Nevada Farm Bureau®
Volume 67, Number 6 June 2015
Agriculture & Livestock
Journal
The Future of Sage-Grouse: State and Local Efforts Key to Listing Prevention
Women Step Up as Ag Advocates • Continuing Ed. Scholarship Open • Member Spotlight
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Farm Bureau Perspectives - James “Hank” Combs Women Step Up as Ag Advocates Nevada Farm Bureau Update American Farm Bureau News County Corner The Future of Sage-Grouse State & Local Efforts Key to Listing Prevention Member Spotlight Kaluna and Jenifer Aki 2015 Nevada Farm Bureau Photo Contest Contact Your Local COUNTRY Financial Agency The Ag Agenda - Bob Stallman Planting the Seeds for Smart Corporate Policy Classified Ads
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Meeting & Event Calendar
June 2 Nevada Risk Management Education-Drought Program Update, 1 p.m. 111 Sheckler Road, Fallon, Nevada June 3 Nevada Board of Agriculture Meeting, 405 S. 21st Street, Sparks Details: 775-353-3603 June 14 Douglas County Farm Bureau Board Meeting, 6 p.m., Farmers Bank, Minden Details: Woody Worthington, woody@bentlyranch.com June 15 4-H Small Animal Leader Meeting, 7 p.m., 4955 Energy Way, Reno Details: boldmanl@unce.unr.edu July 11 Churchill County Farm Bureau Annual Picnic, 4 p.m. 3975 Reno Highway, Fallon, NV 89406 RSVP: Contact Dan or Julie Wolf by phone at 775-423-6056 or send an email to wolfpack@cccomm.net If you would like to include a meeting or event on the calendar, please contact Jessica at nvfarmbureau@nvfb.org.
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President James “Hank” Combs, fbcombs@cox.net Vice President Bevan Lister, blister8@yahoo.com Women’s Leadership Chair Cindy Hardy, hardyc@comnett.net District 1 Director Jamie Perkins, panacaperkins@gmail.com District 2 Director Craig Shier, snoopyisa55@yahoo.com District 3 Director Carla Pomeroy, carlapomeroy14@gmail.com Executive Vice President Clay McCauley, cmccauley@nvfb.org
Board of Directors Central County Joyce Hartman, alfalfaqueen@gmail.com Churchill County Julie Wolf, wolfpack@cccomm.net Clark County Jim Hardy, hardyj@comnett.net Douglas County Woody Worthington, woody@bentlyranch.com Elko County Jonathan Dahl, dahlangusranch@gmail.com Humboldt County Martin Muratore, disasterfarms@live.com Lander County Paul Young, yoyoungs@yahoo.com Lincoln County Paul Mathews, pntmathews@gmail.com Lyon County Darrell Pursel, darrellpursel@gmail.com Washoe County Louis Damonte Jr., damonteranch@charter.net White Pine Tom Baker, tombaker125@hotmail.com YF&R Chair Anna-Lisa Laca, annalisa.giannini@gmail.com
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Farm Bureau Perspectives Women Step Up as Ag Advocates By James “Hank” Combs, Nevada Farm Bureau President
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merican Farm Bureau recently sent out the results from the “Women in Ag” survey, which looked at the goals and challenges faced by women in our industry. As we all know, women not only contribute greatly to agriculture but also play a large role in county Farm Bureaus across Nevada.
