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Utah Farm Bureau News MAY 2014VOL. 60, NO. 4

Inside:National Perspective 3Farm Bureau at Work 11Member Benefits 8Baxter Black 12 Farm Safety Column 25Classifieds 31

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Photo by Matt HargreavesUrban Farming: Leland Hogan, President of the Utah Farm Bureau, met with Larry Lewis, Public Information O�cer for the Utah Department of Agriculture & Food (UDAF), LuAnn Adams, newly-appointed UDAF Commissioner, and Randy Parker, CEO of the Utah Farm Bureau, to watch the screening of the new documentary �lm, “Farmland” in Sandy. More on page 15

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The results of a careful review of EPA’s March 25 release of the “waters of the U.S.” proposed rule are “dismaying,” accord-ing to Bob Stallman, president of the American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF).

“The EPA proposal poses a se-rious threat to farmers, ranch-

Farm Bureau: EPA’s ‘waters of the U.S.’ proposal a serious threat to agriculture

ers and other landowners. Un-der EPA’s proposed new rule, waters – including ditches – are regulated even if they are miles from the nearest ‘navigable’ wa-ters. Indeed, so-called ‘waters’ are regulated even if they aren’t wet most of the time, Stallman warned. “EPA says its new rule will reduce uncertainty, and

that much seems to be true: there isn’t much uncertainty if most every feature where water flows or stands after a rainfall is federally regulated.”

Under the proposed rule, farmers, ranchers and every other landowner across the countryside will face a tremen-dous new roadblock to ordinary land use activities.

“This is not just about the paperwork of getting a permit to farm, or even about having farming practices regulated,” Stallman said. “The fact is there

SALT LAKE CITY – The State Veterinarian’s Office issued an emergency order increasing restrictions on the showing and importation of swine in Utah in an effort to prevent the intro-duction or spread of the highly contagious livestock disease, Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea vi-rus, or the PED virus. PEDv is not a threat to humans or other animal species.

The order changes the way swine are exhibited at fairs and livestock shows by requir-ing the shows to be “terminal.” Effective May 5, 2014, all county and state fairs as well as other showings such as junior livestock shows and exhibi-tions where pigs and hogs are displayed or sold shall be con-sidered a “terminal” show. This means that students and others who intend to enter swine for judging will not be allowed to bring the animals back to the farm, and the swine must

State vet issues emergency

order to protect Utah

swine

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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: ...................utfb.fb.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 .................Scott Sandall, TremontonDistrict 2 ...............Ron Gibson, West WeberDistrict 3 ...................Ken Patterson, SyracuseDistrict 4 ................ Rex Larsen, Spanish ForkDistrict 5 ............................. Scott Chew, JensenDistrict 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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Randy N. ParkerChief Executive Officer

�oughts: Bundy only a symptom of larger problem

Utah State University Extension is conducting a study to evaluate the inter-est in incorporating agri-tourism and food tourism operations and activities among small and medium-sized local food produc-ers (farmers/ranchers and value-added food proces-sors) in Utah, Nevada,

Utah State University seeks participants for agritourism survey

Wyoming, Montana, and Idaho. The results of this study will be used to develop Exten-sion programming and publica-tions focusing on best practices and models for incorporating ag/food tourism into farming/ranching and food processing operations.

Participation is entirely vol-untary and if you choose to

participate, USU asks that you complete the short survey at: https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/USUAgritourismPro-ducer

You may refuse to participate or withdraw at any time without consequence or loss of benefits. The survey should take approxi-mately 10 minutes to complete.

The events surrounding the confrontation between Southern Nevada cattle rancher Cliven Bundy and the federal government de-mand discussion; however, the offensive comments he made regarding African-Americans and slavery are a disappointing distraction.

Many media and political leaders have condemned the comments, distanc-ing themselves from the 67-year old rancher. The firestorm of media attention added “racist” to “patriot” or “deadbeat” in the heated de-bate about who the South-ern Nevada rancher is.

Recognizing the battle for Utah to gain control of the federal lands is multi-fac-eted, Utah Governor Gary Herbert said Clive Bundy “is not the face of Utah’s federal land fight.” Utah Represen-tative Ken Ivory, author of the “Transfer of the Federal Lands” bill, noted that the Southern Nevada conflict however points out just how far out of line the heavy-handed regulatory and en-forcement tactics of federal government have become.

Farm Bureau joined with many Utah officials including the Governor and local elected officials in making sure the Nevada conflict would not over-

flow into Utah. It was disturbing to watch

news reports from the Bunker-ville standoff showing a federal SWAT team and armed Bureau of Land Management (BLM) agents pointing loaded assault weapons at fellow Americans. The scene from the Nevada des-ert was surreal – like something out of the Ukraine. First amend-ment zones, no fly zones, attack dogs, tasers and more than 200 armed federal agents was a recipe for disaster. Bundy’s call for a “western range war”

was inflammatory and became the catalyst for hundreds of disgruntled Americans show-ing up.

The good intentions of the Endangered Species Act (ESA) have been hijacked. It has be-come one of the most damag-ing laws to farmers and ranch-ers on private and public lands as well as being used to wipe out generations old family op-erations. The Bundy’s 20-year dispute over the endangered desert tortoise, state sover-eignty, federal government overreach and their historic cattle grazing rights had finally came to a head in this tiny, isolated piece of the American Southwest.

Coverage of the confronta-tion fanned the flames of dis-enchantment and even some hate toward the federal gov-ernment. There were pictures on the news of federal snipers holding the high ground with gun sights on the protesters. There was considerable foot-age of Western ranchers on horseback waving American and “Don’t Tread on Me” flags in protest of the federal court that ordered the seizure of

Utah Farm Bureau News 3May 2014

Optimism: A farmer’s stock-in-tradeBy Bob StallmanAmerican Farm Bureau President

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – With the understand-i n g t h a t s i g n i f i c a n t changes will have to be made to the Food and Drug Administration’s Food Safety Moderniza-tion Act proposed rule for animal feed, Farm Bureau is again urging officials to put a second draft of the proposed rule out for public comment.

“Given the complexity of the proposed rules, the current process of responding to comments on this draft rule with a final rule as a next step does not allow FDA to

Farm Bureau again calls for second dra� of food safety rules

craft a sound and oper-able food safety frame-work. An interim step, such as a second draft rule or interim final rule, is needed to work through the regulatory process with adequate stakeholder input,” Farm Bureau wrote in recent comments.

Further, the second draft of all the FSMA-related proposed rules should be made available for thorough review as to how they are intended to work together, according to Farm Bureau.

“FDA says that five

rules comprise the core of its risk-based frame-work-produce safety, the Foreign Supplier Verifi-cation Program, third-party audit certification and preventative controls for human food and for animal feed. Because all five rules contain over-lapping provisions that together affect our mem-bers both directly and indirectly, it is critical that they be evaluated in context as a complete package,” Farm Bureau said.

The organization also submitted detailed com-

ments on the specifics of the animal feed rule.

Farm Bureau’s cen-tral concern with parts of the proposed animal feed rule (and the other proposed FSMA rules) is that they are significantly more onerous than Con-gress intended when it approved the underlying law establishing a risk-based food and feed safe-ty system. Among the feed safety issues Farm Bureau addressed are the definition of “farm” exemptions for low-risk activities associated with raw agricultural com-modities (RACs) other than produce, and pre-ventive controls require-ments.

While the organization appreciates FDA’s rec-ognition of farms as ap-propriately exempt from facility registration in general and in regard to this rule specifically, the farm definition is too lim-ited to encompass other normal farm activities, including feed manufac-turing on a limited scale.

“Particularly in geo-graphically isolated ar-eas or locations where only a small number of farms are present, it is not unusual for a farm to add value to grains and other feedstuffs grown on its operation by mix-ing animal feed that can then be sold to neighbor-

When we think of farm-ers we don’t necessar-ily think of romantics, but don’t let their typical reserve in showing emo-tions fool you. A farmer’s heart skips a beat when he or she sees a newborn calf, the budding of fruit trees and the sun rising higher each day.

The Future’s So BrightLivestock producers

face sunnier prospects than they have had in years. Cattle and hog pric-es are at record highs. Milk, poultry and egg prices also are good. The sector is poised to see a positive supply and de-mand balance.

On the crops side, USDA announced at the end of March that farm-ers intend to plant nearly

92 million acres of corn this year, even though prices have fallen. That is a drop from the last couple of years, but it would be

the fifth-largest corn acre-age since 1944. Soybean and cotton plantings are set to increase, and pro-jected wheat plantings are down just 1 percent from last year.

There is reason to feel good about the prognosis for agriculture well be-yond this year. The pace

of innovation in farming and ranching is tremen-dous. The application of information technology promises ongoing produc-tivity gains.

Approvals of biotech traits, such as new her-bicide-resistant corn and soybeans, are moving for-ward. Agricultural compa-nies have as many exciting products in the pipeline as ever.

People may not think of high-tech when they think of agriculture, but they should.

Youth Isn’t Always Wasted on the Young

Each year, Farm Bu-reau surveys about 1,000 young farmers and ranch-ers from across the coun-try. In March we released the 22nd annual survey, which found that 91 per-cent of young people in agriculture are more opti-

mistic about farming than they were five years ago. An equal percentage say they expect to be lifelong farmers.

Just as promising, 88 percent say they would like to see their children follow in their footsteps. That is reason for all of us to feel hopeful, be-cause the nation will need new crops of farmers and ranchers to keep growing our food.

Of course, we all lean toward a feeling of opti-mism when we are young and “invincible.” The pos-sibilities seem endless; the threats, easily conquered. However, farmers, even young ones, see things a little differently. They are optimistic, but they are also pragmatic. Even in the spring, they re-main mindful of the chal-lenges they face, such as

the growing list of federal regulations that increase the cost and complexity of farming. Availability of la-bor, water and—especially for younger producers—land are also concerns.

Even so, farmers and ranchers of all ages and types are looking across the land as the weath-er warms and the days lengthen, and they are thinking that if the weath-er is right their yields just might set a new record. If prices are good, they might buy a few more acres or fix up the old barn.

It takes hope and cour-age to begin a new farming season in anticipation of a plentiful harvest and prices good enough to sustain the farm and the family for another year.

With credit (or apolo-gies) to Alexander Pope: Hope springs eternal in the heart of the farmer and rancher.


By Aurline Boyack, Vice President, Member Services and Women’s Pro-gram Coordinator

Do you want to become a better public speaker? Would you like some help in success-fully targeting your message? How about some tips for deal-ing with the media?

What is the Women’s Com-munications Boot Camp? An intensive training session for any woman who is a Farm Bureau member interested in building the skills needed to communicate for agricul-ture and for Farm Bureau. A maximum of 15 participants from across the country will be selected to participate in the 2014 Boot Camp, October 7-10, 2014. During the course of two days, there will be sessions on public speaking,

testifying, targeting your mes-sage, working with the media and seeking elected office.

