

The reserve program allows potential agents to keep work-ing where they have been before, while they try things out in the insurance industry. If things work out, then they can make the permanent switch more con-fidently later on. It also allows the insurance company to make sure they have the right people to represent the Farm Bureau brand out in the countryside.

“I want to get out and visit with our agents and Farm Bureau leaders throughout the state, especially those areas that don’t have agents in their communi-ties,” Worrel said, wanting to find out the needs of those areas in order to determine how to serve them better.

Though she’s only been in Utah since December, Worrel is quickly getting comfortable with the area and plans to set down roots, looking for stability. With an ambitious goal for growing the right way, the relationship between Farm Bureau Financial and the Federation looks to be headed on in the right direction.

SALT LAKE CITY — U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) State Executive Director, Mark Gibbons, reminded pro-ducers of upcoming important deadlines for the new safety-net programs established by the

Farm Bill safety-net deadlines approaching for Utah farmers

2014 Farm Bill, known as Agri-culture Risk Coverage (ARC) and Price Loss Coverage (PLC). The final day to update yield history or reallocate base acres was Feb. 27, while the final day for farm owners and producers to choose coverage is March 31, 2015.

“These programs provide finan-cial protection against unexpect-ed changes in the marketplace, so now is the time to have those final conversations, to ask any remaining questions, and to visit the Farm Service Agency to make these decisions,” said Gibbons.

“For the first time in many years, farmers have the opportu-

nity to update yields or reallocate base, but if no changes were made by February 27, the farm’s current yield and base will be used,” said Gibbons. “If no program election occurs by March 31, then there will be no 2014 payments for the farm and the farm will default to PLC coverage through the 2018 crop year.”

Nationwide, more than 3,500 training sessions have been con-

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An outstanding lineup of speakers including Michael McLean, Amer-ican composer, singer, and author; Mrs. Jea-nette Herbert, Utah’s First Lady; and Dr. Matt Townsend, family and relationship expert are s c h e d -uled for the 2015 Women’s L e a d e r -ship Con-f e r e n c e c o m i n g to the CottonTree Inn March 20-21.

“You have heard for months that our Wom-

en’s Conference is on the calendar. It is TIME! We need you there with a friend to double your fun. We’ve added a sec-ond keynote speaker, one for each day. We’ added a get together dinner on Friday night for social and sharing times for you who want to attend in assigned groups. There will be entertaining workshops and spotlights. You can

Agriculture then and now – “United in our Diversity”

take time for socializing as well,” said Belva Parr, State Women’s Chair. “A visit to the Ronald Mc-Donald House Saturday afternoon will inform and tug at your heart-strings as we see what is available to those in

rural Utah and the West if the need comes to you or your family to stay there. Personally, this conference will be

a time to refresh, catch up with and enjoy hours with friends I don‘t get to see often. I would love to see us top our past attendance. I know you’re busy. Taking this time out will relax and restore your mind and body!!! With great friends too! It won’t be a success unless YOU are there.”

Mark your calendars now! Invite other Farm

Bureau women from your county to come with you and invite someone new to attend as well. Special recognition will be given to all attendees who bring someone who has not attended before. When you register for

the con-ference , s i g n - u p t o p a r -t i c i p a t e in a Fri-day night d i n n e r

group. At the conclu-sion of the conference we’d like to invite you participate in our tour at the Salt Lake Ronald McDonald House. Op-tion – bring produce or healthy snacks to donate during our visit. Bring your pop tabs and un-opened hotel toiletries as well.

The conference agen-da can be found on www.utahfarmbureau.org.

PLAN to make new f r i e n d s , E X P L O R E ideas for successful AITC classroom visits. LEARN ways to cope with the stress of every-day life and DISCOVER new ways to advocate for agriculture. Come and have fun! Don’t miss out!

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• $25.00 PER PERSON • REGISTER BY MARCH 11, 2015 • CALL 801-233-3010 TO REGISTER

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BEFORE MARCH 13, 2015 TO RECEIVE THE FARM BUREAU RATE.

Photo by Matt HargreavesYoung & Younger! Young farmers and ranchers from around the state gathered in Salt Lake City at the State Capitol to learn more about issues impact agriculture, and to give them experience in talking to lawmakers about their concerns. � is was the inau-gural attempt at getting younger farmers at the capitol. � ey were joined by an even younger crowd, with the Collegiate Farm Bureau Chapter from Southern Utah University making the trip as well.

By Dr. Steve SavagePests are nothing new:

They have often disrupted agriculture in the past. However, two unique as-pects of our times exacer-bate such risks.

With ever-increasing global travel and com-merce, new exotic patho-gens, weeds and insects are spread around the world at a faster rate than ever before. Additionally, as climate changes, pests are often able to thrive in

A few tasty reasons to reconsider GMOs

new places or at diff erent times of year than in the past, creating much more diffi cult control issues.

Greater risk of pest threats is particularly problematic for many of our favorite luxury food and beverage crops. But keeping up the quality of these perennial crops depends on complex fac-tors. You can’t just breed a new pest-resistant variety

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By Taun Beddes, USU Exten-sion Agent – Utah County

With the recent, unsea-sonably warm weather, many are worried and have been wondering how it will impact the upcom-ing growing season. In reference to this, I spoke to an experienced farmer about it. He told me that what was going to happen was going to happen, and that he could not lose any sleep over it. This is prob-ably the best attitude.

As far as growing crops outside, in most situa-tions there is nothing that can be done to plants or the soil to delay the plants breaking dormancy.

As far as fruit trees, I am not too concerned that

Whiplash weather brings concerns for fruit and vegetable growers

the actual trees will die. It is the fruit buds that may be heavily damaged if we get too cold, moving forward. On a hobby level, it is probably best to not prune as much as normal until we are surer on how many fruit buds survive. Pruning, especially in sweet cherries, peaches and other stone fruits temporarily stimulates trees. The spot of each pruning cut is also up to 10 degrees less cold hardy for 7-10 days after the cut is made.

If pruning must be done due to time constraints or other factors, start with apples and pears and then move to stone fruits

ending with peaches and sweet cherries. Prune out dead and diseased wood at any time. Wa-ter sprouts can also be removed, but leave as much fruit bearing wood as possible. A light touch is required. If most of the fruit buds do survive, then fruit can be thinned accordingly after danger of frost has passed. Some light spring pruning could also be performed.

Many have also been asking when gardens can be planted. The USU Ex-tension office has actually recently taken calls on whether it is ok to plant tomatoes outdoors. As with other warm season crops on the Wasatch

Front, the time to do so is around Mother’s Day. As far as planting a gar-den, it is not wise to plant excessively early due to our variable climate. Cool season garden crops can be planted outdoors with-out protection as early as mid-March. It obviously is not good to plant during a cold snap or snowstorm, though. Soil temperatures should also be at least 50 degrees.

At this point, a poten-tially bigger problem may be lack of precipitation. But, like the unseason-ably warm weather, it is something we should not lose sleep over due to it being beyond our control.

Farmers will need to engage in conversations with consumers for the long term if they are to build trust in today’s food system, according to Charlie Arnot, CEO of the Center for Food Integrity.

“Farmers are accus-tomed to fixing things in the next production cycle. Building trust with con-

Farmer’s voice

matters in building

consumer trust

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new places or at different times of year than in the past, creating much more difficult control issues.

Greater risk of pest threats is particularly problematic for many of our favorite luxury food and beverage crops. But keeping up the quality of these perennial crops depends on complex fac-tors. You can’t just breed a new pest-resistant variety


Member Bene�ts

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Polaris® offers New Snowmobile Incentive for Utah Farm Bureau Members

Polaris® is pleased to announce that between February 1, 2015 and March 31, 2015 UTAH Farm Bureau members will be eligible for a $300 manufacturer’s incentive, in addition to current event sale pricing and finance offers, on full-size snowmobiles.

Polaris offers four different lines of snowmobiles made to fit the needs of each rider. Whether you prefer to ride on trails, in deep snow or are just looking for a casual ride, Polaris has what you need to dominate any terrain. The $300 rebate can be applied to any full-size model from any of these sled lines.

To take advantage of incentives available for the purchase of qualifying Polaris vehicles, members should visit fbverify.com/polaris. To qualify, a minimum of 30 days membership in a participating state is required. Members can confirm eligibility and print a required certificate by entering their membership number and zip code. There is no limit to the number of incentive discounts that a Farm Bureau member may use, so long as it’s no more than one per unit acquired. Snow checks, youth sleds and other youth vehicles are not eligible for this offer.TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THIS SEASONAL OPPORTUNITY!

Lagoon – 2015 Ticket Prices:Season Passes: $106.45 ea. (tax included). No minimum. Non-refundable Single Day Passport: $ 39.94 (for anyone over 2). Non-refundable. Advance purchase only. Ticket price at the gate is $53.20 – a savings of $13.26 for Farm Bureau members.

Salt Lake Bees:Take the whole gang to a Bees baseball game! The Bees are a Triple-A affiliate of the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. Purchase “Bees Vouchers for just TBA. Redeem your voucher at the ticket window for the best seat available in the stadium - excluding Diamond Seating. 2015 Season: April 17 – September 7. Vouchers will be available beginning March 23. Vouchers are not valid July 4 or July 24. Great for a family night outing – won’t break the bank! Business associates and youth groups! Spring Mobil Ballpark at 77 West 1300 South in Salt Lake City with the home plate entrance at the corner of West Temple and 1300 East.

It’s tIme for sprIng skIIng!Canyons: Single Day Adult Passes are $89. Good any day – no blackout periods! Passes are not dated. Purchase ahead for use anytime during the season. Non-refundable. Deer Valley Resort:Vouchers for lift tickets are $78. Vouchers may not be redeemed for or applied to discounted lift tickets or multi-day lift tickets. Non-refundable.Park City:Lift tickets are $89. No blackout periods – ski every day during the season. Passes are not dated. Purchase ahead for use any time dur-ing the season. Non-refundable.

Savings for Southern California Vacations:

SAVINGS FOR SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA VACATIONS: San Diego Zoo: adult: $43.00 per day & child, $33.00 per day. Purchase your tickets at www.utahfarmbureau.org. San Diego Wild Animal Park: adult: $43.00 per day & child, $33.00 per day. Purchase your tickets at www.utahfarmbureau.org. Legoland (California) Park Hopper: $76 per adult & $71 per child with second day FREE. Including waterpark and aquarium with a second day FREE. Legoland and waterpark must be visited on the same day. All visits must occur before December 31, 2015. Purchase your tickets at www.utahfarmbureau.org. Legoland (California) $71 Adult (2nd day Free within 90 days)(Regular Price $85) (Ages 13+) $66 Child (Ages 3-12) Under 3 free. (2nd Day Free within 90 days)(Regular Price $79) Purchase your tickets at www.utahfarmbureau.org.


Another PerspectiveVice President - Member Services

& Women’s Committee CoordinatorAurline Boyack

“Our Food Link” a consumer outreach program sponsored by the American Farm Bureau’s (AFB) Women’s Committee was launched in January 2013. The year-round program encourages state and county wom-en’s committees to reach consumers of all ages and backgrounds with information about today’s agriculture.

To help promote the new con-sumer outreach program, the AFB Women’s Committee offered seven grants of $700 each on a competitive basis to be awarded for project proposals that reflect strong connections between the food system and agricul-ture, while cre-atively engag-ing consumers in a way that e n c o u r a g e s them to learn m o r e a b o u t food and agri-culture prod-ucts.

W a n t i n g t o l e a d o u t in helping to launch this ag-ricultural edu-cation program in Utah, the Utah Farm Bureau (UFBF) State Women’s Committee discussed various options for a statewide

“Our Food Link” project results in two $700 grants and a trip to Nashville

Food Link Event. Vicky Bastian, District 6 State Women’s Com-mittee member, oversees the program for Utah’s Farm Bureau

Women and suggested contacting KSL Studio 5 about the possibility of hosting a Farmers Market seg-ment on the show. The segment would feature several commodity groups who participate in local Farmer’s Markets, their products, and information on how to select quality produce and how to pre-

pare a nutritious meal featuring the food items purchased at the market. With approval from the committee, Bastian contacted

Studio 5 and made arrangements with the producer for a Farmer’s Market segment featuring five dif-ferent Utah commodity products:

produce from Roberts Farms in Davis County, fruit from Tagge’s Famous Fruit in Box Elder County, beef from Wes Crandall’s Jones Creek Beef in Utah County, Honey Wine Vin-egar from Slide Ridge Honey in

Cache County and cheese from Kohler’s Heber Valley Artisan Cheese in Wasatch County.