I’d like to take this month’s column to share some of the insights American Farm Bureau found while conducting their survey. The latest census found that women’s interest and involvement in agriculture is growing. In the past 10 years nationwide, the number of female farm operators has increased by 14 percent and those that are principal operators have increased by 21 percent. Here in Nevada, women farmers and ranchers are involved in the production of hay and other crops, beef cattle, sheep, goats and more. In Farm Bureau, they serve on our county and state boards, organize Ag Days, fairs and other events and advocate for our industry at our state capitol. Although more women have joined farming and ranching in the past decade, they still face some struggles working in the industry, including getting financial help, developing their business plans and finding enough time to complete all the work that needs to be done. In a recent conversation, Churchill County Farm Bureau President and cattle rancher Julie Wolf shared her challenges. “Being torn in too many directions
at the same time is probably the biggest challenge. I have always been in a world of men so I deal with men all the time. They see things a little differently, but that’s a good thing,” Julie says. The survey also showed that a lot of women in agriculture are business owners or would like to become owners. Nearly three-quarters of those surveyed by AFBF own or share ownership of a farm or ranch. Onethird of women surveyed have not yet started a business but want to do so in the future. District 1 Director Jamie Perkins and Julie Wolf gave a little bit of advice for women interested in entering the profession. “If you want it bad enough, then don’t give up. Waves will open up if you just keep working toward the opportunities. It will probably be one of the hardest things you do, but that’s what farming and ranching is,” Jamie says. “Do it. It’s the best thing you’ll ever do and it’s the hardest thing you’ll ever do, but it’s very worthwhile,” Julie says. As more women grow food for our tables, many have become great advocates for our industry. And according to the survey, women use social media most often to educate others. Lincoln County Women’s Leadership Chair Jessica Mathews shared with me why she chooses to blog about agriculture. “I love the lifestyle my husband and I have chosen, and I want to share it with the world. I blog about our large-scale agriculture operation and my own homesteading June 2015 | Page 3 | www.nvfb.org
endeavors. Growing up in a big city, I didn’t have very much exposure to agriculture. I feel like there are so many construed misconceptions about the industry because of the unfamiliarity. I am hoping my point of view can help others understand where their food comes from and why agriculturists do what they do.” You can visit Jessica’s blog at http://www. memoirsofafarmerswife.com/. While many women in Nevada Farm Bureau share their stories on Facebook, Twitter and other online sites, I found that a lot of women in our organization still use face to face conversation to ensure people are better educated. Julie looks at every in person conversation as an opportunity to teach people about our industry. “I try to engage them in conversation and then when it comes up, I dive at the opportunity to say ‘Did you know that…’ and whatever else comes into the conversation. And it’s amazing how open-minded people can be if you give them the right information,” she says. For consumers, learning more about where food comes from and how it is grown is easier than ever before, but it will take the hard work and determination of all of our Farm Bureau volunteers to ensure accurate information reaches each individual. Thank you for all that you do!
Nevada Farm Bureau Update
Continuing Education Scholarship Applications Due July 1
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he Nevada Heritage Foundation is now accepting applications for the 2015 Continuing Education Scholarship, an award that enables students with an interest in agriculture to purse their degrees. The application deadline is July 1, 2015.
Students currently enrolled in either traditional or nontraditional post-secondary programs can apply. The award winner will receive a $1,000 to use toward his or her education costs. The successful candidate must be from a Farm Bureau family and must have completed at least one year of postsecondary education. Preference will be given to students pursuing career goals in the agriculture or agriculture business industries. An interview may be required before the recipient is selected. “Our foundation strives to promote an understanding of agriculture, and what better way is there to reach that goal than to support students who are pursing agriculturerelated degrees,� said Jill Combs, Nevada Heritage
Foundation president.
The scholarship application is available at http://nvfb.org/heritage-foundation. Applications are due July 1, 2015 to the Nevada Heritage Foundation, 2165 Green Vista Drive, Suite 205, Sparks, Nevada 89431. Interested students can contact Jill Combs, jillbcombs@gmail.com, for more information about the scholarship. The Nevada Heritage Foundation provides two scholarships each year to upcoming and current college students. It is funded by donations from COUNTRY Financial and gracious individuals. The foundation is the giving arm of the Nevada Farm Bureau Federation. It promotes understanding of agriculture and its importance by providing financial support and encouragement for education, training and research that relates to or benefits agriculture. For more information about the Nevada Heritage Foundation, visit http://nvfb.org/heritage-foundation.
Nevada Ag. News 2015 NJLS Held in Reno
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he 2015 Nevada Junior Livestock Show and Sale was held on May 13 through May 17 in Reno. The event was attended by kids ages 9 to 18 years old from around the state. Nearly 300 individuals competed in the event, showing beef and dairy cattle, sheep, swine, breeding and dairy goats and rabbits. Participants were members of 4-H groups and FFA chapters from around Nevada.