Utah Farm Bureau Women’s Committee is accepting ap-plications from those female Utah Farm Bureau members interested in participating in this outstanding training op-

Women’s Communications ‘Boot Camp’ helps Farm Bureau women become better leaders

portunity. Applicants from those applying will be selected for submission to the Ameri-can Farm Bureau. If a Utah nominee is accepted into the program, the participant’s airfare to Washington, D.C., hotel and registration expens-es will be paid by Utah Farm Bureau. The participant will be expected to complete the AFBF follow-up assignment, and then share her experience and the skills she has learned with Utah Farm Bureau wom-en. Applications are due to the Farm Bureau state office by June 16, 2014.

“The training I received will help me throughout my entire life in advocating for agricul-ture and Farm Bureau and in many other aspects of my life

as well,” sum-marized Joël Hatch, 2012 part ic ipant and Utah’s first. “I would strongly en-courage oth-er women to apply for this Boot Camp.”

Becca Fer-r y , U t a h ’ s 2013 partici-pant, com-mented, “ I

appreciated the experience at-tending Boot Camp. I learned communication skills that have allowed me to speak out more confidently on agricul-ture issues. It also broadened my contacts throughout the country. I recently wrote an

op-ed about EPA over-reach that was published in the Salt Lake Tribune. Those women came to my defense when people were less than civil in their comments. I encourage all women to apply for this training. It will benefit you, your farm/ranch, and agri-culture in general to learn to speak effectively.”

Comments from others who have participated in past years:

“It gave me a huge boost of confidence, through encour-agement and working with other women.”

“Love it! Love it! Can hardly wait to get back and use these skills in my state and teach the

women of my state.”“I believe that our greatest

strength is our passion for farming and by sharing that passion we can win hearts, educate and gain supporters for all forms of agriculture.”

An applicant can be any woman who is a member of Farm Bureau, not just those involved in women’s leader-ship committees. The only exception is that staff mem-bers of AFBF, state or county Farm Bureaus or affiliated companies are not eligible to participate.

If you have questions, or for an application form, Aurline Boyack, 801-233-3010 or [email protected].

Photo courtesy of AFBFBecca Ferry, Davis County, speaking at the 2013 AFBF

Women’s Boot Camp.


The Utah Farm Bu-reau Federation has named Dale Newton as its new Director of Finance. In that role, Newton will direct the financial operations of the Utah Farm Bu-reau and assist Coun-ty Farm Bureaus in meeting their finan-cial obligations.

Prior to coming to the Utah Farm Bu-r e a u , N e w t o n h a s worked extensively in the world of ac-counting and financial management for vari-ous companies. His career has included large accounting firms DeLoitte & Touche

Utah Farm Bureau Federation names Dale Newton as Director of Finance

and KPMG, but the bulk of his time spent at state worker’s compensation funds in Utah and Mis-souri.

“I like to communicate financial results and news to stakeholders and give it meaning. Beyond just numbers, I like to help others un-derstand what the num-bers mean,” Newton said. “I’m happy now to be back in Utah and to work for Utah’s farmers and ranchers, and sup-port them in the valu-able work they do.”

“We are happy to have Dale join the Utah Farm Bureau family and look forward to the exper-

tise he brings to the job,” said Leland Ho-gan, President of the Utah Farm Bureau Fed-

eration. “Just as family farms and ranches have to operate in a fiscally responsible manner, the

Utah Farm Bureau does as well. We’re confident Dale will effectively help keep Farm Bureau on solid financial ground.

Newton was born and raised in Salt Lake City, having gone to South High School and getting degrees in management and accounting from the University of Utah. Many of his fond memo-ries include working on his grandpa’s farm in Mona and Levan, as well as working on his uncle’s farm in Syracuse.

Newton and his wife Holly live in Draper. They have four children and seven grandchil-dren. In his spare time,

he enjoys athletics, the outdoors, and photog-raphy. One of his great stories includes play-ing a lot of basketball at the Deseret Gym in Salt Lake City, includ-ing pick-up games with the famous Hot Rod Hundley of Utah Jazz fame. Please give Dale a warm Farm Bureau welcome the next time you see him.


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By Tiffany Woods, Oregon State University Extension

CORVALLIS, Ore. – Eliminating grazing won’t reduce the impact of cli-mate change on range-land, according to nearly 30 scientists in the west-ern United States.

The researchers, who work for nine universities and the U.S. Department of Agriculture, made this argument in a journal article in response to a de-bate over whether grazing on western public lands worsens ecological altera-tions caused by climate change.

“We dispute the notion that eliminating graz-ing will provide a solu-tion to problems created by climate change,” the 27 authors wrote in the peer-reviewed paper, which was a summary of scientific literature that was published online this month by the journal En-vironmental Manage-ment. “To cope with a changing climate, land managers will need access to all available vegeta-tion management tools, including grazing.”

Some scientists argue that livestock, deer, elk and wild horses and bur-ros exacerbate the ef-fects of climate change on vegetation, soils, water and wildlife on western rangelands. As a result, they claim that removing or reducing these ani-mals would alleviate the

Eliminating grazing won’t reduce impact of climate change

on rangeland, scientists sayproblem.

In this latest paper, however, the authors ar-gued that grazing can actually help mitigate some of the effects of climate change. Climate change, they said, is likely to increase the accumula-tion of flammable grasses and increase the chance of catastrophic wildfires unless those grasses are managed.

“Grazing is one of the few tools available to re-duce the herbaceous veg-etation that becomes fine fuel on rangelands,” said co-author Dave Bohnert, the director of Oregon State University’s East-ern Oregon Agricultural Research Center in Burns.

Globally, grazing is used for a variety of vegetation management objectives, in addition to fine fuel re-duction, said lead author Tony Svejcar, a research leader at the USDA’s of-fice in Burns who also has a courtesy appoint-ment in OSU’s Animal and Rangeland Sciences Department.

The scientists also said that it’s unclear how re-moving grazing would overcome the effects of large-scale climatic changes such as reduced snow packs.

The authors also point-ed out that some criticism of grazing has been based on decades-old studies, when the scars of unfet-tered foraging were still

fresh on the landscape. They added that in some places it’s hard to tell if impacts from grazing are from current practices or if they are left over from the homesteading era when grazing was unregu-lated.

“Before the Taylor Graz-ing Act of 1934, it was a first-come, first-served competition, with the winners taking as much of the forage as they could because if they didn’t someone else would,” said Bohnert, who is a beef cat-tle specialist with the OSU Extension Service and a professor in OSU’s Col-lege of Agricultural Sci-ences. “Since then, we’ve learned more about the ecology and management of rangelands. Ranchers are constantly looking at ways to be more sus-tainable in their grazing practices.”

Collaborators on the pa-per are from Oregon State University, the Univer-sity of Arizona, Brigham Young University, the University of California-Davis, the University of Idaho, Montana State University, the University of Nevada-Reno, Utah State University, the University of Wyoming and the USDA’s Agricul-tural Research Service.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The American Farm Bureau Federation to-day asked its members to resist a proposed rule from the Environmental Protection Agency that it says will impose unwork-able regulations on the nation’s farms.

Published Monday in the Federal Register, the more-than-111,000-word “Waters of the U.S.” proposed rule re-flects the EPA’s latest in-terpretation of the 1972 Clean Water Act. The rule could ultimately lead to the unlawful ex-pansion of federal regu-lation to cover routine farming and ranching practices as well as other common private land uses, such as building homes.

“This rule is an end

Farm Bureau tells members to ‘Ditch’

EPA water rulerun around congressio-nal intent and rulings by the U.S. Supreme Court, alike,” AFBF President Bob Stallman said. “Con-gress and the courts have both said that the 50 states, not EPA, have power to decide how farming and other land uses should be restrict-ed. It’s time to ditch this rule.”

Among other things, the rule would expand federal control over land features such as ditches and areas of agricultural land that are wet only during storms.

EPA says its new rule clarifies the scope of the Clean Water Act. Howev-er, EPA’s “clarification” is achieved by categori-cally classifying most


Member Bene�ts

BENEFITS continued on pg 30

Case IH Tractor and Equipment Incentive ProgramFarm Bureau members can now take advantage of farm equipment discounts. Eligible Farm Bureau members will receive an incen-

tive discount – from $300 to $500 – when purchasing qualifying Case IH products and equipment from participating dealerships.“Case IH is proud to support Farm Bureau and its mission of building strong, prosperous agricultural communities,” says Zach Het-

terick, Case IH Livestock Marketing Manager. “The organization unifies farmers to make farming more sustainable and the community a better place to live in a way that could not be accomplished on an individual level.”

HOW IT WORKSFarm Bureau members can receive the manufacturer’s incentive discount when an eligible tractor or implement is acquired. A current

Farm Bureau membership verification certificate must be presented to the Case IH dealer in advance of product delivery to receive the incentive discount. Certificates may be obtained by visiting fbadvantage.com and selecting the Case IH offer.

Eligible individuals, family or business members will receive the following discounts on purchases of these qualifying products:

-Case IH Farmall® Compact Tractors (A & B) –$300 per unit -Case IH Maxxum® Series Tractors – $500 per unit-Case IH Farmall® Utility Tractors (C, U, J Series) – $500 per unit -Case IH Farmall® 100A Series Tractors – $500 per unit-Case IH self-propelled windrowers – $500 per unit -Case IH large square balers – $500 per unit-Case IH round balers – $300 per unit -Case IH disc mower conditioners – $300 per unit-Case IH sickle mower conditioners – $300 per unit -Case IH Scout™ utility vehicles – $300 per unit

Legal ServicesUp to a 25% discount is available to FB members on all available legal services at the law firms listed below. Trust your legal needs

to attorneys who share your Farm Bureau values and a commitment to excellence. Contact the office in your region to schedule an appointment:

Northern UtahRob SmithDaines, Thomas & Smith, LLP135 North Main, Suite 200Logan, Utah [email protected]

Wasatch FrontJacob D. BriggsBently, Briggs & Lynch PLLC2604 Jefferson Ave.Ogden, Utah 84401*[email protected]*Other meeting locations available

Stephen M. StylerCentral UtahWaddingham & Associ-ates, P.C.362 West Main StreetDelta, Utah [email protected]

Southern UtahPeter Gessel, of counselWaddingham & Associ-ates P.C.1724 Boulder Springs Rd.St. George, Utah [email protected]

-Services include wills & estates, water law, business services, litigation, collections, natural resources, and more-Hourly rate after discount: $150.00-Discount also applies to flat-fee services such as estate planning; please call for a quote-Some services offered on contingency-Free consultations-Membership number may be requested for verification

Summer Savings = Summer Adventures!Lagoon: Ride, slide, splash, scream and laugh all summer long with a Season pass just $103.25 no minimums (including tax) and

your Farm Bureau membership. Advance ticket purchase only. Non-refundable Or…Choose single day passes just: $38.29 ea. includ-ing tax. These passes are for anyone over two. Advance ticket purchase only. Non-refundable.