Arrangements were also made for a follow-up segment, featuring Tyson Roberts preparing food in a Dutch Oven from the products featured in the first segment.

“The main promotional mes-sage of the segments was that Farm Bureau and Utah’s farmers and ranchers are committed to

building relationships with con-sumers to help them learn and feel comfortable about where their food comes from,” Bastian said. “Farmers Markets are a great way for consumers to sup-port local farmers and ranchers while creating relationships with farmers and ranchers, learning more about their food, how and where it was grown/raised and how to select the best products.”

Having a basic plan outline, Bastian submitted the Studio 5 proposal to AFBF Women’s Committee and the proposal was awarded one of the seven grants!

As a condition for receiving the grant funds, a report was submitted at the conclusion of the project that summarized the results, including the goal of the project, media contacts, the num-ber of consumers reached and the number of volunteers involved. Grant recipients were also asked if they would be willing to share the details of their project/event

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Photo courtesy of American Farm BureauVickie Bastian (le�), Linda Noyes (center), and Belva Parr (right) from Utah take notes during a session at the FUSION conference in Nashville. Bastian won a registration to the conference and $700 grant for her e�orts on getting a Farmer’s Market on TV.


Money Matters A special column for the Utah Farm Bureau News provided by USU Extension

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By Lucas Martin, Statewide Family Finance Extension Faculty, Utah State University

Most shoppers who go into a grocery store come out with more purchases in their cart then they had planned. Have you ever gone shopping when you are hungry? Research has shown that the maxim, “Never shop on an empty stomach” holds true for more reasons than you might think.

Perhaps someone has told you that shopping on an empty stomach means you are more likely to purchase more food than you would otherwise, a no-tion that research has found to be true. However, a 2013 study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association showed that the volume of food we purchase when hungry isn’t our only worry. Researchers Aner Tal and Brian Wansink found that hungry shoppers

Shopping on an empty stomachwere more likely to purchase high calorie foods than shoppers that had their hunger satisfied before hitting the aisles. In prac-tice this means that hungry shop-pers purchased more junk food, something many of us could do with less of.1

Avoiding the extra junkfood is not the only peril of shopping hungry. Researchers Alison Xu, Norbert Schwarz, and Robert Wyer recently published new research that indicates hun-ger is bad news for consumers and good news for stores. The researchers used five different experiments to try and examine shopping differences between hungry and satiated shoppers. The results of the studies indi-cate that hungry shoppers buy more of everything, not just more food. This means even shopping a home improvement or office supply store while hungry could end in more purchases than you

had originally intended.2

Marketing experts spend bil-lions of dollars each year looking for ways to influence how you spend your money. Many stores carefully craft your shopping experience using marketing re-search to determine everything from the music they play to the size of your shopping cart. While this article is too brief to explore all the different ways you can be influenced while shopping, here are five things that you can do to help manage your in store spend-ing on your next shopping trip.

1. Don’t shop when you are hungry or tired. This may mean going a different time than right after work!

2. Make a shopping list before you go. If a pur-chase isn’t on the list, ask yourself if it is something you really need, or is it something that you want?

3. Leave the kids at home.

Children will often try to get you to buy things not on your list.

4. Use a shopping bas-ket instead of a cart when possible. If your shopping list can fit in a basket, use one of those instead of a shopping cart. Those who use carts spend more on average, even if they originally intended to purchase one or two items.

5. Look for products at the top and bottom of the shelf. Products at eye level are more likely to be expensive.

1. Tal, A., & Wansink, B. (2013).

Fattening fasting: Hungry grocery shoppers buy more calories, not more food. JAMA internal medicine, 173(12), 1146-1148.

2. Xu, A. J., Schwarz, N., & Wyer, R.

S. (2015). Hunger promotes acquisi-tion of nonfood objects. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 201417712.

News release courtesy of Center for Food Integrity

KANSAS CITY, MO – Over-whelming scientific consensus tells us that genetically modified foods are safe and that humans contribute more to antibiotic resistance than animals. Yet consumer skepticism about these and other issues is widespread, leaving those dedicated to im-proving lives through science-based technology and innovation asking, “Science says it’s so, so why is there still debate?”

Science denial and today’s food consumer : New research cracks the code to informed decision making

“Cracking the Code on Food Issues: Insights from Moms, Millennials and Foodies,” the new consumer trust research from The Center for Food Integ-rity (CFI), provides a roadmap for those in today’s food system to make complex, technical and controversial information relevant and meaningful to the decision-making process of to-day’s consumer.

“This research provides guid-ance to the food system for overcoming the many com-

munication barriers that keep consumers from integrating science-based information into their decisions,” said Charlie Ar-not, CFI CEO. “The food system can use CFI’s new models devel-oped through this research as a guide to connect with consumers, especially moms, millennials and foodies, but it will require com-municators to embrace a new approach.”

A key takeaway from the re-search is how important food issues are to moms, millennials

and foodies. They help define who they are as people and shape their cultural identities. Foodies, in particular, express a higher level of concern about food-related topics than any other segment. Because these issues are meaningful and rel-evant to each of these groups, how technical and scientific information is introduced to them is crucial. By following the approach outlined in the research, we can find new ways

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YOUR Utah Farm Bureau at Work

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Farm Bureau Staff... Participated in the State Prairie Dog management planning committee, as well as the Wild Horse Committee meeting.

Farm Bureau Staff... Led a District 6 Women’s Committee training workshop in Cedar City.

Farm Bureau Staff... Participated in Utah Association of Counties’ Rural Day at the Legislature.

Farm Bureau Staff... Led a Young Farmer & Rancher Day at the Legislature, as well as accompanied County Farm Bureau Presidents and Vice Presidents and staff to Capitol Hill.

Farm Bureau Staff... Attended the ‘Ag in a Bag’ and Safety Day planning meetings in Sanpete County. Staff also worked with Farm Bureau leaders in Sanpete County in the development of local member benefits.

Photo courtesy of Tyson RobertsDavis County Farm Bureau member Tyson Roberts (right) conducted a tour of his farm in Layton for several teachers and volunteers involved with the Utah ‘Ag in the Classroom’ program. Roberts showed those on the tour how he works with High Tun-nels to extend his growing season.

By Randy Julander, Snow Survey Su-pervisor, USDA-NRCS, Utah

Doomed! I kind of feel like that different guy on the corner with that sign. Well, that said, let me explain. Our current year began as a year of great promise with respect to water supply across the state of Utah. Oh what a difference a few weeks make!

On January 1, 2015, snow-packs were at least at average levels and many were much above average across our fair state of Utah – people were hap-py, reservoir operators sported smiles and were friendly and conversant and even offered to hold and kiss babies. Farm-ers and ranchers saluted each other with shovels in the most farmer-friendly way. That was then (only six short weeks) and now its… well, now.

The water supply situation is more like that smashed dead skunk that’s been lying six weeks on the side of the road. Water managers are either curled up in fetal position or

How do I put lipstick on a pig?putting double locks on all diversions. Whatever you do, don’t let them hold your babies!

We haven’t had a snowflake to add to our pack in weeks and what is worse; the temperatures have been running 10 to 20 plus degrees above average. So, at a time when we should have been adding to our snowpack bit by bit, incrementally, steadily – a little here and at little there… we have been steadily melting snow at the lower elevations as well as south and west facing aspects. In many locations, south as-pects are bare to the 9,000-foot level…in February! Criminey! We should still be adding cold to the snowpack this time of year, not melting it off the watershed!

Snowpacks across the state are dropping about one percent or so each day that we don’t have a storm. At this rate, assuming this pattern continues, April 1 snowpacks across the state might look like this: Bear River – 45%, Weber River – 25%, Provo River – 30%, Duchesne River – 30%, Price River – 35%,

Sevier River – 30%, San Pitch – 45% and southwest Utah – 0%. That really hurts.

Did I mention the doomed word anywhere in this sad narrative? Well, the bad news doesn’t end with just the po-tential of well-below-average snowpacks. Soil temperatures are increasing very quickly in all places that don’t have snow cover, and soil moisture is rap-idly decreasing. At one site in southeastern Utah, soil tem-perature at 40 inches below soil surface has increased several degrees in the past few days. The soil can hold a large amount of heat, so even if we were to get additional snowpack, this heat would likely melt that snow off in short order. It is not likely we will see a regeneration of snow-packs on those south and west facing aspects.

Another thing – yes, the list just goes on and on – snow densities are exceptionally high. In fact, in the middle of Febru-ary, they were as high as they normally are on April 1. High snow density is an indicator that the snowpack is ready to melt.

To say that current densities are the same as April 1 suggests that with just a bit more energy – the snowpack will start to melt at all but the highest elevations. Early season melting typically means that we see much lower daily melt rates. Instead of one-to-two inches of melt per day typical of snowmelt in May and June, we see a quarter to half an inch per day of snowmelt. Lower melt rates produce much lower streamflow and have greater losses to evapotranspiration so we get less water from our abysmal snowpack.

The current weather pattern is pretty much the worst pos-sible condition for water supply. However, there is a small bright spot in the situation – reservoir storage is a little ahead of last year at 61 percent of capacity. This is due, in large part, to above average precipitation in July, August and September of last year, which reduced irriga-tion demand and left more in storage.

At this point, prepare for much reduced streamflow that

Utah Farm Bureau News12 March 2015On the edge of common sense

BAXTER BLACK

East Coast-West Coast

I was back in New York last winter speaking to the Beef Producers Association. I have been on the east coast often and have developed a good sense of how their urban neighbors look at the ag industry.

In turn I have spoken 200 plus times to ag producers on the west coast, and have got an idea how their urban consumers, especially those from L.A., San Francisco, Portland and Seattle treat their farming neighbors.

East coast urbanites seem to have a no-nonsense attitude about producers. The diversity in cultures in New York allows them to be tolerant to other’s taste. They are not squeamish about the slaughter of animals from veal to lobsters, or sushi and beef tongue. They’re busy, and count on farmers to do our part humanely and safely within realist standards. They are wary of animal rights groups that get goofy. Most Yankees have an idea where their food comes from and have confi dence in the process.

My experience with modern urban California consumers is that they are suspicious of any food process or description that includes scientifi c words like chemicals, hormones and antibiotics. Those words scare them even through they have no real knowledge of what they mean.

They are comforted by the words organic, all natural, hydroponic, Omega 3, sustainable farming or home grown. Their fear and lack of knowledge makes them gullible to vague claims made by pills and powders and heart-wrenching accusations of animal rightists and enviromites. Their whole impression of ag producers is tainted by the barrage of Chicken Littles who usually make a living maligning modern agriculture. They never get a chance to fi nd out where their food comes from, they can’t get through the professional distracter’s blizzard of buzzwords.

In the geographical part of the country where the rest of us live, there seems to be a common sense that doesn’t exist on either coast. The Midwest, South and Mountain Time zone produces the vast majority of the food Americans eat. Granted, ag producers in the fl y-over remain a tiny portion of the population, but they still have a chance to mingle with urbanites.

Even in cities like Minneapolis, Omaha, Denver, Atlanta and Dallas, the urban population is overwhelming, but ten miles outside of town you begin to see corn growing, cows grazing, plowed fi elds and farm machinery. These urbanites have a lot of opportunity to see where their food comes from.

I see these geographical diff erences as stages in a maturation of our civilization; California is bombarded by Mexican and Asian food…what’s next? Midwesterners will take portion control more seriously? New York Citifi ed may take a Farm Tour upstate?

But regardless of our diff erences, no one doubts that the American farmer will be able to keep your plate full, be it a Karaoke salad, a thinner pork chop, or a pizza with organic sardines.

Photo by Matt HargreavesCache County Farm Bureau Vice President Chris Chambers (le� ) and President Rob Smith (center) visit with Representative Curt Webb (R-Logan) at the state capitol as part of the Council of County Presidents & Vice Presidents. Farm Bureau leaders heard from legislators during a brie� ng prior to making personal visits in the chamber.


history of successfully protecting and conserving sensitive wildlife species.

“We’ll continue to use our resources, and the expertise of our biologists, to manage Utah prairie dogs,” Sheehan said. “Our goal is to work cooperatively, with local officials and property owners in southern Utah, to en-sure Utah prairie dogs continue to be an important part of the landscape.”