4-H members show market lambs for a judge.
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American Farm Bureau News ‘Get a Move on for GMOs’ Helps Farmers Stand Up for Biotech
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etaMoveOn.fb.org is Farm Bureau’s advocacy website launching this week that gives farmers and ranchers a simple way to “Get a Move On” for GMOs. Through the website, farmers can easily express support for a national, science-based labeling standard, like the approach taken in the Safe and Accurate Food Labeling Act (H.R. 1599).
From the website, farmers and ranchers can send House members emails encouraging “yea” votes for the Safe and Accurate Food Labeling Act. The bill will clarify the Food and Drug Administration as the nation’s foremost authority on food safety and create a voluntary labeling program run by the Agriculture Department’s Agricultural Marketing Service, the same agency that administers the USDA Organic Program.
Passage of House “Waters of the U.S.” Legislation
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he United States House of Representatives passed the Regulatory Integrity Protection Act on May 12 by a vote of 261 to 156, which would require EPA withdraw its proposed rule which is expected out soon.
“Members of the House today sent a strong, bipartisan message that the flawed Waters of the U.S. Rule is unacceptable and should be scrapped. Furthermore, it was refreshing to see members of Congress order regulators back to the drawing board, with an admonition to listen to the very real concerns of people who would have their farm fields and ditches regulated in the same manner as navigable streams,” American Farm Bureau President Bob Stallman said.
“The way that the Environmental Protection Agency and the Army Corps of Engineers drew up the WOTUS rule, it was more about regulating land than it ever was about protecting valuable water resources. Farmers and ranchers know all about the importance of protecting water, and they will continue to put that belief into practice. Through cooperative conservation measures, we have helped cut land erosion by more than 50 percent in just the last 20 years. We have reduced pesticide use and today use technology to apply just the right amount of fertilizer at just the right time. We look forward to a new water rule that recognizes the enormous work we have done, and honors the limits authorized by Congress and the Supreme Court.”
Fast Track American Ag. with Trade Promotion Authority
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alifornia Farm Bureau President Paul Wenger addressed the urgent need for trade promotion authority at a press conference on Capitol Hill today. The American Farm Bureau Federation and state Farm Bureaus across the nation are calling on Congress to secure agriculture’s stake in the international marketplace by passing the Bipartisan Congressional Trade Priorities Act of 2015.
America’s farmers and ranchers exported more than $152 billion in farm goods last year alone. But that growth is at serious risk due to non-scientific standards and high tariffs around the world. “For America’s farmers and ranchers to see continued export growth, we must pen deals that knock down trade barriers,” Wenger said.
The U.S. has not completed a new trade agreement since 2011. Farmers and ranchers need TPA now to complete important trade negotiations and open new markets around the world. Congress and the administration must work together to shape and set priorities based on actual business conditions. With TPA, Congress provides valuable oversight to the trade agreement process while the administration represents our priorities before other countries. “Farm exports have a real impact across the country. They create demand for our crops, fruits and vegetables, meat and other products, which in turn helps sustain millions of American jobs,” Wenger said. “If we expect to grow agricultural trade, we must plant the seeds today.”
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County Corner Check out what’s happening around the state!
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ounty Corner is a section of the Agriculture & Livestock Journal that gives counties an opportunity to share their activities. If you want to include a story in County Corner, please email us your story at nvfarmbureau@nvfb.org or call Jessica at 775-674-4000.
Churchill County FFA “Ag-tivity”
CHURCHILL COUNTY
Oasis Charter Academy Ag Day
Churchill County FFA students read to a group of elementary school children.
Students learn about water issues during the Ag Day event.
Churchill County Farm Bureau held an educational Ag Day on April 18 at Oasis Charter Academy in Fallon. The event was attended by 360 students from grades kindergarten through eighth. Students visited 18 booths to learn about the diverse agriculture industry, including horse care, beef cattle, mosquito abatement, safety and more. More than 40 volunteers helped to make the event possible. Great job Churchill County on your event!