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THE INCREDIBLE PRICE OF $ 33.00! Visit www.sevenpeaks.com to see what the POAP includes. SEVEN PEAKS UNIVERSAL DAY PASS: You pay just $17.50 (includes tax) per all-day pass – the regular price is $24.95+ tax.

Advance purchase only. Tickets are non-refundable. Choose either: Seven Peaks – Salt Lake Seven Peaks - Provo1200 W. 1700 S. 1330 East 300 NorthThe Universal Day Pass is valid for admission to the Seven Peaks Fun Centers in Sandy, Orem or Lehi as well.


A Woman’s ViewVice President of Member Services

&Farm Bureau Women - Coordinator

Aurline Boyack

Wheat bread and butter? Hon-ey and crackers? Not to mention pizza! All at the city library? Really?

Tucked in amongst the books and magazines at the Nephi, Utah public library on March 25, 2014, a unique event took place. Farm Bureau, USU Exten-sion and FFA volunteers came together to share accurate agri-culture stories, related activities and treats with the children and their parents who visited the library that day.

March 25, 2014 was National Ag Day. This day is set aside each year to recognize and cel-ebrate the abundance provided by agriculture. On this day producers, agriculture associa-tions, corporations, universities, government agencies and count-

less others across America join together to show appreciation for the contributions agriculture makes to our way of life.

Melonie Brinkerhoff, Juab County Farm Bureau member and event organizer, along with other Juab County Farm Bureau volunteers, Juab County Exten-sion agents and FFA students hosted the “Ag”tivity day at the

‘Ag’tivity daylibrary.

The goal of the activity was help those attending gain a greater ap-

preciation for the work farmers and ranchers do in providing the food we eat each day. Partici-pants also explored the journey food travels from the farm to the dinner table.

Brinkerhoff organized two activity sessions. The first, held in the morning was geared for children under 6 and the second held after school was for school age children.

The younger children heard the story of “The Beeman”, with beekeeping props such as a bee-keeper’s jacket, smoker, hive tool, hive and frames available for the children to examine. The children learned where honey comes from and how bees help fruits and vegetables grow. Then everyone feasted on honey and crackers. This group also heard

“The Guardian Team” a story about the animals who guard the sheep.

During the afternoon ses-sion FFA students shared “Ex-tra Cheese Please” exploring

the journey of c h e e s e f r o m milk to pizza. The FFA stu-dents pointed out how long it takes to grow the

ingredients for a pizza, shared their experiences in agriculture, and made mini cracker pizzas for the group.

Then it was on to the next rota-tion during which the students heard the story of “The Wheat Doll”. During this rotation the children were given a container of heavy cream to shake while they listened to the story. After reading this pioneer story, the volunteer talked to the children about wheat. The youngsters were able to examine wheat on

the stalk, wheat kernels, whole grain wheat flour, all-purpose flour, crackers, pasta and even play-doh. This touch-and-feel station also enabled the students to use a hand crank turning hard red wheat into wheat flour. The volunteer took this opportunity to share some fun facts about wheat with the children. Then checking their containers of heavy cream, everyone discov-ered that their container no longer held heavy cream but the shaking had turned the cream to butter. Yum! Butter and whole wheat bread were enjoyed by everyone!

“The Guardian Team” was read during the next rotation. This book explains that guardian animals such as dogs and burros are routinely introduced to baby lambs and then how these guard-ian animals learn work together to protect the growing lambs.

The final rotation for the af-

AGTIVITY continued on pg 23

Photo courtesy of Juab County Farm BureauMelonie Brinkerho� shows beekeeping equipment to library visitors during “Ag”tivity Day at the Nephi City Library.


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

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�e weekly meetingOne of the things that we need

to be financially successful is to have accountability in our finances. This accounting can be completed through a weekly meeting. This should include your partner if you have one.

A weekly meeting can help you keep tabs on your spending plan/budget, monitor progress on your goals, and help identify/resolve problems early. Set a consistent time and a place for your meeting.

Steps in the Weekly Meet-ing:

1. Review account balances: Our first step is to review our account balances. This will often involve pulling up our debit account or checkbook. This is a good time to take a minute and reconcile your receipts (does your account match your bill or receipt). You also want to confirm there is enough money to pay bills due this week and

avoid over-drafting your account.

2. Pay bills due that week: As bills come in the mail (or by email) place them in one folder or file for the weekly meeting. Fill out the check or bill pay for each one. It is better to pay early than to have to pay interest or additional late fees.

3. Review variable expenses: Look at how much you have spent so far in your variable categories, like food, gas, and entertainment. Have we spent ¾ of our food budget half way through the month? Placing re-ceipts in envelopes related to those categories will make this process quick and easy.

4. Make adjustments if going over budget: If we see a problem, we need to make a plan to fix it. Fixing a run-away food budget is easier if we catch it in week two instead of at the end of the

month.5. Consider any upcoming ex-

penses that are specific to this month or big changes. Set money aside to pay for events like birthdays, Christmas, and car regis-tration.

6. Assign bonus funds: Do you have extra money from overtime, bonuses, or tax-es? Decide together how to spend that money to meet your family goals.

Tips for your weekly meet-ing

Be Prepared – Keep a meet-ing binder/folder. When bills show up in the mail/email put the bill in the binder. That way your time in the meeting isn’t spent running around looking for things.

Receipt Box and Enve-lopes – Keep receipts for vari-able expenses (like food and entertainment) in one spot; in a folder, box, envelopes or binder. Empty receipts from your wallet or purse daily, then review them together at the weekly meeting.

Keep it Positive – Discuss-ing money can be stressful. We need to keep the weekly meet-ing positive; if your meeting becomes a source of conflict (instead of a place you work together to find solutions) are you going to hold another one?

Keep it Short – Your initial meetings might take an hour, but the longer the meeting goes the more likely it is to get bogged down. It will get easier each week. Try to reach the point where you can ac-complish you meeting in half an hour.

Financial Honesty – We need to be honest to one an-other and to ourselves about our financial situation. No hid-ing or omitting receipts.

Instant Forgiveness – When you find a problem be quick to forgive. Focus on the problem and how to resolve it. Time spent harping about past mistakes can sabotage our meeting.

Make it Fun – No one likes a chore; so make it a party instead. Use treats, music, or something else to liven the meeting up.

Take Time to Teach – Where appropriate involve your children in the meeting. Teach them as teenagers how to manage money.

water features and even dry land as “waters of the United States.”

If carried out, Farm Bureau says, ordinary fieldwork, fence construction or even planting could require a federal permit. The result will be a wave of new regulation or outright prohibi-tions on routine farming prac-tices and other land uses.

“Congress, not federal agen-cies, writes the laws of the land,” Stallman said. “When

Congress wrote the Clean Water Act, it clearly intended for the law to apply to navigable wa-ters. Is a small ditch navigable? Is a stock pond navigable? We really don’t think so, and Farm Bureau members are going to be sending that message.”

EPA contends that an entire set of exemptions will protect many farmers from the burden-some new rule. But Stallman counters that those exemptions will only apply to farming that has been ongoing since the 1970s, not new or expanded farms. Even for those farms, the

exemptions do not cover weed control, fertilizer use or other common farm practices. The already narrow exemptions, Stallman said, have existed for years but have been further narrowed by EPA guidance is-sued simultaneously with the proposed rule.

“The EPA exemptions offer no meaningful protection for the hundreds of thousands of farmers and ranchers whose operations and livelihoods are threatened by this expansion of EPA’s regulatory reach,” Stall-man said.

“EPA and the Army Corps of Engineers have said the WO-TUS rule provides clarity and certainty. The only thing that is clear and certain is that, under this rule, it will be more diffi-cult for private landowners to farm and ranch, build homes or make changes to the land—even if the changes that landown-ers propose would benefit the environment. This is pure and simply wrong, and it is why we need to ditch the rule.”

EPA WATERContinued from pg. 7


YOURUtah Farm Bureau

at WorkUtah Farm Bureau… attended the annual Northern Utah

Water Users Conference held in Logan. Priority issues presented included: canal safety, state engineer authority, shareholder change application, well certifications and water development funding.

Utah Farm Bureau… attended a number of county Farm Bureaus Spring Issues Surfacing Meetings. These meetings are designed to review legislative issues that impact production agri-culture as well as to surface pertinent issues that need Farm Bureau involvement and possible policy.

Utah Farm Bureau… participated in a Water Strategy Advisory Team Meeting in which a number of water experts visited to ad-dress concerns, challenges and solutions in meeting Utah’s future water demands.

Representatives of Utah Farm Bureau… presented to University of Utah Political Science and Environment and Sustain-ability classes. The capstone classes for graduating seniors allows Farm Bureau to provide a look at the politics and production issues for Utah farmers and ranchers as they balance water needs in the second most arid state in the nation, water development, growth and the transfer of water from agriculture to municipal and in-dustrial needs as well as livestock ranching in a public lands state, wildlife and livestock conflicts, private property rights, GMOs, chemical use and demands on food producers based on Utah and global population growth predictions.

Utah Farm Bureau… presented to Utah’s FFA Officers regard-ing the growing importance of reaching out to state lawmakers and helping them understand the role and needs of production agriculture. During training for the new FFA Officer Team, staff provided the group with important understanding of the partner-ship between Farm Bureau and FFA.

Utah Farm Bureau… visited with Utah’s Office of Consumer Services to review proposed rate increases by Rocky Mountain Power. The discussion included a rate increase on average on 4.1 percent generating an additional $74 million, much of it needed to meet regulatory obligations related to emissions and coal-fired plants.

Utah Farm Bureau… participated with the Endangered Spe-cies Mitigation Fund Committee to help determine fund allocations to various applications to help prevent species from getting listed.

Utah Farm Bureau… attended and participated at the Utah Wildlife Resources Board Meeting and addressed issues dealing with wild horse populations and increase numbers in the deer and elk herds. Staff also provided comments on the Ferron/Price Ranger District for Center Six Sheep and Goat Grazing allotments, as well as the Decision Memo on the Olsen-McCadden livestock water development area.

Envision Utah… has embarked on a unique, broad-based plan-ning process seeking input from a large number of stakeholders. Utah Farm Bureau leader are providing input into the Natural Lands, Agriculture and Recreation Task Force identifying land use

@ WORK continued on pg 30

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Farm Bureau is pleased to announce that a new FB Member Advantage! “Bo-nus Cash” program with General Motors is available to members, effective immediately. While the $500 discount on the purchase or lease of a new GM car or truck is the same, the ability to stack the offer with one other private offer

is new, and demonstrates Farm Bureau’s commitment to exceed member expectations.

“We are committed to provid-ing our members exclusive access to superior, high-quality brands, programs and products,” said American Farm Bureau Federation President Bob Stallman. “The abil-ity to stack the current GM ‘Bonus Cash’ offer with another private offer means our members are sav-ing more money than ever before when they purchase a vehicle from General Motors – and is just one more way it pays to be a member of Farm Bureau.”