Learn more, share your ideas

After you’ve reviewed the plan at http://1.usa.gov/1EnVX5g, you can let your RAC members know your thoughts by attending your upcoming RAC meeting or by sending an email to them.

RAC chairmen will share the input they receive with members of the Utah Wildlife Board. The board will meet in Salt Lake City

on March 5 to approve the state’s Utah Prairie Dog Management Plan for Non-federal Lands.

The date, time and loca-tions for the RAC meetings are as follows:

Northern RegionMarch 3. 6:30 p.m.Brigham City Community Ctr.24. N. 300 W.Brigham City

Central RegionMarch 3. 6:30 p.m.DWR Central RegionConference Center1115 N. Main St.Springville

Northeastern RegionMarch 3. 6:30 p.m.DWR Northeastern Region Office318 N. Vernal Ave.Vernal

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Southeastern RegionMarch 3. 6:30 p.m.John Wesley Powell Museum1765 E. Main St.Green River

Southern RegionMarch 3. 6:30 p.m.Cedar City Middle School2215 W. Royal Hunte Dr.Cedar City You can also provide your com-

ments to your RAC via email. Email addresses for your RAC members are available at http://wildlife.utah.gov/dwr/rac-mem-bers.html.

The group each RAC member represents (sportsman, non-consumptive, etc.) is listed under each person’s email address. You should direct your email to the people on the RAC who represent your interest.

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to encourage informed decision-making.

“I hope all of those who dedi-cate their lives to technology and innovation that benefits society will incorporate these strategies from CFI’s latest research to as-sure that the value of their work will be recognized and given proper consideration by those whose welfare it can improve,” said Dan Kahan, Elizabeth K. Dollard Professor of Law and Professor of Psychology at Yale Law School and member of the Yale Cultural Cognition Project, which focuses on how cultural values shape public risk percep-tions and related policy beliefs.

The 2014 CFI web-based sur-vey was completed by 2,005 re-spondents who reflect the gen-eral U.S. consumer population. To provide deeper insights into moms, millennials and foodies, those groups driving consumer thought on key food issues, the results were segmented into the three groups.

Additionally, using scenarios on the topics of genetically modified in-gredients in food and an-tibiotic use in animal agri-culture, the survey tested three voices: a Mom Scien-tist, a Federal Government Scientist and a Peer “who shares my interest about food.”

After reading information about the two topics by each of the three voices, trust in the Mom Scientist and Gov-ernment Scientist remained strong while the Peer lost trust. This indicates that once shared values have been established, having technical expertise and a credential build credibility when communicating technical

information.Further, the research also

revealed respondents’ trusted sources for food system informa-t ion. Websites rank highest for moms, millenni-als and foodies. The second choice for moms is local television stations, while millennials and foodies prefer friends (not on-

line). Food-specific TV programs and networks are important sources for foodies.

Since 2007, CFI has conducted annual consumer trust research to track trends and attitudes, and provide insights and guidance to those in agriculture and food on how to best engage today’s increasingly skeptical consumer.

To learn more log on towww.foodintegrity.org.

Photo by Matt HargreavesCache County Farm Bureau Vice President Chris Chambers (le�) and President Rob Smith (center) visit with Representative Curt Webb (R-Logan) at the state capitol as part of the Council of County Presidents & Vice Presidents. Farm Bureau leaders heard from legislators during a brie�ng prior to making personal visits in the chamber.


Article courtesy of Utah NRCSA landowner appreciation

night, perhaps the first of its kind in the state, was held February 4 in the Park Val-ley school in West Box Elder County. A dinner and pro-gram, sponsored by Utah State University, gave state represen-tatives and sage grouse research-ers an opportu-nity to report on research and thank producers for their involve-ment and sup-port of the Sage Grouse Initiative aimed at improv-ing habitat and conservation of the sensitive bird species.

Guest speakers included USU Researcher Dr. Terry Messmer, who spoke on the science behind the Utah Sage Grouse Plan and the role of private lands in building Utah’s sage-grouse science base. He reported on current and up-coming research being con-ducted within the county. Also, addressing the large crowd was Utah Public Lands Director Kathleen Clarke who gave an update of the status and suc-cess measures of Utah’s efforts to lead a balanced economic and sustainable sage-grouse conservation effort. She dis-cussed the issues surrounding the upcoming sage-grouse list-ing decision. Both Messmer and Clarke emphasized how sage-grouse conservation and

Landowner appreciation night shines light on sage

grouse progress

Photo courtesy of NRCSKathleen Clarke (right) visits with Jay Tanner of Box Elder County regarding e�orts to improve habitat.

research would not be possible without private landowner par-ticipation.

An opportunity was pro-vided for answering landowner questions or concerns from the more than 50 who attend-ed. Representing NRCS were

District Conservationist Jeff Schick, Range Conservationist Cathy Cannon, and SGI Biolo-gist Leah Lewis (who contrib-uted to this article).

The Sage Grouse Initiative (started in 2010) is a partner-ship of ranchers, agencies, uni-versities, and nonprofit groups working together with a shared vision of achieving wildlife conservation through sustain-able ranching. To learn more visit the SGI Website, http://www.sagegrouseinitiative.com.

The American Farm Bureau (AFBF) Foundation for Agricul-ture’s White-Reinhardt Schol-arship offers opportunities for full-time educators and/or vol-unteers who actively participate in classroom agricultural literacy programs or events to attend the 2015 National Ag in the Classroom (AITC) Conference in Louisville, Kentucky. This scholarship pro-gram provides travel expense funds to attend the national con-ference and then use the informa-tion gained to expand their out-reach to students regarding food, fiber and fuel.

The White-Reinhardt Fund for Education is a special project of the Foundation in cooperation with the AFB Women’s Leadership Committee. It was established to honor two former chairs of that committee, Berta White and Linda Reinhardt.

Dawna Majors, who lives in Cache County, has volunteered for more than 30 years on a regu-lar basis at Canyon Elementary School, with the local FFA Chapter and the Cache County Extension as a 4-H volunteer. Majors organized the Cache Valley Cowboy Rendez-vous to celebrate the western cul-ture and heritage of Cache Valley. She volunteers during the annual Ag Day at Canyon Elementary.

In 2001 she implemented an annual “Heritage Day” at Canyon Elementary School for 3rd grade students. The students spend the day in Paradise and Avon, learning about early agricultural practices such as milking cows by hand; blacksmithing; and creating metal products such as horseshoes; plowing with a team of horses; spinning wool, trapping and other pioneer activities.

Majors was asked why she be-

Utahn named one of national White-Reinhardt

scholarship winnerslieves agricultural literacy has a place in formal classroom learning.

“I believe that the public needs to learn and realize the role that agriculture plays in their everyday lives. This is the reason that I vol-unteer and wish to teach children, particularly, about agriculture,” Majors said. “I am a very busy indi-vidual, but when my children come home after helping all day teaching students about agriculture, and they say, ‘I can’t believe the kids don’t know that the eggs they eat really come from a chicken,’ I am reminded of the importance of continually offering agricultural education in the schools.”

“As I consider the impacts that urbanization has had on family farms and realize that the once-rural America is changing, I see how much of the general public—and particularly youth—does not have any comprehension about where their food comes from or the value of agriculture in their daily lives,” Majors elaborated. “These concepts can be learned in many ways, but using formal and informal techniques in the class-room setting is certainly the best. Agriculture in the Classroom is a valuable asset to any educational program and very beneficial for the general public, particularly the youth of America.”

At the thought of the upcoming AITC conference this summer, Majors said, “I undoubtedly will come home recharged and with a broader vision of the AITC pro-gram having collaborated with and learned from other educators and program developers who have a greater vision of the effectiveness and importance of agricultural literacy programs.”

Congratulations Dawna!


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Leader Feature: Luke PetersenSalt Lake County Farm Bureau President

Residence: Riverton, UtahSpouse: Hilarie PetersenFamily: We have 3 children, Madeleine (10), Craig (7), Finn (4)Began Farming: When I was 3, my mom said I used to give

irrigation advice to my dad, does that count? Grew up farming with my dad and grandpa, we have been farming on our own since 2008.

Kind of Operation: We grow fruits and vegetables on about 70 acres. We also do a lot of on-farm education and agritourism.

Other organization involvement: Board member of Roots Charter High School,

Farm Bureau Service: County YF&R Chair from 2010-2013, County Vice-President 2013-2014, County President 2014-current

What got you involved with Farm Bureau? I was invited to a YF&R social. Even though I knew nothing about what was going on, I was asked by the Schmidts to run for the county chair. I remembered going to Farm Bureau Banquets as a kid and watching gruesome safety videos, but other than that had no idea what it was all about. I didn’t feel like I needed more responsibilities at the time, but they convinced me it would be a good opportunity. I reluctantly accepted and started attending board meetings. Farm Bureau was confusing at first. It was hard to understand what we were trying to accomplish. I soon started attending the YF&R conferences and it came clear that the Farm Bureau’s goal was to help me to become a better farmer and leader. It was a good decision to become more involved in our industry. Above all, I cherish the relationships I have built with farmers from around the state. I love to learn about their challenges and successes. My leadership skills, confidence and production capability have been greatly enhanced my involvement in Farm Bureau. When I attend events, conventions, meetings and gatherings I feel overwhelmed with gratitude to be part of such an outstanding group of people in an industry that models the greatest virtues of America.

If you could, what is one thing you would change in agriculture? The thing I would change is how we tend to isolate ourselves both physically and socially. I think part of this is intentional, as we value our independence and our space. However, we miss out on a lot of opportunity when we don’t do our best to understand and relate to our neighbors, both close to home and abroad. If there is one thing that Farm Bureau has taught me to do, it is to develop and share my thoughts with others. Many of us have the false belief that if we share our lives, farming practices, etc. with others, it will somehow put our profitability at risk. I have found the opposite to be true. The more I share with others – both inside and outside our industry – the more opportunities I find and the more profitable my business becomes. We in agriculture have a lot to give. In a world where people are becoming disconnected, lazy, and unfulfilled, we have a lot more to offer them than just food. As we become more efficient at producing high-quality, safe, and inexpensive food, people are becoming less hungry in the physical sense and more and more hungry personally and spiritually. Agriculture is not just a production process, it is a cause for good.

I firmly believe that the cause of agriculture has more opportunity to impact happiness, prosperity and quality-of-life than any other cause. It is up to us to engage others in our cause – not just those who currently share our passion, but those outside our industry who are seeking to be a part of something.

What do you see for Utah agriculture 20 years from now? Utah agriculture is in trouble. Public lands are under attack, water resources are in high demand, and our best arable lands are being covered in concrete and rooftops. What I see is a need for Utah farmers and ranchers to make alliances with the communities that we live in. Instead of the “we were here first, butt out” approach, I believe we need to help our neighbors see the value in what we offer, not just in terms of production of food, fiber, etc., but as an amenity to a community. I will repeat this as long as I have breath – Farms offer much more than food. I believe that as we offer our communities more opportunities to experience agriculture, learn from it, and be

Utah Farm Bureau News16 March 2015SEASONALContinued from pg. 3

seasonal employers, that intent is lost in multiple inconsistent definitions and burdensome red tape, explained Pat Wolff, American Farm Bureau Federa-tion health insurance specialist. To determine if one qualifies as an “applicable large employer” that must offer health care coverage, the employer must go through multiple steps to determine if they average 50 or more full-time em-ployees and/or full-time equiva-lents over the course of the year.

However, if an employer’s workforce exceeds 50 full-time equivalents for not more than four months (120 days), the employer may remove seasonal workers from the equation and recalculate whether they are a large employer. Rules permit the use of a “good faith” interpreta-tion of seasonal worker based on the nature of the work performed.

“Both the calculations for de-termining if an employer is con-sidered large and the calculation to determine if an employee is full-time are complex and confus-ing,” said Wolff. “In addition, the definition of a seasonal worker and a seasonal employee are not interchangeable.”

The STARS Act would align the definitions of seasonal worker and seasonal employee as a work-er who is employed on a seasonal basis for six months or less during the calendar year. The STARS Act would also simplify the formulas that seasonal employers use to determine if they are Applicable Large Employers and to deter-mine the full-time status of their seasonal employees.

“This targeted approach pro-vides critical relief without fun-damentally upsetting the intent of the ACA’s employer provisions,” the American Farm Bureau Fed-eration, several state Farm Bu-reaus and more than 100 other organizations wrote in a letter of support to the bill’s sponsors.