A group of students learn how the melon plant is pollinated.
Churchill County FFA hosted their second annual “Agtivity” at elementary schools around Fallon. The event was sponsored by Churchill County Farm Bureau. Students in pairs of two read The Apple Orchard Riddle, the American Farm Bureau Foundation Book of the Year, to elementary students at all of the local schools in Fallon. The book was then donated to each class by Churchill County Farm Bureau. The chapter donated agriculture reading rugs and another book to go in the library book barns at each school. Two hundred seventy-two elementary school children participated in the activity and 41 FFA members read to the students. Great work Churchill County FFA and Churchill County Farm Bureau!
Each elementary school was presented with a new agriculture reading rug.
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DOUGLAS COUNTY
Minden Elementary School Ag Day
Students learn about beef cattle.
Students learn about cowboys and horses during the event.
Douglas County Farm Bureau hosted its yearly Ag Day at Minden Elementary School on May 8. More than 400 students from pre-k to sixth grade learned about agriculture during the day at 12 stations. Students enjoyed a variety of booths, featuring subjects like sheep, horses and ranching, farm equipment, water districts, conservation, healthy living, dairy cattle and more. Many volunteers from the community and Carson Valley FFA helped with the event. Great work Douglas County!
Children pet “Moo-Lisa” and practice milking a cow during the event.
You’re Invited to the Annual Summer BBQ! WHAT: Churchill County Farm Bureau Annual Summer Barbecue WHEN: July 11, 2015 at 4 p.m. WHERE: Hosted at the home of Norm and Sue Frey, 3975 Reno Highway, Fallon, NV 89406
PLEASE BRING: Your favorite side dish, salad or dessert. Meat, drinks and tableware will be provided.
OTHER DETAILS: This social event gives Farm Bureau members
and officials a chance to meet face to face. We have invited legislators, local officials and government agencies. In previous years, we had representation from eight counties and many elected and appointed officials, and last year, more than 100 people attend the picnic.
RSVP: Contact Dan or Julie Wolf by phone at 775-423-6056 or send an email to wolfpack@cccomm.net. Please include your name, contact information and number of attendees so that plans can be made accurately.
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The Future of Sage-Grouse
State and Local Efforts Key to Listing Prevention By Jessica Fagundes, Director of Communications
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he recent April announcement by U.S. Secretary of Interior Sally Jewel that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service would not list the bi-state population of the greater sage-grouse under the Endangered Species Act (ESA) is welcome news to the agriculture community.
“Because the process was well handled; some of the Native American tribes, private ranchers and other people were able to work together and come up with a game plan to do what they can to save habitat and save the bird.” The announcement also draws focus toward the impending decision for the greater sage-grouse population, which must be made in September 2015. Yet, experts do not believe the bi-state decision will influence the potential listing of the greater sage-grouse. “I think that it makes everyone hopeful, but everybody is very cautious about calling it a logical next step,” Healy says. Unlike the bi-state population, which lives in small area straddling the California-Nevada line, the greater sagegrouse habitat covers an expansive 186 million acre, 11 state range and habitat, making state and local plans even more crucial to the survival of the bird population and the ranching industry. “Wildlife and conservation efforts for the sage-grouse are going to vary widely from state to state,” says Ryan Yates, American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF) director of congressional relations.
U.S. Secretary of Interior Sally Jewell announces the bi-state decision. “Thanks in large part to the extraordinary efforts of all the partners in the working group to address threats to greater sage-grouse and its habitat in the bi-state area, our biologists have determined that this population no longer needs ESA protection,” Jewell says. A large factor in the decision was the Bi-State Action Plan, a conservation plan developed by the Bi-State Local Area Working Group during the past 15 years as well as $45 million in secured funding. State and local efforts will focus on a variety of conservation practices, including cutting back pinion-juniper trees to ensure they do not encroach on sage-grouse habitat. According to Nevada Department of Wildlife Public Information Officer Chris Healy, effective collaboration from all involved parties led to the listing prevention. “I think the most important thing that happened on that was that a lot of hard work was recognized,” Healy says.