The new Bonus Cash offer can be stacked with all other offers available to eligible Farm Bureau members, such as Owner Loyalty (discounted employee, dealership employee and supplier pricing is excluded). Additionally, members are eligible 30 days after becoming a member – a reduction from the previous 60-day eligibility require-ment. The $500 “Bonus Cash” offer can be used on the purchase

New stackable GM bonus cash o�ered to FB members

or lease of all 2013, 2014 and 2015 Chevrolet, Buick and GMC models without exclusions in states that participate in the GM program.

To take advantage of the GM program discounts through FB Member Advantage!, members should log on to fbverify.com/gm where eligibility will be confirmed once a member enters his/her

membership number and zip code. A certificate will be made available online that must be printed and taken to the dealership of choice for presentation to the sales per-son. There is no limit to the num-ber of certificates that a member may print or use. Certificates expire after 60 days.

FB Member Advantage! in-creases the economic value of membership in Farm Bureau by teaming with leading companies to offer special incentives that dem-onstrate their strong support for agriculture and rural America. FB Member Advantage! is the mem-ber benefits program of the Ameri-can Farm Bureau Federation, America’s largest, most influential, and most effective organization of farmers and ranchers, and those who support them. General Mo-tors is the official vehicle sponsor of the American Farm Bureau Federation. For more information about the FB Member Advantage! programs, please visit http://www.fbadvantage.com.

Utah Farm Bureau News12 May 2014On the edge of common sense

BAXTER BLACK

Camping out in WyomingIt was just another camping trip with friends. A gathering, a return

to nature, to get a taste of what life was like in the Wyoming forests and plains before Napoleon Bonaparte sold it to Thomas Jefferson in 1803. The transaction should have been called the Cheyenne Purchase except the Indian tribes never got a dime. I guess if the Purchase occurred today, President Obama would be forced to buy Wyoming from the Powder River Coal Company.

But, back to our campers, Roy and Regina had moved into the First Class seats of camping. Like their friends, they brought Tabasco sauce to season, T-bones to grill, potato chips to munch on, sausage, eggs and libations of all kinds and heavy-duty lawn chairs.

As to their accommodations they eschewed camping under the stars. Roy had Boy Scout tendencies and packed his brand new teepee outfitter’s tent; big enough to sleep four, though they num-bered only two.

The model of teepee he bought did not include a floor and the cover was a heavy-duty, lightweight, waterproofed polyester, guaranteed to be the envy of any pioneer. It had an adjustable smoke hole should one need to warm the tent.

Harking back to his Cub Scout days he tied two saplings together and incorporated them into his tent erection. Regina asked if he should tie-off the lightweight polyester flaps to a tree or two, point-ing out that this was Wyoming, whose state bird is the windsock and whose capital once was Scottsbluff till it just blew over there. Roy as-sured her this would work, and he flashed his Kindling merit badge.

The group had a grand evening. Roy went to the tent and lit the wood burning portable camp stove he had placed between their two cots. Soon they retired. He drifted off into dreams of the cubby handshake and mumbling, “…I will do my best to do my duty…to obey the scout law…ZZZZZZ…”

Regina was restless. The rustling of the leaves soon became a persistent breeze. The lightweight polyester began to spread its wings, then flapped like someone changing a sheet! She blinked and suddenly she was under the stars!

Behind her, the tent containing the portable camp stove took a deep breath and lit the heavy-duty, lightweight, waterproofed but…apparently flammable polyester tent.

Roy jumped up, clad in his skivvies, and attacked the fire with bottles of water and cans of beer; grabbing, opening and racing back and forth in front of the fire! He minced and pirouetted, hopping and whooping like an Arapahoe brave with Tourette’s Syndrome. Finally he lifted the cooler full of ice and heaved it onto the polyester cremation!

They spent the night in the truck. As they recalled the story at breakfast next morning, someone mentioned Kevin Costner. “Cost-ner?” asked Roy.

“Yeah, Dances With Flames.”

Students in grades 3 through 8 were challenged to respond to this phrase, which was the topic for the 2014 Creative Story Con-test. This annual contest with the general theme of “Celebrate Agri-culture” is sponsored by the Farm Bureau Women’s Committee. The purpose of the contest is to foster a greater understanding of Utah’s agricultural industry and the role which farmers and ranchers play in supplying our food, fiber, fuel and other farm products. The theme for 2014 was “There are Plants in my WHAT?”

Students are invited to enter the contest within their county of residence. These entries are judged by the county Women’s Committee and winners in each age group are selected. The first place winners in each age group are then entered into the State Creative Story Contest.

Congratulations to the 2014 Creative Story Contest state win-ners: (County in parentheses)

Grade 3 – 1 – Braylea Conover (Emery)2 – Shelby Hart (So. Box Elder)3 – Shawn Lusko (Wayne)

Grade 4 – 1 – Ethan Fielding (Sevier)2 – Parker Klev (Davis)3 – Tylee Norton (Emery)

Grade 5 – 1 – Wade Huggard (Emery)2 – Isabel Nordfors (Davis)3 – Hailey Christensen (Sevier)

Grade 6 –1 –Teryn Allred (Emery)2 – Heather Johnson (Utah)3 – Aidan Sinclair Moyer (Summit)

Grade 7 –1- Alissa Bosshardt (Sevier)2 –Tyler Lacock (Emery)

Creative story contest winners announced

3 – Kayli Bennett (Davis)

Grade 8 –1- Deren Bott (So. Box Elder)2- Anne Hendry (Summit)3- Taelor Shae Gass (Piute)

The first place state winners receive a check for $100. Second place winners receive $50 and third place winners receive a check for $25. Teachers of the six first place winners each receive accurate agriculture storybooks for their classrooms, a “Farm Facts” booklet which is published by the American Farm Bureau, “Ag Quest” cards containing questions and answers cover-ing various agriculture subjects published by USU Extension’s Agriculture in the Classroom and a hands-on activity for each member of the class and vari-ous other resources. Western AgCredit sponsors a pizza party or ice cream party for the class of each first place state winner.

North Sevier FFA officers named winner of second an-nual video contest

Featuring a Division for just about everyone, Farm Bureau Women unveiled its first-ever video contest in 2013. With the same theme as the Creative Story Contest: There are Plants in My WHAT?” 2014 contest entrants were asked to present a true to life exploration of how plants be-come our clothing, our food or our fuel. Division I was for 7-9 grade (individuals or groups), Division II for 10-12 grade, (individuals or groups) and Division III for mixed groups including families and incorporating participants above grade 12. First Place State Winners received $150, second place winners received $100 and third place winners $50.00. CONGRATULATIONS to the 2014 Video Contest Winners!


IRRIGATION continued on pg 21

The Western Rangelands Conservation Association Inc. (WRCA) is in the process of filing a lawsuit against the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), holding them accountable for their wild horse mismanagement and herds being overpopulated, according to the BLM’s own Range Management Plan and herd numbers.

If you are negatively affected by wild horses on your BLM permit, and can prove this allegation, we would like you to join this lawsuit. Please contact Mark Wintch, President of the WRCA. His e-mail address is [email protected] or his phone number is 435-340-1331. The deadline for filling out the questionnaire and paying a membership fee is June 1, 2014. June 1 is a final date, as the lawsuit filing amendment period will be over.

If you are not affected by wild horses, but would like to contribute to our cause, we would be grateful for any monetary donation and support.

The WRCA wants the BLM to be held as accountable for their horse numbers as they hold us for our cattle and sheep numbers.

By L. Niel Allen, USU Extension Irriga-tion Specialist, [email protected]

As of April 1, Snowmelt stream flows are expected to be below to much below average for the central and southern portions of the state this year, and near average for the northern portion of Utah. Forecast streamflows range from 14% on the Virgin River near Hurricane to 110% on Smith’s Fork near the border. Most flows are forecast to be in the 55% to 95% range (NRCS Utah Water Supply Outlook, April 2014). Even in an average water supply condition, many parts of Utah in an irrigation water short condition. As a grower, you can determine the best strategies in a water-shortage condition for your specific farming operation by taking the time to consider options and the economic impacts. The following practices can help irrigators make the most from limited water supplies:

Irrigation Scheduling – Track soil moisture and crop water use and irrigate only when needed with the amount needed. The Utah Climate Center at USU pro-vides daily evapotranspiration estimates for many agriculture areas in Utah. A good summary of available ET data is found in a document prepared by the Utah Division of Water Resources. http://www.water.utah.gov/Planning/OtherReports.asp.

Irrigation System Mainte-nance - For sprinkler irrigators, replacing worn sprinklers, self-levelers, drains, gaskets, and fixing leaks increases the irriga-tion uniformity which results in more yield per unit of water applied. For surface irrigators, it may be time to re-level; evalu-ate if furrow/border flow rates and set times can be improved to increase irrigation efficien-cies. In some cases it may be economically feasible to upgrade

Irrigation strategies for water-short yearsirrigation systems to more ef-ficient systems. For example, a grower could upgrade wheel lines to pivots, which can apply water more uniformly than wheel lines.

Best Management Practices – The control of weeds conserves water. Weeds are well adapted to limited water supplies and take water away from crops. This is true for dryland and irrigated crops. Fallowed lands should be weed-free to conserve water for the following crop. Proper fer-tilization also helps utilize water more efficiently. Select crop va-rieties that produce well for your farm’s conditions.

Crop Selection and Irrigation Needs – A good crop pattern can effectively utilize the available irrigation water. For example, if your irrigation water supply is based on runoff with high flows in May and June, then plant crops such as small grains that can utilize this water and limit crops that have high water use in July, August, and September.

Pastures – Most pasture grass-es in northern Utah do best with cooler temperatures and the highest production occurs in the spring. Irrigate early. If water is limited during the hotter summer

months, it may be better to utilize the water on other crops.

Alfalfa – Alfalfa grows from spring until the killing frost in the fall. However, it takes less

water to produce a ton of alfalfa during the first cutting than later cuttings. Irrigation of alfalfa can be stopped at any time with little or no long-term effect on stand or future production. If there is not enough water to irrigate all your alfalfa, focus on highest produc-

ing fields. Small Grains – Adequate water

during tillering stage is critical to


Presented by Sand County Foundation in partnership with The Utah Farm Bureau Federation and Western AgCredit

L e o p o l d C o n s e r v a t i o n Aw a r d

In his influential book, A Sand County Almanac, Aldo Leopold called for an ethical relationship between people and the land they own and manage. �e development of a land ethic was, he wrote, “an evolutionary possibility and an ecological necessity.” A land ethic is alive and well today in the thousands of American farmers, ranchers, and foresters who do well by their land and do well for their land.

Sand County Foundation proudly presents its Leopold Conservation Award to a private landowner who exemplifies the spirit of a land ethic — an individual or a family committed to enhancing the natural resources that are in their care.