The Rural Fast Track (RFT) Program is a post-performance grant available to small com-panies in rural Utah. The pro-gram provides an efficient way for existing, small companies to receive incentives for creat-ing high paying jobs in the rural areas of the state and to further promote business and economic development.

The grant is designed to help small businesses expand and grow by purchasing new equip-ment, larger buildings or ex-panding their own facilities or operations. The grant will re-imburse the business up to 50% of the project cost with a maxi-mum award of $50,000.

Agricultural producers are eligible to use the grant funding for projects that are considered value-added agriculture and for diversification purposes.

Potential applicants are en-couraged to speak with a GOED Rural representative before ap-plying for the grant to ensure project eligibility.

Grant Requirements:-Be located in a county with

a population less than 30,000 and average household income less than $60,000 (eligible counties include- Beaver, Car-bon, Daggett, Duchesne, Emery, Garfield, Grand, Juab, Kane, Millard, Piute, Rich, San Juan, Sanpete, Sevier, Wayne)

-Have been in business for at least 2 years

-Must be a profitable business-Have at least two full-time

employees-Demonstrate how the project

will promote business and eco-nomic development and create

Utah O�ce of Rural Development o�ers $50,000 grant for eligible small

businesses in rural Utahjobs in a rural county.

-Enter into an incentive agree-ment with the Governor’s Of-fice of Economic Development which specifies performance milestones.

-Obtain letter of support from a local city/county economic de-velopment representative.

-Retail businesses and profes-sional services are not eligible.

Website link- http://business.utah.gov/programs/incentives/rural-fast-track/

Enterprise Zone Tax CreditsAn Enterprise Zone compris-

es an area identified by local elected and economic develop-ment officials and designated by the state. Cities under 15,000 in population in counties under 50,000 population, or an Indian Tribe on tribal lands are eligible to apply. Under the program, certain types of businesses lo-cating to, or expanding in a designated zone may claim tax credits provided in the law.

Job Creation Tax Credits (may claim for up to 30 full-time positions per tax year):1. A $750 tax credit for each

new full time position filled for at least six months dur-ing the tax year.

2. An additional $500 tax cred-it if the new position pays at least 125% of the county av-erage monthly wage for the respective industry (deter-mined by the Utah Dept. of Employment Security). In the event this information is not available for the respec-tive industry, the position must pay at least 125% of the total average monthly wage in the county.

3. An additional $750 tax cred-it if the new position is in a business which adds value to agricultural commodities through manufacturing or processing.

4. An additional $200 tax credit, for two consecutive years, for each new em-ployee insured under an employer sponsored health insurance program if the employer pays at least 50% of the premium.

Other Tax Credits:1. A tax credit (not to exceed

$100,000) of 50% of the value of a cash contribution to a 501(c)(3) private non-profit corporation engaged primarily in community and economic development, and is accredited by the Gov-ernors Rural Partnership Board.

2. A tax credit of 25% of the first $200,000 spent on rehabilitating a building which has been vacant for at least two years, and which is located within an enterprise zone.

3. An annual investment tax credit of 10% of the first $250,000 in invest-ment, and 5% of the next $1,000,000 qualifying in-vestment in plant, equip-ment, or other depreciable property.

The full amount of the tax credit may be carried over for three years. Businesses closing operations in one rural area to locate in another rural area may not claim tax credits under this

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will likely come earlier in the year, with lower peak fl ows, and the potential of a much longer summer. Are there scenarios where this ends well? Yes. Are they likely? No. If you remem-ber 1977 – the year of nearly no snow – spring and summer rains were fairly consistent and agriculture came out reasonably well. This coming year, if you have suffi cient reservoir storage – you could have a good year; if you don’t, it might be like the third grade – long and hard.

My advice would be to pre-pare for the worst and hope for the best. Utah’s farmers and rancher have seen it before and will see it again.

For more information regard-ing Utah’s water situation, you can contact Randy Julander at 801-524-5213 or [email protected].

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By Spencer Gibbons, UFBF Northern Regional Manager

In late January, Hay producers from around the Western United States headed to St. George, Utah for the 2015 Utah Hay and Forage Symposium and just a touch of sunshine. The event is co-sponsored by the Utah Farm Bureau Federation and Utah State University Extension and continues to be a great educa-tional opportunity and network-ing conference.

For the third time in six years, a pre-conference workshop was offered. The workshop is a

Hay symposium continues to grow!

HAY continued on page 24

LOS ANGELES – Academy Award®-winning filmmaker James Moll’s feature-length documentary, FARMLAND, will be available on DVD beginning Tuesday, March 3rd, at Walmart and Walmart.com. The availabil-ity of the documentary at retail locations across the country and online, provides another oppor-tunity for viewers to experience the fi lm, which off ers a fi rsthand glimpse inside the world of farm-ing by showcasing the lives of six young farmers and ranchers in their twenties.

FARMLAND pre-miered in theaters across the coun-try in spring 2014, and now, begin-ning March 3rd, is available on hard disk for rent and purchase at Netfl ix, Amazon, select re-tail outlets and via On Demand platforms.

“Wal-Mart is certainly the premier retail outlet for top-line DVD releases,” said Mark Borde, Freestyle Media. “We were thrilled they selected FARM-LAND to be one of their new documentary titles this month.”

Many Americans have never stepped foot on a farm or ranch or even talked to the people who grow and raise the food we eat, yet are increasingly passionate about understanding where their food comes from. FARMLAND takes the viewer inside the world of farming for a fi rsthand glimpse into the lives of six young farmers and ranchers in their twenties. Through the personal stories of these farmers and ranch-ers, viewers learn about their high-risk/high-reward jobs and passion for a way of life that has

Farmland � lm available at Wal-Mart stores March 3rd

been passed down from genera-tion to generation, yet continues to evolve.

Produced by Moll’s Allentown Productions, FARMLAND re-ceived notable attention during its theatrical run. The fi lm has a 94 percent audience rating on RottenTomatoes.com.

DVDs of FARMLAND will be for sale at select Wal-Mart locations and on Walmart.com beginning March 3rd. The docu-mentary is also now available to rent on DVD from Netfl ix and to purchase on Amazon, with con-

tinued availability for rent and purchase via digital download on iTunes, Amazon Instant Video, Blockbuster On-Demand, Sony PlayStation, Vudu.com, Xbox and YouTube.

“I’m thrilled by how wide the distribution has been for Farm-land,” said Moll. “There’s a lot of interest out there in the lives of young farmers and ranchers. It is a fascinating topic and I’m glad that there’s such a demand for the fi lm on DVD and online.”

During its theatrical debut in 2014, FARMLAND was shown in more than 170 theaters across the country.

FARMLAND was made with the generous support of the U.S. Farm-ers & Ranchers Alliance®. Check out the offi cial trailer and more information about the feature length documentary at FARM-LANDfi lm.com and on Facebook.


WASHINGTON, D.C. – Chevrolet is excited to an-nounce the addition of Motor Trend’s 2015 Truck of the Year – t h e a l l - n e w Chevy Colorado – to the list of 80-plus Chev-rolet, Buick and G M C v e h i c l e s that qualify for a $500 incen-tive for eligible F a r m B u r e a u members. In ad-dition, the new GMC Canyon is now eligible.

“Chevrolet is proud to partner with Farm Bureau with its long tradition

Chevrolet expands bene� t o� ering for eligible Farm Bureau members

of supporting American agri-culture,” said Ashlee Jenkins, assistant retail advertising manager for Chevrolet.

Chevrolet is the most awarded car company of the year, and

included in that award-winning line-up is the all-new Chevy Colorado. This game-changing truck offers Farm Bureau mem-

bers the best highway gas fuel economy of any gas pickup – EPA esti-mated 27 MPG, avail-able 4G LTE WiFi tech-nology, most advanced available safety package of any midsize truck and the best pickup coverage.

The new Farm Bu-reau incent ive may be stacked with other available in-market in-centives, like Owner

Loyalty or the GM Business Choice program.

To take advantage of incen-tives available for the purchase or lease of a qualifying Chev-rolet, Buick or GMC vehicle, members can visit fbverify.com/gm. Only customers who have been active members of a participating Farm Bureau for a minimum of 30 days will be eligible to receive a certificate. Members can confirm eligibility and print a required certificate by entering their membership number and zip code. The certificate should be taken to your dealership of choice and presented to the sales person. There is no limit to the numbers of certificates that a member may print or use, but certifi-cates do expire after 60 days.

Avian influenza awarenessfor hobby and backyard chicken owners

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Avian influenza (AI), commonly referred to as “bird flu,” is a highly contagious viral disease that can cause sickness and death in domestic poultry. Avian influenza viruses rarely infect human beings, and the transmission from person to person of AI viruses has been rare and not sustained. If highly pathogenic forms (for birds) occur in commercial chicken or turkey operations, our international commerce of poultry products may be drastically affected. Therefore, it is to everyone’s advantage to be vigilant and protect against exposure to and infection by AI viruses.

What can you do to protect your home flock?1. Do not co-mingle chickens and other poultry with waterfowl – either wild or domestic. Waterfowl are the natural hosts for AI viruses. Under favorable circumstances, they may profusely shed virus through their feces thereby contaminating surface waters and infecting nearby poultry. Waterfowl normally do not show illness; however, once poultry are infected, serious illness and death may occur. Counties adjacent to large bodies of water where migrating waterfowl tend to congregate are at greater risk. This includes Box Elder, Weber, Davis, Salt Lake, Tooele, Juab, and Utah counties.

2. Keep all domestic poultry away from swamps, ditches and ponds. NEVER allow your chickens to have access to pond or ditch water. Provide clean chlorinated drinking water at all times – preferably from a culinary water source.

3. Keep your chickens in an escape-proof enclosure, such as a backyard run, preferably covered with wire or netting.

4. Do not visit neighbors’ chicken flocks, especially if they are known to be sick.

5. Use dedicated footwear and outerwear when caring for the home flock. Leave boots and coveralls in an adjacent covered container between flock visits. Wash hands with soap and then disinfect before entering and leaving the flock.

6. If you hunt waterfowl, it is absolutely necessary that hunting clothes, boots, and gloves do not come into contact with domestic poultry. Game should be dressed and cleaned in an area away from the flock, and entrails and feathers stored in a sealed container. Change clothes and wash and disinfect hands before going near the home flock.

7. Immediately report any unexpected high mortality in a group of chickens or other domestic poultry to the Utah Department of Agriculture and Food: (801) 538-7100. Unusual wild bird/waterfowl die-offs are to immediately be reported to the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources: (801) 538-4700.

Additional sources of informationag.utah.gov/news.html | extension.usu.edu/ | healthybirds.aphis.usda.gov/

www.cidrap.umn.edu/infectious-disease-topics/avian-influenza-bird-flu

David D. Frame, DVMUSU Extension Poultry Specialist

Utah Farm Bureau News 21March 2015PARKERContinued from pg. 2

able protein to Utahns and Americans, helps build sustainable rural communities, and re-duces the potential for catastrophic wildfires.

Utah’s agriculture heritage is founded in livestock production. Our pioneer ranching families grazing sheep and cattle was based on community and the lands they held in common. Let’s all recognize Utah is at a major disadvantage to other American states in determining use of our natural resources and our future with the fed-eral land management overlords dictating from Washington DC. There are 45 million acres of rangeland suitable for livestock grazing in Utah, with 33 million acres or 75 percent controlled by these federal land man-agement agencies.

Today, the red tape, mountains of permits, and the costs associated with dealing with fed-eral land managers have caused Hollywood to all but abandon its historic draw to the beauty of-fered in Garfield and Kane Counties. The reali-ties of the onerous regu-latory roadblocks coming from the federal govern-ment have basically shut down movie making and placed a strangle hold on energy development and mining. The bureaucrats seem to think replacing these well paying, fam-ily sustaining jobs with seasonal, minimum wage service industry tourist jobs is good. At the same time, this same heart-

less federal bureaucracy is targeting generations old Kane and Garfield County ranching fam-ilies by cutting access and grazing Animal Unit Months (AUMs or grazing rights) as it surrenders to radical environmen-tal groups like Idaho’s Western Watershed Project, Grand Canyon Trust, Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance and advocate judges.

Agriculture is a foun-dation piece of Utah’s economic puzzle. Food and agriculture con-tributes more than $17 billion to Utah’s econ-omy, or more than 14 percent of the to-tal Utah Gross Domestic Product (GDP). Food and agriculture provide jobs for more than 80,000 of our friends and neighbors and more than $2.7 bil-lion in wages. Livestock drives our agriculture economy, with the cattle sector contributing nearly 40 percent.