“It’s clear that when you develop conservation plans close to the ground, you can produce positive results.”
-Ryan Yates, American Farm Bureau Federation
Some state officials seem to have a similar opinion about future conservation plans for the bird. In 2012, Governor Brian Sandoval established the Nevada Sagebrush Ecosystem Council. The council has worked the last three years to develop state and local plans to preserve the greater sage-grouse while allowing industries like agriculture and mining to thrive. Nevada Farm Bureau Vice President Bevan Lister sits as the agriculture representative on the Sagebrush Ecosystem Council. “We worked hard to develop a state plan for sage-grouse, and we adopted that plan in October 2014,” Lister says, adding that the council has developed the outline for the Conservation Credit System and is now working on the strategic action planning.
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The council’s plan, known as the 2014 Nevada Greater Sage-Grouse Conservation Plan, will address the many problems that have decreased sage-grouse populations. According to Lister, the biggest threats include wildfires, invasive species and common ravens. The plan is currently being discussed in the legislature as Senate Joint Resolution 5 (SJR5). SJR5 expresses support for the plan and urges the Fish and Wildlife Service not to list the greater sage-grouse as endangered or threatened under the Endangered Species Act of 1973. SJR5 passed through the Nevada Senate on April 21, 2015 and through the Nevada Assembly on May 18, 2015. Nevada Farm Bureau policy supports SJR5. Policy 232 states “NVFB supports the state of Current greater sage-grouse habitat covers 11 states. Source: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Nevada Greater Sage-Grouse (Hen) Conservation the larger ecosystem.” Plan and its unaltered contents as the preferred alternative to an Environmental Impact Statement.” And once a species is listed under the act, it is nearly impossible to delist it due the lack of resources and On a federal level, proposed legislation has also been funding. introduced to prevent the listing and to allow for state and local efforts to protect the bird. “The Endangered Species Act has one of the worst track records in American history. Less than two percent of all “Senator Gardner from Colorado introduced the Sagespecies listed under the ESA have ever been recovered,” Grouse Protection Conversation Act, S. 1036,” Yates, AFBF Yates says. director of congressional relations, says. “That legislation will allow those state and local efforts to continue to meet Although the bi-state decision will not have any effect the needs of the conservation of the species, but will on the decision to be made in September, most remain preclude a federal listing decision and push that back for hopeful that collaboration and sound science might six years.” prevent the greater sage-grouse from being listed. According to Yates, state and local efforts like those encouraged by current proposed legislation are the only way to ensure the greater sage-grouse population is protected. Federal intervention would be detrimental. “That listing decision will ultimately jeopardize much of the ongoing conservation work that has already been done and is planned to be done and frankly will have serious consequences for land owners and certainly working ranches, farmers and ranchers throughout the western United States.” If the sage-grouse were to be listed, Yates equates the situation to that of the northern spotted owl, which was listed as a threatened species under the ESA in 1990. “It fundamentally altered the state of federal forests and federal land management across that range. That listing decision led to the decline and largely the elimination of the timber industry across the Pacific Northwest. And that had a pretty significant impact not only on mill owners and the timber industry in general, but I would say also on
“There is a lot of hope that if all the stakeholders with the much large concerns of the greater sage-grouse can see the success that cooperation and planning gained with this decision not to list, hopefully that will create some motivation for more cooperation during this process,” says Healy, Nevada Department of Wildlife public information officer. “One of the things that it does do is it proves that when local government, stakeholders, state and federal government work together collaboratively and base this vision as well as land management decisions on sound science and locally-based initiatives that are fed with local information, it has positive results,” Yates says. “It gives us some hope that our work won’t be in vain, that possibly the same track will hold, and the secretary will have no warranted findings for the greater sage-grouse,” Lister says.