In Utah, Sand County Foundation presents the Leopold Conservation Award in partnership with the Utah Farm Bureau Federation and Western AgCredit. �e Leopold Conservation Award winner receives an Aldo Leopold crystal and a check for $10,000.

Leopold Conservation Awards recognize extraordinary achievement in voluntary conservation, inspire other landowners through their example, and help the general public understand the vital role private landowners can and do play in conservation success.

2013 recipientStowell Family

H.A. Farms

2013 recipientStowell Family

Call for ApplicationsUtah 2014

Applications

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Criteria


2014 Call for Applications

�e Leopold Conservation Award Review Panel will be evaluating properties based on responsible and sustainable land management, economics, innovation, overall land health, and community outreach and leadership.

Application Deadline: August 1, 2014For further information, please see the Leopold Conservation Award website:

www.leopoldconservationaward.org

If you, or someone you know, is a Utah landowner who is committed to land management practices that increase conservation, we invite your application for the Leopold Conservation Award.

Please provide the following information:• Name, Address, Contact information (phone and e-mail address, if available) of the

landowner• Name, Address, Contact information of the nominator (if different).

Please answer each of the following questions, based on the criteria of the award. Each answer must be clearly numbered and limited to 1,000 words. Answers must be typed on 8 1/2 x 11 inch paper (standard size). Please paper clip or binder clip your answer document, so they may be easily copied for the panel.

1. Responsible Management: Describe the applicant’s approach to land and resource management and how it may have changed over the years.

2. Sustainable Revenues: Describe how the applicant is generating additional revenue or lowering production costs in ways that help achieve long-term sustainability and conservation outcomes.

3. Leadership: Describe any significant achievements the applicant has made within the agricultural community in Utah.

4. Overall Land Health: Describe specific conservation efforts that contributed to improved land health.

5. Innovation: Describe any innovative techniques that the applicant has used to improve natural resources on their land.

6. Outreach: Describe any efforts where the applicant has shared their management techniques with others inside and outside of agriculture (examples: research, educational and media tours, et cetera).

7. Describe any other factors the review panel should take into consideration.8. Provide at least three letters of recommendation.

With your application, we encourage you to include supporting materials such as news articles, photos, maps, or any resources that would assist the panel in reviewing your application. Please do not send DVD’s or video clips. If you would like the application materials returned to you, please indicate this in your application. All materials must be mailed to:Leopold Conservation Awardc/o Utah Farm Bureau Federation 9865 S. State StreetSandy, UT 84070

Utah Wool Growers Association

National Program Sponsors:

The Utah award is sponsored by Western AgCredit, Utah Farm Bureau Federation and:

Applications

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Criteria


2014 Call for Applications

�e Leopold Conservation Award Review Panel will be evaluating properties based on responsible and sustainable land management, economics, innovation, overall land health, and community outreach and leadership.

Application Deadline: August 1, 2014For further information, please see the Leopold Conservation Award website:

www.leopoldconservationaward.org

If you, or someone you know, is a Utah landowner who is committed to land management practices that increase conservation, we invite your application for the Leopold Conservation Award.

Please provide the following information:• Name, Address, Contact information (phone and e-mail address, if available) of the

landowner• Name, Address, Contact information of the nominator (if different).

Please answer each of the following questions, based on the criteria of the award. Each answer must be clearly numbered and limited to 1,000 words. Answers must be typed on 8 1/2 x 11 inch paper (standard size). Please paper clip or binder clip your answer document, so they may be easily copied for the panel.

1. Responsible Management: Describe the applicant’s approach to land and resource management and how it may have changed over the years.

2. Sustainable Revenues: Describe how the applicant is generating additional revenue or lowering production costs in ways that help achieve long-term sustainability and conservation outcomes.

3. Leadership: Describe any significant achievements the applicant has made within the agricultural community in Utah.

4. Overall Land Health: Describe specific conservation efforts that contributed to improved land health.

5. Innovation: Describe any innovative techniques that the applicant has used to improve natural resources on their land.

6. Outreach: Describe any efforts where the applicant has shared their management techniques with others inside and outside of agriculture (examples: research, educational and media tours, et cetera).

7. Describe any other factors the review panel should take into consideration.8. Provide at least three letters of recommendation.

With your application, we encourage you to include supporting materials such as news articles, photos, maps, or any resources that would assist the panel in reviewing your application. Please do not send DVD’s or video clips. If you would like the application materials returned to you, please indicate this in your application. All materials must be mailed to:Leopold Conservation Awardc/o Utah Farm Bureau Federation 9865 S. State StreetSandy, UT 84070

Utah Wool Growers Association

National Program Sponsors:

The Utah award is sponsored by Western AgCredit, Utah Farm Bureau Federation and:


Utah Farm Bureau hosts premiere of ‘Farmland’ documentary � lm

Photo by Matt HargreavesFood writer and blogger Becky Rosenthal (SLCfoodie.com and @slcfoodie) came to the premiere and reception, � nding it enjoyable to get a glimpse into the lives of those providing the food she writes about.

Photo by Matt HargreavesFarmer Becca Ferry gets interviewed by KSL TV during the reception at the Utah Farm Bureau o� ce in Sandy. In addition to promoting the � lm, Farm Bureau tried to let media get to know Utah’s local farmers and their stories.

Photo by Matt HargreavesUtah Farm Bureau President Leland Hogan welcomes media and other invited guests to the Utah Farm Bureau building for a reception fol-lowing the premiere of ‘Farmland’ in Sandy.

Photo by Matt HargreavesRuss Kohler (le� ), his wife Heather Kohler (not pictured) and father Grant Kohler (right) served their award-winning Heber Valley Arti-san Cheese during the ‘Farmland’ reception.

Most Americans have never stepped foot on a farm or ranch, or even talked to the people who grow and raise the food they eat. Many people have mixed perceptions about what it means to be a farmer today, and the process of how their meal has traveled from the farm to their table.

To help bridge the gap, Farmland, a new documentary � lm by Academy, Grammy and Emmy-winning director James Moll, premiered in theaters across the U.S. on May 1. � e documentary takes an intimate look at the lives of American farmers and ranchers in their ‘20s, all of whom are now responsible for running their farming businesses. � rough the � lm, viewers step inside the world of farming and take a � rst-hand look into the lives of these young farm-ers and ranchers to learn about the high-risk, high reward job of a farmer or rancher, and their passion for a way of life that has been passed down from generation to generation.

In Utah, the � lm showed at the Megaplex theaters at Jordan Commons in Sandy. � e Utah Farm Bureau hosted a premiere for the � lm, inviting food media, chefs and special guests including new Commissioner of Agriculture LuAnn Adams to view the � lm along with the rest of the public. In an attempt to give the � lm a Utah � are, Farm Bureau invited media to mingle with some farmers and ranchers following the � lm, to talk about what was shown and to share some of what Utah has to o� er.

With only a brief theater run, Farmland will soon be available on-demand via various distribution channels such as Net� ix and Amazon Prime.


Along the CountrysideVice President- CommunicationsMatt Hargreaves

CORINNE, Utah – In what may be the most obvious state-ment of the year, Joel Ferry acknowledges he’s been apply-ing manure to his fields of corn, pasture grass and wheat, and admits ‘it really makes things grow great.’ While the science is undis-puted, Ferry’s use of biosolids on his fields shares a number of valuable lessons that can help farmers go-ing forward.

The first lesson was about how valuable biosolids can be for making his crops grow well.

Biosolids are described by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) as “primarily organic materials produced dur-ing wastewater treatment which may be put to beneficial use.” The describe the process of applying biosolids to soil to boost organic matter and sup-ply nutrients, to be used on agricultural land, forests, rangelands, other areas in need of reclamation.

In the EPA’s technology fact sheet on biosolids, they describe the product’s land application as improving “soil properties, such as texture and water holding capacity, which make con-ditions more favorable to root growth and increases the drought tolerance of vegetation…It also sup-plies nutrients essential for growth, including nitrogen and phosphorus, as well as some es-sential micro nutrients such as nickel, zinc and copper.”

When properly managed, bio-solids applied to land help by reducing reliance on phospho-rus by using a recycled product,

Box Elder County farmer’s experience with biosolids valuable on many fronts

and introduce nutrients that are more soluble than chemical fertilizers and released more slowly. Despite the benefits, there are a few conditions that need to be evaluated before de-ciding if biosolids are right for

your farm or ranch.Under regulations from EPA

for the use and disposal of sew-age sludge (40 CFR, Part 503), wastewater solids need to be processed before they are land applied. Called ‘stabilization’, this helps “minimize odor gen-eration, destroys pathogens (disease causing organisms), and reduces vector attraction potential.” Vector attraction is the degree to which vectors

(flies, mosquitoes, rodents, etc.) are attracted to the product and have the potential to transmit pathogens elsewhere. To reduce vector attraction, biosolids are processed through digestion, composting, heat drying and alkaline stabilization.

The application of biosolids, while requiring less capital, can be labor intensive. Rainy seasons can make it difficult to apply, thus requiring an ability to store the product until it can be used. Biosolids also require

setbacks for water resources and can have strict erosion control and soil conservation requirements.

EPA suggests those consider-ing use of biosolids “determine such things as nutrient content

and physical characteristics of their soil, slope, depth to groundwater, and proximity to surface water.”

With the EPA – hardly the promoter of all things agricul-ture – giving its stamp of ap-proval for responsible use of bio-solids, one would imagine that it is only clear sailing. However, the EPA does add a cautionary note, stating that a potential dis-advantage to using biosolids is

“potential public opposition, which is encountered most often when the beneficial use site is close to residential areas. One of the pri-mary reasons for public concern is odor. However, many successful programs have gained public sup-port through ef-fective communi-

cations, an absolutely essential component in the beneficial use of biosolids.”

The communication of ben-efits has helped such large met-ropolitan areas as Chicago, Denver, Los Angeles, New York, Philadelphia, Seattle, and Wash-

ington, D.C. apply biosolids without major problems. If it can work in these major cities, surely agriculturally friendly towns in Utah can be the same.

Ferry has been applying ap-proximately 3,500 dry tons of biosolids per year, or about 20 loads per week, to his farm ground in Corinne, in Box Elder County for the last two years. To ensure Ferry and his fam-ily keep the land in optimal health, he regularly takes soil samples to accurately manage nutrient levels. Joel protects the wetland areas in order to maintain the diversity of birds and other animals in the area. Of evidence of the Ferry’s com-mitment to responsible land use, the Water Environment Association of Utah, a group of water quality professionals and scientists working to preserve and enhance water quality, has selected the Ferry farm as the location for its summer tour on how to properly manage water and land.

Despite the successful use of the product, Ferry was hesitant to reach out to the community at large for fear of “kicking a hornets nest”. Feeling discre-tion was the better part of valor, Ferry wanted to avoid possibly upsetting neighbors over a practice that could be easily misunderstood.

Looking back, however, Joel recognizes the second lesson from using biosolids has been the value of education working with his community. The need for building community trust in our scientifically and historically approved methods of farming has been brought home with various concerns over biosolids.