We all understand and appreciate the unique-ness of Kane and Garfield Counties and the beauty of the Monument. But it is equally important to understand and appreci-ate the unique character of the ranching families of Kane and Garfield Coun-ties who have harvested the renewable forage and contributed to the local economy for generations. These ranching families are the first environmen-talists. They love the land and have respected the unique character of their area long before there was a Monument or an envi-ronmental movement.

According to the 2014

Utah Agriculture Statis-tics, Garfield County has about 8,800 beef cattle and Kane County 3,700 – a total of 12,500 head. Locals note that about half of cattle will spend

some time grazing on the Monument. Grazing makes sense! Harvest-ing the renewable for-age provides many more benefits than just great beef, including improved plant health and limiting wildfires.

With only 10 percent of Kane County private-ly owned and a paltry five percent of Garfield County, access to, and use of, federally-controlled public lands for livestock grazing is critical to jobs, providing healthcare in-frastructure and servic-es for locals as well as visiting tourists, search and rescue, roads, school funding and the local tax base. Under the Taylor Grazing Act (TGA), graz-ing rights and access to public lands for grazing was established by owner-ship of local base private property and water rights. In addition, TGA’s “chief-ly valuable for grazing livestock” mandate is a court recognized historic

obligation of the federal government that must be honored and is criti-cal to Kane and Garfield Counties because of their limited private property.

The economic contribu-

tion these ranching fami-lies make to their coun-ties – jobs, taxes, grocery stores, restaurants, ma-chinery and auto deal-ers, feed dealers, etc. – is supported by more than 11,500 feeder calves sold each year. Using a recent average $2.75 price per pound for 500-pound feeder cattle, these ranch-

Photo courtesy of Grand Staircase Escalante PartnersCattle graze on land within the Grand Staircase Escalante National Monument.

ers will have sales worth more than $16 million and generate in excess of $25 million in the local economy.

Like the annually re-newing grasses on the Monument, the rancher’s calf crop makes its eco-nomic contribution to the local economy every year. That is, unless the bureaucrats end ranching and cattle grazing on the Monument.

You see, access and the more than 11,000 graz-ing AUMs available on the Monument really are important! With about half of the calf crop tied to Monument grazing – thanks go to Senators Hatch and Lee for pro-tecting our rural economy and these generations old ranching families. The history, culture and economic contributions of these ranching families must be recognized and valued.


County ConnectionVice President- OrganizationDavid Bailey

FUSION conference o�ers learning & networking bonanza

FUSION continued on pg 28

Twenty Utah Farm Bureau Young Farmers & Ranchers (YF&R) along with three mem-bers of the state women’s com-mittee and several county Promo-tion & Education (P&E) commit-tee members participated in the first ever American Farm Bureau FUSION Conference. The event was held at the Gaylord Opryland Convention Center in Nashville Tennessee.

The Fusion C o n f e r e n c e blends three program ar-eas together, including the Young Farmer & Ranchers (YF&R), Women’s Leadership and the Promotion & Education (P&E) programs. The name FUSION was selected to showcase the key attendees who are uniting to improve their skills, be inspired and to meet the fol-lowing objectives:

1. Bringing members and leaders of the Promotion & Education, Women’s Lead-ership and Young Farmers & Ranchers programs in one location to learn, share and grow together to build a stronger Farm Bureau.

2. Providing a networking op-portunity for Farm Bureau members to share experi-ences, learn and connect with industry leaders and experts.

3. Developing a call to ac-tion for members to uti-lize information they glean and apply ideas developed from the conference in their states.

4. Providing members the

opportunity to give back to the local community (Nash-ville) through community outreach and/or engage-ment programs/events.

5. Providing current, accurate and valuable information through sessions and work-shops in the areas of AFBF’s guiding principles:

• Innovation and financial planning

• Economic and rural growth

• Advocacy, outreach and education

• Leadership training and implementation

AFBF recently established a national P&E committee. The committee is modeled after sev-eral state P&E programs designed to oversee promotion & education on a national scale. For some states, their P&E committee is nothing new. In Minnesota, P&E has been a staple committee for more than 25 years. Currently, there are seven states that have P&E programs. Each program in each state operates in unique ways that is tailored to their state’s dynamics and culture.

In Pennsylvania, for example, the state P&E program – or Ag promotion committee, as it’s titled there – has four main events each year they participate in. The #1 promotion activity they use to get their message out is the annual Pennsylvania farm show.

The indoor farm show is said to be the largest of its kind in the coun-ty and has annual attendance of over 60,000 people. The ag expo is like a county fair on steroids, it plays host to nearly 6,000 ani-mals, 10,000 competitive exhibits and more than 3,000 commercial exhibits. 2016 will mark the shows 100th year in opera-tion. It’s a per-fect place for a State Farm Bu-reau to get the word out about Agriculture.

F U S I O N conference at-tendees were welcomed to conference in the opening session by Ten-nessee Farm Bureau President Lacy Upchurch. He was followed by the opening keynote speaker, Keni Thomas. Thomas inspired the crowd with his vision on leadership and how his time serving his country as an Army ranger motivated him to take leadership to the next level. Thomas was serving in Somalia when the Blackhawk helicopter he had just been riding in was shot down. The ensuing firefight left many American soldiers dead and wounded.

The battle inspired the Holly-wood movie Blackhawk Down. Attendees had the opportunity to meet Thomas afterword and to buy his inspiring book titled “Get It On”. For me, listening to Keni Thomas tell his story and the way he connected his message to leadership was truly one of the best messages I’ve heard at Farm Bureau conference.

The conference included three general combined sessions along

with a number breakout ses-sions spread across two days. The breakout sessions included eight different tract topics at-tendees could follow, including: Advocacy, Business, Collegiate Farm Bureau, Communication, Education, Leadership, Rural Development and Technology.

Total attendance for the con-ference exceeded 1,100 leaders from across nearly all 50 states. Although there are a number of benefits of combining the three-

program areas into one, the main benefit to attendees seemed to be the smorgasbord of information and networking opportunities that this conference offered. Farm Bureau women, young farmers and ranchers, collegiate members and promotion and education committee members all con-vened at one location to further the cause of agriculture through learning, sharing and networking.

As usual there were activities tailored to each leadership group. The YF&R’s had their annual awards night and a dinning night out activity at the local county fairgrounds that included music, dancing and Agri-Olympics. The collegiate members competed in the national collegiate discussion meet and spent time alongside the YF&R’s. The women and P&E groups were treated to a Riverboat dinner on the General

Photo courtesy of American Farm BureauAnna Hone (le�) competes in the Collegiate Farm Bureau Dis-cussion Meet for the Utah Farm Bureau. Hone attends Southern Utah University.


YF&R Focus: Wayne & Melonie Brinkerho�Young Farmer & Rancher Committee ~ District 4 (Juab, Utah and Wasatch Counties)

Our married life started out great with a backyard reception, a John Deere cake topper, and a honeymoon to Yellowstone National Park. Adding to the ex-citement, this newlywed retreat included a chapter officer lead-ership conference for a group of ag students from Mountain Crest High School and their FFA advisor. The commitment of a summer Ag Education in-ternship the same summer as getting married proved to be very memorable and evidence that ‘we do what we love, and love what we do!’

Wayne grew up working with his family’s beef ranch running cattle on the Henry Mountains and farming in the high country of Bicknell, in Wayne County. Wayne enjoys training cow dogs and starting colts. He at-tended school and received a certificate in computer-aided drafting, but after finding a job in that field, he quickly realized he did not want to sit in an of-fice as a career. He now works as an outside sales representa-tive for Intermountain Farmers Association. On a business trip, he recently traveled to a ranch in Southeastern Utah and sent me a picture from his “office”, which was a scenic image of red rocks, an old corral, and a range dotted with cattle. It is safe to say his “office job” is a promising career that he greatly enjoys.

Delta, Utah is where I call home. For years, our family answering machine repeated the recorded voice of my moth-er; “You have reached Adams Livestock where we are outside chasing kids and critters.” I was involved with the local 4-H and FFA organizations and showed lambs and steers growing up.

Later, I attended Utah State Uni-versity and obtained a degree in Agriculture Education. Teaching high school agriculture classes and advising FFA students was a rewarding position, before filling my current role as a full-time mom. Now, my greatest pleasure is raising our two kids as the 6th generation involved in agriculture.

My involvement in FFA as a student and advisor, gave me the opportunity to know and love the FFA creed. It states, “I believe in the future of agriculture, with a faith born not of words but of deeds”. This opening statement strikes a chord to my very soul! By having a faith born of deeds it puts our faith into action and we do something about what we believe in. With this background knowledge and a membership with Farm Bureau, we have op-portunities to act in leadership, learning, educating, mentoring, marketing, and sharing.

Wayne and I are grateful to our good friends for sharing their experiences with Farm Bureau and introducing us to Young Farmers and Ranchers program. Our involvement budded after participating in a YF&R Con-ference and learning about the Read-A-Book Program. Reading a book about agriculture and sharing my personal experi-ence to a classroom of students expanded my desire to promote agricultural literacy and to build a greater understanding of agri-culture in our society.

The desire to communicate agriculture to others initiated the reasoning behind my Agri-culture Education Degree. The Young Farmers and Ranchers program is recognized as a “Voice of Agriculture”, and with the support and mentorship of

veteran farmers and ranchers, the opportunities are endless for myself, as well as others, to share agricultures story.

The matters facing today’s agriculture encompass a range of topics, from public lands and food safety, to animal welfare and water quality. Though some of these subjects hit a little closer to home than others and some tug a little more at my interests, it is my opinion that education is the key to each of these issues. Lobbying at the Farm Bureau Legislative Day is a great way to build on an interest in policy development. Honing commu-nication skills and mingling with others at conferences and con-ventions promotes leadership. Reading a book and sharing our experience in agriculture helps others to better understand the role agriculture plays in their lives.

Recently, I judged Extempo-raneous Speaking at an FFA Area Contest. After listening to the youth in agriculture present their speeches, I realized the importance of educating our youth and the value they have in promoting the story of agri-culture. Farm Bureau provides opportunities to youth with

the Discussion Meet, and the Creative Story & Video contest. The Young Farmer and Rancher program is also in place as youth advance from organizations such as 4-H and FFA. Along with policy making, public relations, and other bureau inclusions, an accelerated effort on the next generation of agriculture is in our best interest.

In June, it will be a decade since Wayne and I started our married life. As a commemora-tion to those 10 years together, we fashioned another retreat. In place of visiting Yellowstone with ag students on a chapter leadership conference, a jour-ney to our Nation’s Capital with fellow agriculturist for the D.C. Congressional Relationships trip is how we’ll celebrate our 10-year anniversary. The pleasures of our involvement in agricul-ture continue to prove memo-rable and express that ‘we do what we love, and love what we do!’ We appreciate all those that have influenced our experience in agriculture and look forward to serving on the state YF&R committee and continuing our involvement in Farm Bureau.

Utah Farm Bureau News24 March 2015HAYContinued from pg. 18

By Richard Fuentes, NRCS programs assistant

The three-day annual Urban and Small Farms Conference, spon-sored by USU Exten-sion, took place at the Viridian Center in West Jordan, where more than 200 small and specialty farmers attended.

Organizer Ruby Ward reports sub-stantial growth in this farm segment since the conferences began a few years back. She said the largest seg-ment would probably be vegetable produc-ers, but a wide variety of ag produce is represented by participants. Various top-

NRCS programs featured at urban and small farms conference

ics ranged from vegetable production and irrigation to marketing and organic research.

Many organizations supported the event by exhibiting or speaking—

USDA was represented by Rural Development, Farm Service Agency, and NRCS. David Hanson, NRCS Dis-

trict Conservationist, spoke to a large audi-ence about the pro-grams NRCS has to offer. One program practice that cap-tured the audience’s attention was sea-sonal high tunnels. Hanson fielded vari-ous questions from small farmers about high tunnels while offering brochures about soil health and directing them to the NRCS programs

website for more detailed information.

hands on and close up opportunity for early reg-istrants to look under mi-croscopes, get their hands dirty and ask questions in small intimate groups. This experience is a high-light of the conference. This year the workshops focused on pests, Round-up Ready Hay testing and herbicides.