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Member Spotlight Kaluna and Jenifer Aki
By Austin Wright, Nevada Farm Bureau Intern Their Background Kaluna and Jenifer Aki met as children and were both raised around agriculture. They went to the same school, took classes together and would eventually get married. After 14 years of marriage, Kaluna and Jenifer are both active members in the Nevada Farm Bureau Federation (NVFB) and work hard in Clark County to be a valuable resource for agriculture education and awareness. Besides their involvement with Farm Bureau, Kaluna works a full time job as a correctional officer with the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, and Jenifer stays home raising their two kids, Jacob and Gabriel. Jacob is 10 years old and Gabriel is 8 years old. Their Family Outside of work and Farm Bureau, Kaluna and Jenifer maintain a small hobby farm with their family. They have goats, chickens, ducks, geese, pigs and a dairy cow. Kaluna raises his own meat and hopes to provide his children with the same experiences he had growing up around agriculture. “It is kind of like my zen garden,” Kaluna says. “I have to get away, and this is what makes me happy, and this is what I want to do when I retire.” The couple also encourages their kids to be involved with Farm Bureau and brings them to county and state meetings whenever possible. “They come with us to the majority of the meetings,” Kaluna says. “They don’t come if it means missing school, but other than that, we encourage them to go to all the meetings they can.” Their Farm Bureau Roles When Kaluna and Jenifer first heard about Farm Bureau, their involvement started out small. “When we first started,” Kaluna says. “We were just hearing little bits about what Farm Bureau does to promote agriculture. That’s what the main thing was, promotion and getting people to open up about and realize we need this, and that without helping, we’re not going to get very far.” Since then, Kaluna and Jenifer have been increasingly involved in multiple areas of Farm Bureau in Clark County
From left to right, Gabriel, Jacob, Jenifer and Kaluna Aki. and at the state level.
“I worked on the YF&R committee for the past two years until I aged out in April,” Kaluna says. “Now my role is to be more active in the county Farm Bureau and to be more involved at the county level.” As a big part of that county-level work, Kaluna and Jenifer run the Agriculture and Small Livestock Barn inside the Clark County Fair and Rodeo and attend meetings throughout the year. Jenifer is also the Women’s Leadership Committee co-chair for Clark County. “We try to help out as much as we can,” Kaluna says. “Because I have a lot of time off, and with Jenifer being a stay at home mom, we do whatever we can for Farm Bureau.” Their Big Project Every year at the Clark County Fair, the Agriculture and Small Livestock Barn is a place where kids and young adults can interact with and learn about farm animals. Kaluna and Jenifer were recently put in charge of the project, and now they plan and run it every year. “We helped volunteer in there at first,” Kaluna says. “They just wanted to fill it with rabbits, chickens and goats. But this is a big barn, and we decided we wanted to bring the agriculture back because that’s what people want.” Since taking over the project, they have brought a variety
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of new farm animals to the event including a dairy cow, which Kaluna owns and takes care of on his hobby farm.
And he replies, ‘The only thing that comes out of ours is a yolk.’ So we just want to expand and keep teaching people.”
“I bought the dairy cow,” Kaluna says. “Because there’s not a lot of dairy cows we can bring to the fair. People didn’t see them. We would always end up getting the half-breed one that was wild and was going to kill somebody. So I found a Jersey that I picked up, and she was friendly, and we could milk her by hand, and we could use her. So it’s mainly for the people.”
Next year, they plan on getting more sponsors and more displays.
Kaluna hopes that by getting new animals, they will be able to attract more people to the event and leave them with a better experience. “That’s why I get certain animals to show,” Kaluna says. “People come out and they want to see how things are done out here. They want to send their kids out to learn how to work and everything I guess. It’s not huge by any means, but it’s something.” The Akis hope to keep expanding this project so that they can reach more people with information and agriculture education, which according to Kaluna, today’s young people lack. “It’s sad when you have a 16-year-old kid from Vegas come and ask my wife, ‘Where did that chick come out of? Did that chick come out of that egg?’ And she says, ‘Yes.’