Photo by Matt HargreavesJoel Ferry shows where biosolids have been applied to some of his �elds in Corinne.

Utah Farm Bureau News 17May 2014With perhaps misin-

terpreted information, individuals in commu-nities over the years have spread informa-tion to rally support against the use of bio-solids by essentially telling people farmers were pumping septic tanks onto their fields. Neighbors in various Box Elder County communities felt it limited their family’s ability to enjoy being outside and was con-cerned about poten-tial health hazards.

Though far from t h e t r u t h , w h o wouldn’t want to guard their fam-ily against such as charge? Sir Winston Churchill was quoted as saying misinfor-mation can “travel halfway across the planet in the time the truth is still putting on its trousers”. As the speed of communica-tion continues to in-crease, this quote may be conservative in its time estimates. How-ever, it emphasizes the need for proactive shar-ing of the realities of farming.

As stated by Betty Wolanyk, former direc-tor for Education and Research for the Ameri-can Farm Bureau in the publication Addressing Misconceptions About Agriculture, “Anyone can say anything nega-tive about modern ag-riculture and have it be believed. Correct-ing erroneous beliefs is a much greater chal-lenge.”

In these recent in-stances with biosolids, naysayers don’t have evi-dence on their side sci-entifically. According to Dr. Michael McFarland, Associate Professor of Civil and Environmen-tal Engineering at Utah State University, “in the United States, 3.4 million

dry tons of biosolids are land applied each year – without any documented negative public health or environmental impact.” This represents about 60 of all biosolids produced nationally.

Additionally, similar products have been ap-plied to home lawns and gardens in Box Elder County for twenty years without any problems. Box Elder County isn’t unique in this use, with about 90 percent of all biosolids in Utah are being land applied on farms and other residen-tial uses. Despite this in-formation – and the fact the Ferry’s have passed all EPA and Utah Depart-ment of Water Quality in-spections – these answer the scientific concerns,

not the emotional ones.However, misconcep-

tions have a way of stick-ing around, whether it is DDT causing eggshell thinning to farmers using the greatest concentra-tion of chemical pesti-cides (both of these as-sumptions is incorrect). Nevertheless, Joel Ferry

and has been dutifully working with neighbors, landowners, government leaders and others to en-sure the practice doesn’t get vilified and a valuable resource wasted.

“Though we may be le-gally defensible in many of the practices we en-gage in, it’s up to us as farmers and ranchers to ensure we have the public “seal of approv-al” to make things go smoothly,” Ferry said. “I would never do anything to damage the land or harm my neighbors. I just needed to commu-nicate the safety of this product in a better way.”

Charlie Arnot of the Center for Food Integrity, a non-profit organization working with farmers and food organizations to build consumer trust

Photo by Matt HargreavesBiosolids get applied to pasture grass the same as any fertilizer. �e Ferry family regularly takes soil samples to ensure proper health of the land.

and confidence in today’s food system said the fol-lowing of communication with the public:

“Whether farms or food companies, consumers are increasingly skeptical that large organizations are worthy of trust,” Ar-not said, “Consumers believe that mass pro-duction creates more opportunity for error, that industrialized food production is inherently impersonal, and that big companies will put prof-its ahead of public inter-est. [Our] research shows the ‘big is bad’ bias can be overcome with trust-building transparency.”

As individual farmers and ranchers – as well as Farm Bureau and other similar groups – continue to reach out to the public and be proactive about the how’s and why’s of farming, it will help build a stronger bond that will stand the test of times when it comes to issues of concern.

Salt Lake County’s Ur-ban Farming program is digging in to the Farm to School movement! The focus is on helping farm-ers build connections with School Districts to increase the prevalence of locally sourced food in school meals. If you are a medium to large-scale producer interested in selling products and produce to Utah’s School Districts, and teaching children about agriculture and connecting them to real food, please con-tact Supreet at Salt Lake County at 385-468-1793. Her email is [email protected] ; she can be reached on her cell phone at (801)-473-6682.

New program

links local farmers with local schools


County ConnectionVice President- OrganizationDavid Bailey

BAILEY continued on pg 24

Springtime – A time for learning & renewalFor me, this year is a milestone

of sorts. My oldest child is now 12 years old and he seems ready to handle a few more of the family farming duties on his own.

Last year I tested his tractor driving skills out to see how he much he was learning. After some on-the-job training, which included a final exam about the seven ways to quickly shut down the tractor in an emergency, I finally resolved he was ready.

M y n e r v e s were t ingling with angst the first time I left him alone to run the tractor for a few minutes while I ran an errand. Upon my return I found all was well, so I left again to fin-ish up some other chores. When I returned the second time, I found the tractor cuddling a good-sized scrub oak tree at the edge of the field. Thankfully my final exam test paid off and the tractor was shut down just in time and no harm was done, except for some bruised pride indicated by the dry tears on my sons face. Valuable lessons aren’t taught, they are learned through experience.

As springtime rolls on this year I am grateful for the renewal it brings to both the soil and my life. Like all farmers and ranch-ers across our nation, I too look forward to the changing of the seasons, particularly the change from the dark, cold days of winter to the warm and rainy days of spring.

Each springtime, the earth awakens from its winter hiberna-tion and it seems like we all get a fresh start of sorts. As the snow slowly recedes from the fields and up into the foothills the signs of spring seem to arrive in waves. My eagerness to get the tractor going to till the earth is often trumped by a low lying wet spot

or the late winter storm that gives winter one last cold snowy blast.

Spring for many of us repre-sents rebirth, it means no matter how poor or decent our crop was last year there is new hope for a better yield this year. It also means we need to remember and apply what we learned from last year. Most any farmer will tell you that every year is just a little dif-ferent from the last. Sometimes there is an abundance of water

and some years not so much. Some years the grass grows fast and high and other years we wonder if it will ever grow at all. Mother earth usually doesn’t let us down if we are patient enough. Over time she has taught us a great deal about patience and proper planning. The technology of our day has led us to be more productive than last year and generally farmers and ranchers have met the challenge year in and year out.

Over time we have learned a lot about how things grow and what we can do to improve our crops and maintain a sustainable landscape. Some of us are slow learners and continue to embrace the past more than the future. I consider myself a little that way and find it hard to change even when it’s clear that change is needed and will improve my life. Don’t get me wrong, I believe we can learn and use some very valu-able lessons from the past, but we need to continually improve with the technology and lessons learned to move forward.

Looking back we find that since 1950 average yields of grain crops such as wheat, barley and corn

and have increased by a factor of 2.5 annually or by about 125-135 percent over the last 60 years.

Nearly 16 percent of the popu-lation (23 million people) were engaged in farming or ranching back then versus today where

on farm population is close to around 3.1 million people and less than 1 percent of our

population list farming as their occupation. Total farm numbers have shrunk as well from 5.4


YF&R Focus: Brock & Mindy SpilsburyWashington County Young Farmer & Rancher Chairs

As I think back to when I was a little boy, I knew in my heart I had what it took to run a cattle ranch.-Brock Spilsbury

“ ”

My beautiful wife and I have been married for 11 years and have three little cowgirls Shay, Kally, Milly and we are ex-pecting our first cowboy this august. My Family has been in the ranching and livestock business for six generations. I was raised riding horses and loving the cowboy lifestyle. We enjoy spending time out to the ranch and are grateful we have the opportunity to share such precious moments as a family doing what we love to do. I am very blessed to have such a won-derful and supportive spouse as Mindy and three hardworking cowgirls. Mindy and I believe that the ranching infl uence is an important part of raising good kids by teaching them re-sponsibility, a good work ethic along with an appreciation of the ranching lifestyle.

As I think back to when I was a little boy, I knew in my heart I had what it took to run a cattle ranch. Each day I built ranches and corrals on every

square inch of my mother’s carpet. Everyone was forbidden from trespassing through the “living room ranch” for fear of disrupting the herd or down-ing fences. I spent day-in and day-out on my hands and knees building my dreams on the car-pet and low and behold – my dreams have become a reality. A loving wife, great kids, and living the lifestyle I have always wanted.

In the fall of 2009 I gradu-ated from the Tucson School of Horseshoeing. I have been work-ing as a farrier and running a cow-calf operation with my dad, Ted. We currently run about 150 mother cows in Southern Utah. In the winter, the cattle graze east of Sand Hallow Reser-voir near St. George, and in the summer move to ground on our scenic ranch high in the mountains of Kolob, which is located between Cedar City and Zion National Park.

My dreams have always in-volved being a cowboy and a rancher branding calves, riding

fences and tending cattle. In my opinion, the perfect day would be spent on a good horse watch-

ing cattle graze. I believe in hard work and the old fashioned values of respect and depend-

ability. We are hon-ored and privileged to be part of such a great organization as the Farm Bureau and excited to serve as the Washington County

Young Farmer & Rancher rep-resentatives. We hope that our journey is one that builds good friendships, great memories and a positive impact on the farming and ranching industry for gen-erations to come. We look for-ward for what the future holds and hope that we can continue ‘living the dream’.


7/1/2014 2013, 2014 2015

Utah Farm Bureau News 21May 2014SAFETYContinued from pg. 3

ing farms,” Farm Bureau said. In a handful of areas that don’t have sufficient retail feed distribution, like Alaska, for example, purchasing feed from a neighboring farm might be the only way for a farmer to feed his live-stock.

Farm Bureau noted its agreement with FDA on the agency’s intent to ex-empt facilities that store RACs other than fruits and vegetables from re-quirements that would be established within its proposed current good manufacturing practices regulation and its pro-posed preventative con-trols regulation.

T h e s e e x e m p t i o n s should also apply to fa-cilities like grain eleva-tors, which, although they engage in activities customarily performed for the safe or effective storage of RACs other than fruits and vegeta-bles, are not exempt from these proposed regula-

tions because their ac-tivities fall outside FDA’s unreasonably narrow proposed definition for “holding.”

“Since FDA has cho-sen a very tight and un-realistic interpretation within this context, any post-harvest activities-even those inherently associated with storage of RACs, such as dry-ing, screening, cleaning, conditioning, fumigating and blending-effectively negate the exemption for facilities. This is imprac-tical and counterproduc-tive to the overall goal of risk-based feed safety for the animal and the pub-lic,” according to Farm Bureau.

The proposed animal feed rule’s preventative controls requirements is another area in which the FDA is overstepping. The core aspects of FDA’s proposed regulat ion would essentially require that all preventative con-trols implemented for hazards identified as be-ing “reasonably likely to occur” be handled like a “critical control point” that has been established within a formal hazard analysis and critical con-trol point plan, similar to the preventive controls regulation for processed foods for humans. This approach is not consis-

tent with Congress’ in-tent when lawmakers gave FDA authority un-der FSMA to create a separate hazard analy-sis and risk-based pre-ventative controls rule specific to animal feed, Farm Bureau said. Con-gress recognized that the potential safety hazards and commensurate risk associated with animal feed are vastly different than those involved in processing human food.