Dillon Feuz, Utah State Ag Economics Professor and Department Head, kicked the conference off with a great discussion on the current hay market. During Feuz’ presenta-tion, the room was a quiet as a church as produc-ers listened intently for market conditions and prices in 2015. Feuz was followed by Tom Bailey of Bailey Farms Internation-

al, who discussed some of the opportunities and challenges hay producers have from international exporting perspective. The rest of the conference covered the spectrum from pest control to risk management and emerg-ing technology to cutting management.

In addition to a spec-tacular conference, there were 34 vendors that put on a top notch trade show. This year during the trade show, there was a drone demonstration out in the parking lot, a steamer, and a Grady Hay Press and the famous hay judg-ing contest.

Mark your calendars for 2017 for another great opportunity to get some CEU’s and stay up on the latest and greatest in the hay and forage market.

Utah Farm Bureau News 25March 2015GMOContinued from pg. 6

GRANTContinued from pg. 9

during the February Fu-sion Conference if picked.

During the Women’s Caucus held during the recent American Farm Bureau Convention in San Diego, Utah Farm Bureau Women’s Committee was recognized as one of three recipients receiving an-other $700 grant and a free registration for the 2015 FUSION Conference in Nashville to share the details of the award win-

ning Food Link project. Vicky Bastian was able

to attend the FUSION conference where she di-rected a discussion about

Utah’s Food Link proj-ect. Vicky explained that during the outreach pro-grams, consumers were able to put faces to several Farmer’s Market vendors and discover that farmers in Utah are committed to producing high quality, healthy, safe commodi-ties for Farmers Markets. The two segments reached more than 70,000 con-sumers.

Photo by Matt HargreavesBastian (le�) and Tyson Roberts (right) pose for a photo with host Brooke Walker a�er preparing food for the KSL Studio 5 segment featuring how to cook local foods purchased at Farmer’s Markets.

because it is so hard to maintain the quality and each generation of seed takes years to produce. Conventional genetic so-lutions would take de-cades at best, and the new pest challenges don’t give us that luxury.

Florida Orange JuiceThe Florida juice indus-

try has largely moved to providing more not-from-concentrate, premium orange juice because of competition for frozen juice coming from Brazil. Now, the whole Florida industry is in serious de-cline because of a new bacterial disease spread by a new, exotic insect vector. Farmers have funded research that may have found a GMO solu-tion, but whether they will get to use it is up to brand-sensitive juice marketing companies.

BananasThe 1930s hit song “Yes,

We Have No Bananas” was actually about “Pan-ama Disease” (Fusarium oxysporum) which wiped out the previous banana of commerce (the Gros Michel variety). Fortu-itously, a new banana called the Cavendish was found in Vietnam. It was resistant to the disease and also suitable for ship-ping (most bananas are not). Now there is a new strain of the same patho-gen called Fusarium Tropical Race 4, which is destroying the Cavendish in Asia and recently in Australia and Mozam-bique. It is probably only a matter of time before

someone inadvertently transports this pathogen to the Americas. There has been some work on a solution, but nothing close to what would be needed to protect the fu-ture supply of this popular fruit or the jobs of a great many people involved in growing and shipping it.

ChocolateCacao, the bean choco-

late comes from, gets at-tacked by many pests, but two in particular have been spreading through-out Central and South America leading to dra-matic declines in produc-tion. The diseases are called Witch’s Broom and Frosty Pod, and accord-ing to leading research-ers, Frosty Pod alone “presents a substantial threat to cacao cultivation worldwide.”

Major confectionary companies—like Nestle, Mars and Hershey’s—have funded genome se-quencing, but on their websites they imply or state outright that they won’t be pursing genetic engineering solutions. Once again, the people at the most risk here are small-scale farmers, par-ticularly those in Africa, should these pathogens make it there from the Americas.

Why GMOs?Modern genetic engi-

neering approaches could be very logical ways to protect these particular crops. Also, with these crops it would be fea-sible to maintain separate GMO and non-GMO op-tions. “Identity preserva-tion” is the norm for crops like this because their value and quality justify the cost of keeping re-cords and using different equipment. There may be consumers who will never trust the science, and in a wealthier society they can continue to buy a non-GMO option. What does not make sense is that a vocal minority has already compromised the future supply for every-one. You can’t get back more than a decade of potential progress just by throwing money at a problem in a crisis. What makes even less sense is that the people who would lose the most in these pest-driven scenarios are often the hard-working people who provide us with these luxuries.

This column was adapted with permission from a post by Dr. Steve Savage on the Applied Mythology blog. Sav-age is a consultant with Sav-age & Associates. The blog post can be found at http://appliedmythology.blogspot.com/2014/06/five-tasty-rea-sons-to-reconsider-gmo.html.

Utah Farm Bureau News26 March 2015PRIVACYContinued from pg. 1

numbers and GPS locations) of tens of thousands of livestock and poultry farmers compiled by EPA and requested by environ-mental groups through Freedom of Information Act requests. AFBF and NPPC appealed the dismissal on January 29.

ducted on the new safety-net programs, including over 30 in Utah. Online tools, available at www.fsa.usda.gov/arc-plc, allow producers to explore projections on how ARC or PLC coverage will affect their operation under pos-sible future scenarios.

Covered commodities include barley, canola, large and small chickpeas, corn, crambe, flaxseed,

DEADLINESContinued from pg. 5

grain sorghum, lentils, mustard seed, oats, peanuts, dry peas, rapeseed, long grain rice, me-dium grain rice (which includes short grain rice), safflower seed, sesame, soybeans, sunflower seed and wheat.

To learn more, farmers can contact their local Farm Service Agency county office. To find your local office visit http://offices.usda.gov.

sumers has a longer horizon,” said Arnot, who was presenting findings from CFI’s 2014 con-sumer research into consumer skepticism, trending attitudes and trust-building transparen-cy. The research was sponsored, in part, by the American Farm Bureau Federation.

The survey of 2,005 people looked into the concerns and attitudes of three groups of people: moms, millennials and foodies. Millennials are de-scribed as those ages 18-34. Foodies are people who are more likely to seek out informa-tion about food and food ingre-dients and to share information about cooking, food safety and nutrition.

CFI’s research showed that keeping healthy food affordable is a high priority for all three segments. Arnot called that finding “very good news” for those involved in food produc-tion when it comes to talking with consumers. “Everything you do can be talked about in that context,” he said. “If we address consumer concerns in that context, our messages will be better received.”

Arnot said that demonstrating shared values is more effective than demonstrating compe-tence when it comes to building trust with consumers. “The goal is not to win a scientific argu-ment, but to find meaningful and relevant ways to introduce science and technology. We’re really good at answering the ‘can we’ question. We need to get better at answering the ‘should we’ question. Educating the public is important, but it isn’t sufficient,” said Arnot.

Arnot recently spoke to Farm Bureau members AFBF Annual Convention in San Diego.

More information about CFI’s 2014 research can be found at: http://www.foodintegrity.org/research/2014-research.

TRUSTContinued from pg. 7


Farm SafetyVice President- Farm SafetyA.J. Ferguson

Ride like a pro whenever you goAs the warmer weather sets in,

families will take time off to go and enjoy this great time of year. Many will take ATVs with them. Consequently, it is important to take a moment and review ATV safety.

Proper training is one of the best ways to help prevent injuries and fatalities. ATV Safety programs are taught online. The online course sponsored by Utah State Parks and Recreation is called Know Before You Go! The youth off-highway vehicle (OHV) safety online course fee is $30 per student and must be passed only once. These safety classes are geared towards children between the ages of 8-16 years of age (or until they get their state issued driver license). It is illegal for any child under the age of 8 to operate an OHV on any public land.

The Utah State Legislature realized that if families were to buy an ATV, the children would be riding it whether or not it was legal. This realization led lawmakers to help prepare those youth who would be riding with proper safety and skills. Passing this course is mandatory for all children, ages 8-15, in order to ride on public lands. If a student takes the test and fails, they will need to pay for and take the test again. The decision to allow children to operate ATVs still resides with the parents, who need to make wise decisions.

“This safety class has helped reduce the numbers of fatalities and injuries on ATVs,” said Fred Hayes, OHV Education Specialist for the Utah Division of Parks and Recreation.

Parents are asked to remind their children that they can help keep fatalities and injuries down

by understanding and practicing what has been presented during the online course.

Parents should act as role models and demonstrate to their children, grandchildren, or other teenagers that they take ATV safety seriously. This will help instill the need to always wear a helmet and other appropriate riding gear, as well as riding

safely. Remember that riding ATVs should be a fun and positive activity. Listed below are some helpful tips on how to have a safe and fun time while riding ATVs.

Safety Tips For Riding Your ATV

• Always wear your helmet. (With face sh ie ld or goggles)

• Fit the ATV to the rider (There should be at least three to six inches of space between the rider and ATV seat when standing on the foot pegs)

• NO PASSENGERS, this means only 1 person per ATV, unless the model is specifically designed for more passengers

• Know your owner’s manual

• Check your ATV before you ride

• Get training

• Ride within your skills

• Parents always supervise children and teenagers

• Never ride alone (Always have another operator and machine when you ride)

• Preserve the environment

• Avoid wearing long scarves and baggy clothing that could get caught in moving parts of the ATV

• Stay on marked trails

• Don’t harass wildlife

• Obey federal and state rules regulating the operation of ATVs

• Respect other peoples properties and rights

• Look ahead for obstacles that might cause problems

• Lend a hand to someone in distress

• Wear sensible protective clothing (Boots, gloves, long sleeve shirts and denim pants)

• Watch local forecast for weather report

• Ride sober

V i s i t h t t p : / / s t a t e p a r k s .utah.gov/ohv/education for information on how to register for the online course.

If you are using an ATV for camping or vacationing this year, remember, safety is the key to making it a good experience. If you have any questions or comments, please contact A.J. Ferguson at 801-233-3006 or [email protected].


Jackson Showboat. Overall our Utah attendee’s

had a unique leadership learning experience coupled with some great fun and adventure. Farm Bureau is famous for its complete conference experience. There was something for everyone and no one left without something to take back home to make their county programs and themselves better.

“The conference was a refresh-ing way to light the fire for our burning passion for agriculture,” said Meagher McConkie, YF&R State Committee Chair. “This was the most enjoyable Farm Bureau trip I have been privileged to at-tend.”

The conference was not without it challenges as the usual mild Tennessee weather turned cold on the last day of the session. The traditional Ag tours were cancelled due to a severe weather event that included a brutal ice storm. With the tours canceled, AFBF implemented plan “B”. Attendees were invited to attend some additional workshops and the film “Farmland” was shown.

Although many of our Utah group that attended the confer-ence were delayed a day or two in getting back home because of the weather, all our attendees had a memorable, learning experience.

“The conference was amazing, but the people we were sur-rounded by is what made the conference…there was never a dull moment,” said Derek Black, State YF&R committee member and a farmer from Tooele County.

The next FUSION conference is planned to take place in 2017 and will continue on as an every-other-year conference rotation. Stay tuned for more information about the location and details of this valuable conference. The next National YF&R Leadership Conference will be in Kansas City and is scheduled to take place in mid-February 2016. We’ll see you there!

FUSIONContinued from pg. 22

program. Construction jobs are not eligible for “job creation tax credits”. Retail businesses and public utilities are not eligible to claim “other tax credits”.

To determine if they are lo-cated in an eligible Enterprise Zone, business owners should speak with their local economic development representative. A list of county economic devel-opment representatives can be found here- http://business.utah.gov/programs/rural/con-tacts/

For more info on Enterprise Zones visit- http://business.utah.gov/programs/rural/tax-credits/

Recycling Market Devel-opment Zones

In 1996, the Utah Legisla-ture created the Utah Recy-cling Market Development

TAX CREDITSContinued from pg. 16

Zone Program which focuses on recycling as an economic development tool. As more products are recycled and used to manufacture new products the economy will be stimulated through new com-pany expansion or formation and the creation of additional jobs. The zone legislation was established to incent busi-nesses to use recycled mate-rials in their manufacturing processes and create new products for sale. It also ben-efits business or individuals that collect, process, distrib-ute recycled materials. Com-posting is considered to be eligible recycling operation.