Concerns for Accurate Information Kaluna heavily stresses his concerns with the information available about agriculture and the people who are putting it out there. Kaluna hopes that, by playing his part in promotion and education, he can become a resource for accurate information concerning agriculture. “It’s all about awareness,” Kaluna says. “I’m tired of all the uneducated people going out there, spreading their own opinion when it’s not true. Like the GMO thing is a major topic right now, but that’s why education is my major part in helping promote agriculture.” Plans For the Future Kaluna plans to continue being as involved as possible in the Nevada Farm Bureau. He hopes to improve the Agricultural and Small Livestock Barn, further accurate agricultural education and keep Clark County Farm Bureau’s membership growing. “We need to make sure we get good members,” Kaluna says. “We need people that want to spread accurate ideas for us. We need to promote, but it’s also about getting our numbers up so that we can help out more.”
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2015 Nevada Farm Bureau Photo Contest Sponsored by the Women’s Leadership Committee
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une 15, 2015 is the second deadline for photos in the 2015 Photo Contest. This year’s contest will consist of four categories: Winter, Spring, Summer and Fall. The photo contest is open to all Nevada Farm Bureau members and their families. It includes two divisions: Youth and Adult (18+). All photos will be judged after the final deadline and prizes will be awarded for each division. This year’s prizes are $100, $75 and $50 for first, second and third place photographs. In addition to overall winners, the top photo from each season category will receive a $10 cash prize. Winning photos will be printed as postcards available for sale to all Farm Bureau members. Deadline to Submit Photographs Spring pictures: June 15, 2015 Summer pictures: August 24, 2015 Fall pictures: October 26, 2015 General Rules: • Photographs need to represent Nevada agriculture, rural life or Nevada scenery. • Please give your photo a title and indicate either adult or youth entry. • Photographers may submit as many pictures as desired, however only one cash prize will be awarded per person. (Photos that win their category will be reentered for the grand prize.) • Submit photos to nvfarmbureau@nvfb.org.
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The Ag Agenda Planting the Seeds for Smart Corporate Policy By Bob Stallman President, American Farm Bureau Federation
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hese days it seems as much policy comes from the corporate boardroom as from Congress. Some corporate directors are hurriedly bowing to pressure not from their customers, but from vocal activists. The result is corporate policies that forbid farmers and ranchers from using tools to maximize production, protect the environment or care for animals. Smart companies listen to their customers – and their suppliers. They collect all the facts before making decisions, rather than just responding to whoever is complaining the loudest. Through our corporate advocacy program, Farm Bureau is working to help companies understand the reasons why farmers and ranchers use certain production methods, and how blanket prohibitions can harm farm profitability and therefore sustainability, as well as the reliability and even the safety of our food supply. We don’t expect large corporations – even the ones that make their living selling food – to be experts in what it takes to run a farm every day. That’s our job. Farmers and ranchers are committed to providing customers what they need and want. But companies need to better understand how we keep store shelves and dinner tables full, and what it takes to do so while protecting the environment and keeping animals healthy. Real corporate responsibility begins with listening to the people on the ground. Companies need to hear from farmers and ranchers on how policies could affect our ability to grow affordable food. Sweeping gestures such as Chipotle’s recent announcement that it is eliminating all or most genetically modified ingredients from its menu are shortsighted. They fail to count the cost to consumers, farmers and the environment. Catchy but vague slogans touting “natural ingredients” and “integrity”
too often mislead consumers, and have nothing to do with keeping food safe and healthful. There are companies that are going against the flow and looking beyond the trendy rhetoric. Kellogg’s is a good example. They are providing a variety of options for consumers, not insulting their intelligence with simplistic, cartoonish marketing campaigns. They are stepping up to the challenge of explaining why these issues aren’t as simple as one production method being bad and another being good. That’s a bit more challenging than jumping on the latest “all natural” bandwagon, but consumers should understand how the application of science and technology to farming allows us to grow more food with less fuel, water and land and cultivate crops that withstand drought, require littleto-no pesticide and benefit the soil. They need to know that banning modern farming methods means throwing away those benefits. Farm Bureau is reaching out and recognizing those companies for their responsible decision-making on agricultural practices. And we are letting companies know that we and, more importantly, the men and women who actually produce our food are a source of information for them. Farmers and ranchers make hard choices each day – not based on what is popular at the moment, but on what is good for their families, land and animals. Every food company has a responsibility to provide safe and healthful products. We bring them the information and insight they need to be responsible partners in feeding our growing population.
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