FDA ignored Congres-sional intent and instead proposed an extremely burdensome, complex framework to prevent and control hazards that may not be prevalent in feed manufacturing. In addition to being imprac-tical, the unnecessary requirements proposed by FDA divert limited resources away from in-dustry practices that ac-tually have been proven to ensure the safety of animal feed.

The organization is urg-ing FDA to follow more closely the legal frame-work laid out in FSMA and provide flexibility for the management of hazards and preventative controls that are tailored to each facility’s opera-tion and commensurate with the nature of animal feed/pet food safety risk that may be present.

good yields. If soil mois-ture is near field capacity, irrigation is not needed after soft-dough stage. It takes about 3 inches of water (available in most soils near field capacity) after soft-dough stage to achieve full production. One or two well-timed irrigations can increase yield up to 40 bushels per acre over no irrigation. Additionally, fall planted grains utilize the winter moisture efficiently and require fewer irrigations in the spring and summer. Planting spring grains as early as possible also helps utilize the available water more efficiently (more yield per unit of water ap-plied).

Corn – The highest wa-ter use of corn is during the hot summer months with irrigation needed into September. Thus, the acreage of corn planted should be based on the expected irrigation water supply during the late summer.

Safflower – Safflower

can be grown with or with-out irrigation. In 2013, research was conducted in North Logan. The aver-age yield of the irrigation treatments were 1660, 2300, 3220, and 3540 lbs. per acre for no ir-rigation, one irrigation, two irrigations, and three irrigations respectively. The irrigations were about 3 inches each. The most significant difference in yields occurred between 1 to 2 irrigations, with no significant difference be-tween yields from 2 and 3 irrigations.

Crop Rotation and Se-lection – The proper rota-tion of crops can increase the efficiency of irrigation. For example planting a deep-rooted crop such as safflower or wheat after growing a shallow rooted crop such as onion or po-tato can reduce the irriga-tion and fertilizer needs for the deep-rooted crop.

For more information on irrigation topics, please visit https://extension.usu.edu/irrigation.

IRRIGATIONContinued from pg. 13


Practical PolicyVice President- Public PolicySterling Brown

ROADS continued on pg 25

Adequately maintained roads are in the best interest for both urban and rural Utah. Arguably, transportation is the backbone of our economy. Lane Beattie, President and CEO of the Salt Lake City Chamber stated, “In-frastructure is incredibly impor-tant to most companies when considering where to develop and expand. Manufacturers and distribution businesses need to be close to main thoroughfares to easily transport their products in and out of the region quickly.” Imagine the strain on both urban and rural economies if goods and services were significantly delayed or restrained from get-ting to market?

Based on Utah’s projected population growth and develop-ment plans and in according to Utah’s Unified Transportation Plan, we are facing a shortfall of $11.3 billion over the next 25 years in our transportation infrastructure and development and maintenance needs. In order to keep pace with current maintenance and new construction, Utah’s Department of Transporta-tion’s (UDOT) will need an additional $300 million per year. The agency’s 2013 bud-get was $1.2 billion.

UDOT currently funds its programs from a combina-tion of federal, state and local funds. Of UDOT’s $1.2 billion budget last year, just more than $200 million was federal funds (20 percent). Congress is currently toying with reducing these federal funds to something less than $10 million beginning 2015. Con-gress is also considering doing away with the Highway Trust Fund and ending the federal mo-tor fuel taxes all together. This would turn highway spending completely to the states.

Trailing behind in transportationNearly half of UDOT’s funds

come from the state (50 per-cent). In 1998, Utah’s legislature increased the motor fuel tax five-cents to 24.5 cents per gallon. Because the 1998 five-cent fuel tax increase was dedicated to the Centennial Highway Fund for new highway capacity projects, state highway maintenance and preservation is operating on fuel tax rates adopted in 1988. State revenue for transportation needs come from a number of different sources, not just the motor fuel tax.

Another example of state revenue is the statewide sales and use tax. Ap-proximately 17 percent of state-wide sales and use taxes can be attributed to the purchase and operation of vehicles and vehicle-related products. Cur-rently, 8.3 percent of the total revenues from the sales and use

tax are dedicated to transporta-tion needs. Several years ago, the Utah Legislature increased this revenue by directing 40 percent of the new growth in the statewide sales and use tax revenues above fiscal year 2011 be transferred to transportation

needs. UDOT’s remaining rev-enue comes from bonding (20 percent) and county sales tax and registration fees (2 percent).

Population growth and higher vehicle miles traveled have cre-ated demand for increased ca-pacity. UDOT manages 243 state highways and maintains nearly 16,000 lane miles of roads across Utah, an investment worth $25 billion. Approximately $250 million is required annually to

preserve this asset. However, funding has been limited to $200 million per year during the next six years. Over the years, UDOT has adopted the philosophy that “good roads cost less, which means timely, cost-effective treatments mini-

mize cost while achieving the greatest long-term ben-efit.” UDOT’s experience and research concludes that preservation work should begin 7-10 years after the initial completion of the new road. Beyond this time period, deterioration occurs to the point where taxpayers shoulder a much higher cost to repair or rebuild roads and bridges.

UDOT has created a tiered system for classifying roads and acknowledges that fund-ing levels are not adequate to maintain the entire system.

The tiers are: interstate, Level 1 (average annual daily traffic greater than 1,000 and truck vol-ume greater than 200), and Level 2 (average annual daily traffic less than 1,000). Funding is sufficient to maintain interstate and Level 1 roads but not Level

2 rural roads. UDOT estimates that within 10 years only two percent of Level 2 roads will be in good condition and more than half (53 percent) will be in poor condition.

UDOT maintains the state’s bridges that have a span of more than 20 feet. Currently, 13 per-cent of state owned bridges have exceeded the original design life. UDOT is seeing a boom in the number of 30 to 50 year old bridges coming due for re-placement. In the next 20 years, UDOT will need to replace 29 bridges per year to continue to maintain the bridge inventory in its current condition.

The motor fuel tax is the prima-ry transportation-funding source for cities and towns. Across the state, cities and towns are main-taining and preserving nearly 35,000 miles of roads. Law states that 30 percent share of the total motor fuel tax receipts be directed to local governments. Seventy percent is left for UDOT. In order to keep up with infla-tion, the 24.5-cent current motor fuel tax that was authorized in 1998 would have to be increased to 36 cents.

Utah’s legislature has surfaced and debated a number of options to bring some level of resolve to this growing transportation chal-lenge. One option that appears to have growing support is to decrease the current 24.5 cent motor fuel tax to 12 cents, then increase the current statewide sales and use tax and dedicate the revenue increase from this tax to maintenance and new construction for both state and local roads. UDOT projects this option would generate an ad-ditional $395 million in revenue over 10 years. If revenues are dis-tributed along the current 70/30 split (state v. local) between state roads and local (B&C) roads, then UDOT would realize $277 million in additional revenue

Photo courtesy of UDOTRural roads such as this one, S.R. 14 in southern Utah, will need signi�cant boosts in funding if they are to be kept in good working order for Utah farmers and ranchers.

Utah Farm Bureau News 23May 2014AGTIVITYContinued from pg. 9

ternoon was a sharing of “The Beeman”. The students were quizzed about the role of bees in agriculture production, learned fun facts about b e e s a n d honey and were able to examine the beekeepers jacket and other honey g a t h e r i n g equipment. A honey and cracker snack c o n c l u d e d this rotation.

P a r e n t s were given c o p i e s o f Grandma’s recipe for apple & honey muffins, a recipe for bread-in-a-bag, and one for Friday Night Pizza. Handouts listing fun farm resources, edu-cational tools, take home activi-ties, and games found at http://www.myamericanfarm.org and http://utah.agclassroom.org/htm/student were provided to the “Ag”tivity participants.

“The Guardian Team” and “The Wheat Doll”, two of the books that were read during the day were contributed by the Utah Farm Bureau Women’s Committee and donated to the Nephi library at the end of “Ag”tivity day.

Throughout the day during each rotation the volunteers took the opportunity to share with the youngsters their experiences either growing up on a farm or their current involvement with agriculture emphasizing the many facets of agriculture pro-duction and how farmers and ranchers work to provide safe, affordable and abundant food for all Americans.

Melonie reports, “We con-

sider the “Ag”tivity a success and received some great feedback from community members and participants. Thanks to everyone who attended and all those who

helped make it happen. The Ne-phi library has already scheduled another “Ag”tivity day for next

Photo courtesy of Juab County Farm BureauJamison McPherson, Juab County Farm Bureau volunteer, reads “�e Bee-man” to children at the Nephi City Library during “Ag”tivity Day.

year!”For Farm Bureau volunteers

who would like to hold a similar event, Melonie suggests contact-ing the local librarian to see if

they already have some kind of educational pro-gram going on in their area. Then explore how an “Ag”tivity Day could be integrated into their educational program.

Melonie is happy to answer any questions you might have about an “Ag”tivity day. You can reach her at [email protected].

Additional fun farm re-sources, educational tools, take home activities, and games can be found at http://www.myamerican-farm.org and http://utah.agclassroom.org/htm/

student.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Increased and more frequent training, additional record-keeping requirements and changes to the family farm exemption are key parts of EPA’s proposal to tighten the standards for the handling and application of pesticides. While ensuring workers’ safety is top priority, the rule may go too far for family farms and ranches, according to Farm Bureau.

With the March 19 publica-tion of the proposal, the current deadline for comments is June 17. However, citing several important reasons, AFBF and others have requested the com-ment deadline be extended to Sept. 17, 2014.

Among the reasons for the extension request is how busy farmers and ranchers are in the spring.

“Our members-those who would be most affected by this proposed regulation-are now planting crops, tending to their orchards and prepping the soil for this year’s cultivation and harvest. It will be extremely difficult at this time of the year to ask farmers to stop what they are doing to provide us with their analysis and judgment as to its impacts,” Farm Bureau wrote.

The current Worker Protec-tion Standard revisions have been at least 10 years in the making. Tacking on another 90 days to the comment period is very reasonable, the group said.

AFBF: Revised

pesticide rule must balance

safety with risk

Utah Farm Bureau News24 May 2014BAILEYContinued from pg. 18

million farms to around 2.2 mil-lion. Land in farms in the 1950’s totaled 1.15 billion acres com-pared to today, which is around 919.8 million acres; however, irrigated acres have risen nearly 10 fold in that same time period.

It’s projected that our farmers and ranchers will need to produce twice as much food by 2050 than we are currently producing to feed the worlds growing popula-tion. In short, fewer and fewer of our nations citizens will be more and more responsible for growing the needed food we eat. Although my farm is very small portion of that which is counted, I hope I can teach and learn some valu-able lessons along the way and pass those onto my kids. At Farm Bureau and on my farm, we like the saying “we work with those who work to feed the world”.

ian, Dr. Warren Hess. “I also want our 4-H kids to be able to show their animals, however this order requires that they not take their animals back home.”