Tax CreditsEligible recycling business-

es that are located in desig-nated Recycling Market De-velopment Zones qualify for:

5% Utah non-refund-able tax credit on the pur-chase price of machinery and equipment used directly in commercial composting; or manufacturing facilities of plant units that manufacture, process, compound, or pro-duce recycled items of tan-gible personal property for sale, or reduce or reuse post-consumer waste material; and

20% Utah state income tax credit (up to $2,000) on eligible operating ex-penses. A 20% Utah non-refundable tax credit on net expenditures up to $10,000 annually to third parties for rent, wages, supplies, tools, test inventory, and utilities made for establishing and operating recycling or com-posting technology in Utah.• Technical assistance

from state recycling economic development professionals

• Various local incentives

To determine if they are located in an eligible Recy-cling Zone, business owners should speak with their local economic development rep-resentative. A list of county economic development rep-resentatives can be found at http://business.utah.gov/programs/rural/contacts/

For more info on Recycling Zones visit- http://business.utah.gov/programs/incen-tives/recycling-zones/

For more info please con-tact Jake Hardman, Rural Outreach Coordinator for the

Utah Governor’s Office of Economic Development in Cedar City at 435-865-6541 or [email protected].


involved, we will be able to solve the problems what come before us; not only for the next 20 years, but long into the future. Farms produce good people, safe and healthy communities, patriotic countrymen, and a hard working, ethical, skillful, and intelligent workforce.

What do you like most about being a farmer/rancher? I love our culture. I love to be a grower of crops, people, and community. I love dreaming about new crops, baby animals, and working the land with my children. I love watching my children and my crops grow, hatching new ideas, and having endless challenges to solve and hopes for a better year next year. I love crisp early mornings when I’m fresh and excited and cool quiet evenings when I’m tired and reflective; when the low light makes my work look like an artful masterpiece. I like sharing these things with my family, friends, and neighbors while leaning on a shovel in the field, through open truck windows in the middle of the street, or at a convention in Nashville. I love growing, sharing, learning, and working.

Why should farmers and ranchers get involved in Farm Bureau? Farmers and Ranchers should get involved in Farm Bureau for the sake of our future. Just as we must plant and cultivate a crop in order to expect a future harvest, so must we become involved in the cultivation of our values and our industry within our communities, states and countries. Involvement in Farm Bureau might seem intimidating at first, but soon you will realize that the same skills that make us good farmers and ranchers also make us some of the best leaders, thinkers, and quality of life promoters in the country and the world.

Why should anyone join Farm Bureau, and what are the benefits? Ronald Reagan once said, “I don’t want to go back to the past, I want to go back to the past way of facing the future”. Membership in the Farm Bureau is a vote for what Reagan was talking about. Farm Bureau is an organization filled with people who make up the foundation of American culture. We stand for what is right, we work hard, we are optimistic, we believe in family, and we are no stranger to sacrifice. These are the values that created our independence and our freedom. Membership in the Farm Bureau supports the cause of agriculture. What greater cause is there?

What do you look forward to doing/learning as a County President? I look forward to creating more value for our membership. I look forward to creating more opportunities for our communities to experience the value in agriculture and in so doing, live more fulfilling, successful lives. I look forward to leading a group of leaders who are passionate about involving others in this cause and making a difference. I look forward to helping out the rural counties of our state by telling the story of agriculture to the voting public in urban counties along the Wasatch Front.

What are some of your fondest memories about Farm Bureau? Or just being involved in agriculture? Like I said earlier, the only thing I love more than farming is sharing my

farming experience with other farmers. I have made so many close friends through my involvement with Farm Bureau. That is what I love most about it; the good people I meet and the important things I learn from them. Farm Bureau has created more opportunities for me to connect with other farmers and with an interested public than I would have ever had.

What advice do you give to young farmers and ranchers? To young farmers and ranchers; get involved. Even if you don’t get paid, find someone that you look up to and work along side them for a while. You can learn more about farming, and more about a farmer, by working next to them in the field than you could ever learn from a book. Get a good education, but don’t forget about the value of spending quality time working with someone who has dirt under their nails and manure on their boots. The classroom is where it starts, but the field is the greatest laboratory.

What equipment do you use? (i.e. John Deere vs. Case) Or you can have another comparison question, like Holstein vs. Jersey, Angus vs. Hereford, Ford vs. Chevy, etc. I grew up on John Deere, but I have learned to love and hate all the colors and I own most of them J.

What is the most recent book you’ve read or movie you’ve seen? Or which is your favorite? Intersellar is probably my recent favorite movie. It’s about farming and the universe, and love. What else is there! I also just read Unbroken, which makes farming look like a Sunday stroll.

What did you want to be when you ‘grew up’? I have always wanted to be in agriculture and to help other people. I have just followed my heart and things seem to be working out ok. I would have never imagined that I would be where I am today.

If you could be on any “reality” television show, which would it be? I hate reality TV. I like the reality of my farm life, and being married and dealing with in-laws is enough drama for me J.

How can Farm Bureau/farmers/ranchers be most effective at building relationships with those not involved in agriculture? As I said earlier, we can’t focus just on the food. The messages “most abundant and safest food supply in the world”, “did you eat today” and “you need a farmer three times a day” only go so far. As farmers we know about raising kids, sacrifice, trials, god, country, etc. The concerns and problems we face, and how we solve them, relate very well to others. People trust us, we just need to open our mouths and get to know people around us.

Any unique hobbies/interests? I used to have hobbies until I started farming vegetables J. My favorite hobby is spending time with my family and playing with my children. My wife and I love to travel and experience other cultures. Hilarie speaks four languages, so we have been known to get ourselves a little too deep into some pretty strange places which makes for some fun memories and adventures.

LEADERContinued from pg. 15

Utah Farm Bureau News30 March 2015BENEFITSContinued from pg. 8

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Life Line Screening – Saving Lives! Are you in danger of having a stroke? A simple ultrasound screen-ing can actually show you if you are at risk for a stroke! As a valued member, we care about the health of you and your family. Life Line can identify your risks for stroke, vascular disease and aortic aneurysms which are the leading causes of death and disability for both men and women. For just $135 receive the following fi ve tests:1. Carotid Artery/Stroke- Non-invasive ultrasound screening

which detects plaque build-up in the major arteries of the neck, which is a leading cause of stroke.

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5. Osteoporosis - Non-invasive bone density ultrasound screening of the heel

Call toll free 866-964-1384 for additional information or visit utfb.fb.org/Life Line Screening

All tickets are non-refundable. Ticket prices subject to change without advance notice. For additional information about these and all other Farm Bureau

member benefi ts, visit www.utahfarmbureau.org or call 801-233-3010. Visa or MasterCard accepted.

Life Line Screening – Utah Schedule for APRIL & MAY– 2015 Screening

Date

Site Name

Site Address City

Zip

1-Apr-15 First Baptist Church 2519 Jefferson Ave Ogden 84401 08-Apr-15

St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church

725 South 250 East

Hyde Park

84318

08-May-15

Smithfield Senior Citizens Center

375 East Canyon Rd.

Smithfield

84335

09-May-15

Brigham City Senior Citizens Center

24 N. 300 W.

Brigham City

84302

11-May-15

Whittier Community Center

290 North 400 East

Logan

84321

12-May-15 First Presbyterian Church 880 28th Street Ogden 84403 13-May-15

Fraternal Order of Eagles Post 2472

975 Wall Ave.

Ogden

84404

14-May-15

Central City Recreation Center

615 South 300 East

Salt Lake City

84111

15-May-15

Mountain Vista United Methodist Church

8931 South 3200 West

West Jordan

84088

16-May-15

Salt Lake Community College

9750 South 300 West

Sandy

84070

18-May-15 Mapleton Memorial Hall 90 E. Maple Street Mapleton 84664 19-May-15 Syracuse Community

Center 1912 West 1900 South

Syracuse 84075

20-May-15 Bountiful Community Church

150 N. 400 E. Bountiful 84010

21-May-15

Cottonwood Creek Retirement Community

1245 Murray Holladay Rd.

Salt Lake City

84117

27-May-15 Lehi Arts Center 685 N. Center St. Lehi 84043 28-May-15 Provo Elks Lodge 1000 S. University

Ave. Provo 84601

29-May-15 USU – Uintah Basin 987 East Lagoon Street

Roosevelt 84066

30-May-15 Orem Community Church 130 N. 400 E. Orem 84097 Call toll free 866-964-1384 for additional information or visit utfb.fb.org/Life Line Screening

All tickets are non-refundable. Ticket prices subject to change without advance notice. For additional information about these and all other Farm Bureau member benefits, visit www.utahfarmbureau.org or call 801-233-3010. Visa or MasterCard

accepted.


CLASSIFIED ADVERTISINGIMPORTANT NOTICE1. Non-commercial ads for Utah Farm Bureau members selling items they grow or make themselves, or used machinery, household items, etc., they themselves have used in the past. Each member family is entitled to one such ad free in each three-month period. Ads can be up to 40 words or numbers such as phone number or Zip. Words such as “For Sale” are included, initials and numbers count as a word. All words over 40 cost 25 cents each. Ads over 40 words not accompanied by the extra payment, or not meeting the above requirements, will be returned to the sender. Family memberships cannot be combined to create larger ads, nor can a membership be used for free classi�ed ad purposes by anyone other than immediate family members. Ads run for three months.2. Commercial ads for Utah Farm Bureau members where the member is acting as an agent or dealer (real estate, machinery, handicra� items made by people outside the member family, etc.) cost 25 cents per word. Payment MUST accompany such ads or they will be returned to the sender. Members are entitled to one such ad. Ads run for one month.3. Ads for non-Utah Farm Bureau members cost 50 cents per word. Payment MUST accompany such ads or they will be returned to the sender. Ads run for one month.In all ads, short lines requested by the advertiser, extra lines of white space, and lines with words in all caps count as 6 words per line. Ads with borders and bold headlines may be submitted and placed within the classi�ed section, but will be charged the display advertising rate. Please contact the classi�ed advertising department for further information. No insurance ads will be accepted.***DEADLINE: ALL ADS MUST BE RECEIVED BY THE 15TH OF THE MONTH IN ORDER TO APPEAR IN THE NEXT ISSUE. EXCEPT FOR THE JANUARY ISSUE, WHICH HAS A CLASSIFIED DEADLINE OF DEC. 5.Only free ads (Category 1 ads of 40 words or less) will be accepted by telephone at 801-233-3010, by fax at 801-233-3030 or e-mail at aboyack@�fs.com. Please include your membership number. Ads must be received no later than the 15th of the monthMail ads, typed or neatly printed, with any payment due, to Utah Farm Bureau News, Classi�ed Ad Department, 9865 South State Street, Sandy, UT 84070-2305. Free ads must be resubmitted by mail, telephone or fax a�er running for three months. Ads for which there is a payment due will be run as long as payment is received in advance.ALL CLASSIFIED ADS will be listed on the Utah Farm Bureau web page unless the Utah Farm Bureau member speci�es otherwise when placing the ad. �e ads on the web site will run concurrently with the classi�ed ads in the Utah Farm Bureau News. NOTE: �e appearance of any ad in the Utah Farm Bureau News does not constitute an endorsement or approval of the service or merchandise o�ered. While every e�ort is made to ensure the legitimacy of services or merchandise advertised, the Utah Farm Bureau News or the Utah Farm Bureau Federation accepts no responsibility or liability for services or products advertised.

AUTOMOTIVE:FOR SALE: 1996 Chevy pick-up, 120,000 miles in very good condition. 801-698-7014

FARM EQUIPMENT:FOR SALE: 4200 JD 3-way 2 bottom plow. 10’ 335 International Disk, rebuilt. 3 – 3pt cultivator bars. Syphon tubes: 1/1/2”, 1”, ¾”. 3 – 2 row cultivators. 2- 500 gal. fuel tanks. 1987 Volvo 22’ box truck. Ray Child, 801-825-1701.WANTED: Metal self-feeder for cattle – preferably 12’. Call Bruce Fullmer, 435-690-1056. FOR SALE: 16’ packer. 14’ International Disk. Pull-behind JD ditcher. 10’ front end blade, �ts any tractor. 1996 Chevy ¾ ton pickup, 4 wheel drive, 114,000 miles. 7 shank ripper. Must sell. All in very good condition. 801-698-7014.

FOR SALE: Farm Machinery: 3 forage wagons; JD corn & hay chopper; New Holland 1032 stacker wagon; Knight 7725 manure slinger. Call 801-254-4550 or 801-259-5161. FOR SALE 1981 CASE 1290 Tractor, 53 Horsepower, 2405 Hours, 4 cycle diesel, Well Maintained. Contact Dan Stevenson 435-454-3555 or Robert Stagg 435-724-5688 Located in Altamont, Utah. Price $8,000.FOR SALE 1982 CASE 2090, 108 Horsepower, 4971 hours, 6 cycle diesel, 540/1000 PTO Powershi� Transmission, A/C does not work, well maintained. Contact Dan Stevenson 435-454-3555 or Robert Stagg 435-724-5688. Located in Altamont, Utah. Price $12,000.FOR SALE: Generator, 140 amps on a small trailor, PTO tractor drive. 4 metal feed bunks, 20’ long. 2 saddles size 15”, like new. 1 set 18 x 36 duals, 9 lug hole. 801-698-7014.970, 960 and 920 tandem axel Gehl wagons. $2500 each obo. 4-wheel Gehl pats wagon $500. Contact Russ at 435-671-0896.AG-BAG JR BAGGER REBUILT and in great shape, 8 foot tunnel, side conveyor fed, 150 foot cable. New teeth on auger and new �oor. $8500 obo. Contact Russ at 435-671-0896.FOR SALE: 1965 Peterbuilt cabover. Cumins 335 engine, low miles, very good condition. 22’ livestock grain bed, rusty. Very good Harsh hoist. Could be used for a farm truck or parts. Best O�er. Jasperson Cattle Co., Goshen 801-667-3289.

FEED:56 TON GRASS ALFALFA 3x4 Bales. Barn Stored $180 per ton.

Paragonah UT. 435-590-7536 Kelly. 435-590-5446 Russell.ALFALFA 1st, 2nd, & 3rd crop in 3x3 bales. No rain. 801-391-2333.HAY FOR SALE: 1st, 2nd, & 3rd crop alfalfa hay–dairy quality. 160–180% relative feed value. TDN–63. 435-851-6786.

LIVESTOCK:JOHANSEN HEREFORD YEARLING BULLS for sale. Top quality heifer bulls and high growth bulls available. 25 to choose from. Line One Cooper/Holden breeding with an emphasis on muscle and high maternal traits. See more @ www.johansenherefords.com Call Jonathan (435)650-8466 or Craig (435)381-2545.OVER 200 FANCY BULL SALE. 1 p.m., March 14, 2015 in Beaver, UT. If you want the best, we have them in volume. Simmentals, Angus, Maine-Anjou. Gib Yardley who is 82 years old has spent his life breeding these cattle. Call for a catalog. Box 288, Beaver, UT

84713. Phone 435-438-2424. POLLED HEREFORD BULLS for sale. Good selection of high quality bulls. Top blood lines and EPDs from Utah’s most proven polled Hereford breeding program. Contact Phil Allen & Sons, Antimony. Phil at 435-624-3236 or Shannon at 435-624-3285. FOR SALE: 5 Gelh cows, 2-4 months pregnant. Born 2007-2011. 1 Gelh/Angus cross heifer, open, born 2013. $2,400 a piece for the cows; $2,000 for the heifer. Contact Larry Olsen 435-757-5970, Petersborough, UT. PACE RANCHES: Registered Gelbvieh and Balancer Bulls. All Black Bulls. Trich, Semen, and Pap Tested at 7000 Feet. We will feed bulls through winter and provide free delivery in state. Call Richard

(Dick) Pace: 435-425-3805 or 435-691-4703. GELBVIEH AND BALANCER BULLS and Open Heifers for sale. Select your bull now and we will feed him through the winter and

deliver him @ nc. Erik Johnson 425 279-7669

REAL ESTATE: FOR SALE: 40-ACRE HORSE PROPERTY on year-round creek. 13 acres irrigated, fenced/cross-fenced. 3,000 sf: 4 BD/3 BTH, large kitchen, pantry, propane F/A, woodstove. Guesthouse, barn, greenhouse, tack shed. 10395 S. Lower Red Creek Road, Fruitland, UT, call 435-548-2630.”DWELL REALTY GROUP, BRENT PARKER, (435)881-1000, [email protected] Acres in Cache Valley. Majestic setting with incredible views of the valley. Beautiful home site with recreational land.642.94 Acres of Farm Property in Cache Valley. Price Reduced. Unique. Part in CRP. Year around spring.

7.51 Acres in Cache Valley. Building lot with irrigation water. Lots at Bear Lake. Views. Two at �e Reserve. Cache Valley home on almost 11 acres. Beautifully landscaped, water rights, fruit trees and berries, two ponds, horse pasture, solarium and koi pond.10.01 Acres in Cache Valley. Views. Horse Property. Well permit.Home on 1.52 acres in Franklin. Fish pond and well landscaped. Beautiful setting.2,414 Acres in Cove. Beautiful recreational property with cabin and campsites. Located up High Creek Canyon. 10.23 acre feet of water.60.96 acre ranch in Morgan Valley. Could be divided. 65 shares of water and a 6 bedroom home. Great views.Two parcels in Nibley in Cache Valley. 3.76 acre and 3.61 acre adjoining lots Horse property. Can be subdivided. Irrigation shares.18.75 Acres in Cache Valley. Artesian well already dug. Secondary gravity pressure irrigation.Cabin in Logan Canyon. Beautiful setting close to river.View Lots in Mt. Sterling in Cache Valley. 1 to 5.5 acres Horse property.Dairy Farm in Cache Valley. 41 acres. Irrigated. Updated home, excellent crops. Double 5 Herringbone parlor.185.38 Acres in Cache Valley with views. Can be divided. Located in popular Maple Rise area. Borders national forest.37.91 Acres located on the foothills of the Wellsvilles. Can be divided in up to �ve lots. Water shares. Canal runs through.400 Acres Bordering Oneida Narrows Reservoir. Beautiful and secluded. Adjacent to campground and boat dock. Could be subdivided into camp sites. Seller �nancing. /END Parker14 ACRE FEET PROVO RIVER decreed water. Currently put to bene�cial use in the Midway area in the Heber Valley. Could be moved up or down the Provo River. $11,500 per acre foot. Contact Grant at 801-358-56023.2 ACRE LOT IN HUNTSVILLE, UTAH. Stunning wooded lot with view of Pineview Reservoir. Close to Snow Basin Ski Resort, site of the 2002 Downhill Ski Venue. Power available. Price to sell. Will send photos. [email protected]. 801-583-4509.

MISCELLANEOUS:FREE TO GOOD HOME: Part Border collie, part Australian shepherd. 2 yrs. old. Gentle, very good with children & other dogs. Must have room to run. Could be a good cattle or sheep dog. Call 435-730-5357. Ask for Mark.

AGRICULTURAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES:CIRCLE FOUR FARMS OF MURPHY BROWN LLC: If you are

looking for a career in a fun, rewarding team environment, Circle Four Farms is the opportunity you’ve been searching for. We’re offering quality, full time Herd Technician animal production positions with training provided.

Challenge yourself with a stable company that o�ers a starting entry-level wage of $10 to $11, plus a full bene�t package including: medical, prescription, dental, and vision insurance, life insurance plan, short and long term disability, company paid pension plan, 401(k) savings plan with company match, bonus/incentive programs, paid holidays and vacation and education reimbursement.

C4 Job Application required. For more information please call our o�ce: Circle Four Farms, PO Box 100, 341 South Main, Milford UT 84751, Phone (435) 387-2107, Fax (435) 387-2170. EOE / PWDNET - If you require accommodation or assistance to complete the application process, please call Lacy Davis at (435) 387-6047. When you contact Lacy, please identify the type of accommodation or assistance you are requesting. We will assist you promptly.

Life Line Screening – Utah Schedule for APRIL & MAY– 2015 Screening

Date

Site Name

Site Address City

Zip

1-Apr-15 First Baptist Church 2519 Jefferson Ave Ogden 84401 08-Apr-15

St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church

725 South 250 East

Hyde Park

84318

08-May-15

Smithfield Senior Citizens Center

375 East Canyon Rd.

Smithfield

84335

09-May-15

Brigham City Senior Citizens Center

24 N. 300 W.

Brigham City

84302

11-May-15

Whittier Community Center

290 North 400 East

Logan

84321

12-May-15 First Presbyterian Church 880 28th Street Ogden 84403 13-May-15

Fraternal Order of Eagles Post 2472

975 Wall Ave.

Ogden

84404

14-May-15

Central City Recreation Center

615 South 300 East

Salt Lake City

84111

15-May-15

Mountain Vista United Methodist Church

8931 South 3200 West

West Jordan

84088

16-May-15

Salt Lake Community College

9750 South 300 West

Sandy

84070

18-May-15 Mapleton Memorial Hall 90 E. Maple Street Mapleton 84664 19-May-15 Syracuse Community

Center 1912 West 1900 South

Syracuse 84075

20-May-15 Bountiful Community Church

150 N. 400 E. Bountiful 84010

21-May-15

Cottonwood Creek Retirement Community

1245 Murray Holladay Rd.

Salt Lake City

84117

27-May-15 Lehi Arts Center 685 N. Center St. Lehi 84043 28-May-15 Provo Elks Lodge 1000 S. University

Ave. Provo 84601

29-May-15 USU – Uintah Basin 987 East Lagoon Street

Roosevelt 84066

30-May-15 Orem Community Church 130 N. 400 E. Orem 84097 Call toll free 866-964-1384 for additional information or visit utfb.fb.org/Life Line Screening

All tickets are non-refundable. Ticket prices subject to change without advance notice. For additional information about these and all other Farm Bureau member benefits, visit www.utahfarmbureau.org or call 801-233-3010. Visa or MasterCard

accepted.


County Scenes

Salt Lake County▶ Board meetings are the first Tuesday of each month. Next meeting March 3, 7 p.m. at UFBF State Office Boardroom▶ County Annual Banquet, March 6, 7 p.m. at Gardner VillageSevier County▶ Board meetings on 4th Wednesday of each month. Next meeting is March 25, 7 p.m. at the insurance office.Washington County▶ Board meetings are the first Wednesday of each month. Next meeting is March 4 & April 1, 7 p.m. at Insurance office.Carbon County▶ Board meetings on 2nd Tuesday of each month. Next meeting planned for March 10.▶ Riparian Grazing Management School, March 18, 4-8 p.m. at Price FairgroundsSanpete County▶ Board meeting, March 10, 7 p.m. at Insurance office▶ County Banquet, March 19, 7 p.m. at Snow CollegeUtah County▶ No Board meeting this month. Meetings are typically held the fourth Thursday of each month. ▶ County Banquet, March 19, 6:30 p.m. in Salem▶ Farm Field Days, March 31 - April 3 at Harward Farms in SpringvilleEmery County▶ Board meetings, March 25, 7:30 p.m. at County courthouseMillard County▶ Board meeting, March 18, 7 p.m. at insurance office in DeltaIron County▶ Board meeting & Issue Surfacing Meeting, March 26, 7 p.m. at Crystal Inn in Cedar CityMorgan County▶ Board meeting, March 10, 7 p.m. at Morgan Courthouse in MorganNorth Box Elder County▶ Board Meeting, March 19, 7 p.m. at Insurance office in TremontonWayne County▶ Board meeting, March 10 or 11, 10 a.m. at Loa CourthouseWeber County▶ County Scholarship Deadline, March 13. Interviews at Weber County Extension office.▶ Board meeting, March 24, Weber County Extension office, 7 p.m.▶ County Banquet, April 11, 6:30 at West Weber LDS cultural hallDavis County▶ County Annual Banquet, March 7, 6 p.m. at Heritage Elementary School in LaytonGrand County ▶ Riparian Grazing Management School, March 19, 4-8 p.m. in Moab.Uintah County▶ Combined Uintah & Duchesne County Issue Surfacing Meeting, March 19, 6:30 at UBATC▶ Uintah County Farm Field Day, March 31

State and Regional Activities ▶ UFBF YF&R Congressional Relations Trip, Feb. 27 - March 4, Washington, D.C.▶ National Agriculture Day, March 18.▶ Utah Dairy Convention, March 11-13▶ Utah FFA Convention, March 12-14▶ Utah Water Users Conference, March 17-19▶ UFBF Women’s Leadership Conference, March 20-21, Sandy▶ UFBF District 7 YF&R Social, March 28, 3 p.m. at Staheli Farms in Washington County▶ UFBF Board Meeting, March 25, Salina, Utah

FB County Corner

[Top] Utah State FFA O�cers pose for a photo while serving ice cream during the Farm Bureau’s day at the legislature [Middle] Lt. Governor Spencer Cox speaks to Farm Bureau members at the legisla-ture. [Bottom] Utah’s Harmony & Dustin Cox (Center & Right) receive a plaque for their service on the AFBF YF&R Committee, which ended at the completion of the FUSION conference in Nashville.

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