“This order does not cancel any livestock show; it does put into place prudent measures intended to keep Utah one of a minority of states that is free of the PED virus. Utah only recently relaxed its ban on “terminal” swine shows, but because of the resurgence of PEDv in more than 30 states, including four of the five states boarding Utah (Idaho, Wyo-ming, Colorado, and Arizona), it has become necessary to re-instate these protections,” Dr. Hess added.

The Utah Department of Ag-riculture and Food (UDAF) is taking this action following the announced requirement by the USDA that any case of PEDv and Swine Delta Coronavirus be reported nationally. In addi-tion, the USDA is requiring the tracking of movements of pigs, vehicles, and other equipment leaving affected premises; however, movements would still be allowed.

Since June 2013 as many as seven million pigs have died in the United States due to the virus. PEDv was first diagnosed in Ohio last May and has spread within a year to 30 states with no reliable cure in sight, ac-cording to the USDA. Many states are increasing their regulatory precautions relating to swine livestock shows.

See swine biosecurity recom-mendations for show organiz-ers at http://www.ag.utah.gov/documents/Swine%20Biosecutiry.pdf.

SWINEContinued from pg. 1

go directly to slaughter. The State Veterinarian’s Office also strongly recommends that all shows scheduled to occur be-fore May 5, 2014 be held as a “terminal” show.

The emergency order also requires all hogs and pigs entering Utah to be inspected by a veterinarian, and have a Certificate of Veterinary In-spection (CVI) that contains the following language; “To the best of my knowledge, swine represented on this certificate have not, within the past 30 days, originated from prem-ises known to be affected by Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea virus (PEDv) and have not been exposed to PEDv.”

“PEDv is highly contagious, and therefore aggressive steps must be taken to protect Utah’s $200 million pork industry,” said Assistant State Veterinar-

WATERContinued from pg. 1

is no legal right to a Clean Water Act permit – if farm-ing or ranching activities need a permit, EPA or the Army Corps of Engineers can deny that permit. That’s why Clean Water Act jurisdiction over farmlands amounts to nothing less than federal veto power over a farmer’s ability to farm.”

EPA accompanied its pro-posal with a new “interpre-tive rule” claiming to clarify certain statutory exemptions for agricultural conservation practices, including activities as commonplace and essen-tial to farming as building a fence. However, as these exemptions apply only to “dredge and fill” permit re-quirements, they do not pro-tect farmers from federal veto power over pest and weed control, fertilizer application, and other essential farming activities that may result in the addition of “pollutants” to “navigable waters” – pro-viding someone views every ditch and wet spot across the landscape as “navigable waters.”

“The American Farm Bu-reau Federation will dedicate itself to opposing this at-tempted end run around the limits set by Congress and the Supreme Court. The Supreme Court has ruled repeatedly that Congress meant what it said: ‘navigable waters’ does not mean all waters. This proposed rule shows that EPA refuses to accept those limits,” Stallman said.


Farm SafetyVice President- Farm SafetyA.J. Ferguson

ROADSContinued from pg. 22

Children: A priorityIn the cities, parents and

teachers are encouraged to help kids stay “streetwise” against impending dangers. Rural children face many of the same threats and even more, for example: tractors; implements; livestock; and other rural-based dangers, like chemicals, fencing, haystacks, canals, irrigation equipment, and farm buildings. It is imperative that these children a r e “ f a r m smart” as well as “streetwise”. Many incidents i n v o l v i n g children can be prevented through attention to details based on a good understanding of some fundamental principles

Make equipment and outbuildings safe. Anything that is hazardous to you could be more dangerous for children, for example, a hole in a barn floor, protective shields left off equipment, or even riding on tractors not designed for two riders. Simply making a farm safe for adults is not enough to keep children safe. Children are extremely curious and have not had the experience on or around the equipment in order

to protect themselves. They may be small enough to get past protective devices that would stop an adult.

Dangerous materials should be inaccessible . Anything children might use to harm themselves or others should always be kept out of reach. Guns, electric hand tools, and chemicals are obvious

examples.Know where children are

at all times. This can be difficult on a modern farm, since both parents often have to join in the work. However, young children must be supervised. If both parents are working, daycare or some other form of adult supervision is essential. Don’t let young children run around the farm unsupervised.

Practice safety. Have you ever set down a container of pesticide for “just a second”, and ended up leaving it for several hours? The best planning and intentions only pay off if safety

is practiced every minute.Set a good example. When

children start to help out on the farm, they will follow your example. If you work safely and don’t take chances, they will do likewise.

Educate. Even small children can learn the rudiments of safety, such as which areas of the farm are “off limits”. As they get older, children can learn why certain things are dangerous. School programs and safety publications, designed specifically for children, enhance the learning process.

Create a safe play area. A safe play area helps to keep children between 2-10 years of age safe. The location should be an area where contact with

production and environmental dangers are limited in order to protect the youth from serious injury. The area of play should be established with boundaries. It should not be in an area where vehicles and farm machinery

must pass frequently. It should be within eyesight of a responsible guardian. The area should be age appropriate for the youth playing in it, and it should be maintained so that children will remain safe when playing there.

Remember, chi ldren are curious and intrigued by big shining objects like tractors. In the end, safety is the responsibility of the adults in charge. No matter how carefully they are taught, kids will still be kids. Let’s keep them safe.

(an average of $28 million per year) for state roads and cities and towns would realize $118 million (an average of $12 mil-lion per year).

Utah’s transportation fund-ing challenges are a result of many factors: decreased federal funding, inflationary pressures, political ramifications if taxes are increased, increased natural gas and electrical vehicles that are not paying motor fuel taxes, population growth and increased

development and maintenance needs. How will Utah find the funds to adequately meet the growing transportation needs? Will rural and Level 2 roads be adequately maintained, pre-served and funded? Clearly, more debate is needed to surface solutions to these challenges.

Statistics provided by UDOT and UDOT’s 2014 Strategic Direction & Performance Mea-sures.


Utah Farm Bureau is proud of our long-standing tradition of providing insurance products and services to our members, and proud to salute our partner, Farm Bureau Financial Services and its property/casualty in-surer, Farm Bureau Property & Casualty Insurance Company.

In 1939, farmers were under insured. Most insurance com-

Delivering on promises - 75 years and beyondpanies simply didn’t understand their unique needs and couldn’t provide coverage that fit. It was out of this need for protection from the unexpected that an insurance company operated by farmers, for farmers was born.

The company known today as Farm Bureau Property & Casu-alty Insurance Company began selling a simple form of automo-

bile insurance to Farm Bureau members in May 1939. From there, it expanded into farm li-ability, crop hail, fire and allied coverage and much, much more. Today, that company has more than 1,500 employees, and serves over 350,000 members in eight Midwestern and Western states through a network of more than 1,100 exclusive multiline agents.

“We’re proud to be there when our client/members need us most. It’s our promise to them from the moment they buy a policy with us – through the good times and the more challenging ones, we’ll be there protecting them from the unexpected,” said Jerry Schaaf, the company’s Utah Business Center Director.

As the landscape of America changed over the years, so did Farm Bureau Property & Casu-alty Insurance Company. While the primary focus remained on serving farmers and ranchers, they also began serving those who moved off the family farm and started a business in town, or worked at the local manufac-turing plant. However, the com-pany’s unwavering dedication to agriculture has led the company to be the number one farm in-surer in its eight-state territory.

“Agriculture is so important to our country and the world,” said Schaaf. “We’ve stayed true to our roots and are truly pleased to play a role in protecting those traditions.”

After reaching $1 billion total direct written premium in 2007, the company has continued to gain momentum. The company consistently receives high marks for claims satisfaction and earns excellent ratings from the insur-ance industry.

“As we celebrate this milestone anniversary, we’re grateful to the Farm Bureau members who’ve chosen us and invited our fam-ily into theirs. We look forward to continuing to deliver on our promises – now, and for decades to come,” said Schaaf.

Congratulations, Farm Bureau Property & Casualty Insurance Company, on your first 75 years. We’re proud to partner with you in providing service to our valued members.


Leader Feature: Ken PattersonState Board of Directors ~ District 3Residence: 2641 W 1700 S Syracuse UtahSpouse: Norma Family: Nicole (married to Calen Rhodes), Grant (a missionary in Teresina, Brazil), and Aimee (Syracuse High School)Began Farming: I bought my first cow when I was 10 years old and I have been raising cattle since then.Kind of Operation: My Brothers and I own about 70 Acres in Riverdale that we run a cow calf operation on and grow our own hayOther organization involvement: Silver Beaver in the BSAFB member since: 1997

What got you involved with Farm Bureau? In 1997 I looked into purchasing a new Dodge truck and the sales man told me to look into Farm Bureau Insurance and I would get a $500 dollar rebate. Well I looked into it and it was a good insurance policy so we joined and later that year I was asked to become a board member for Davis County.

If you could, what one thing in agriculture would you change? More land to give everyone who wanted a chance to Farm. But really I am not sure I would change anything. I think if more people had a chance to raise animals and care for them the world would be a better place.

What do you see for Utah agriculture 20 years from now? I think as we grow, more of our rural areas will become urban and we will have to start to raise more crops on less ground. I think there will be more urban farms and more people will be raising crops on less ground.

What do you like most about being a farmer/rancher? I like to watch animals and plants grow. The spring is the best time to see this in action. I have always loved the springtime because you can see new growth all over new plants coming up and new calves and foals in the field.

Why should farmers get involved in Farm Bureau? Farm Bureau is there for you when you need them the most. They are always trying to establish rules, regulations, and laws the help the farmer and rancher. When you need their help, they explain the rules, laws, and regulations to the enforcing agent to help them understand why we do the things we do. In other words they have our backs.

What is something people don’t know about what the State Board of Directors does? Not really sure maybe the committees that most of the board members serve on to help the farmer and ranchers. Most of the board members hold leadership roles on those committees that they serve on and this promotes the farm bureau and builds a good relationship with many organizations to help establish the Farm Bureau as a place to go for information concerning its members.

What have you learned as being a Farm Bureau State Board member or what do you like the most about it? I like meeting people and seeing how other counties are doing things. As a state board member I am able to attend their meetings and activities and either give or take information back to other counties or board members to improve activities within the farm Bureau.

What are some of your fondest memories about Farm

Bureau? Several years ago we went to Atlanta for a meeting and we had a freezing rain and snow a few days before we left. Everything was shut down and we met a couple from North Carolina. We were able to help them across a very slick road and we have remained friends and look forward to meeting them at future Farm Bureau conferences.

What advice would you give to young farmers? Get involved in the Farm Bureau Activities and get to know your congressman and state representatives – you can make a difference.

If you could be on any “reality” television show, which would it be?

Stay tuned! I may think of one!What did you want to be when you ‘grew up’? I wanted to

become a veterinarian, but my life did not take me that way. Just as long as I can help someone I am doing well. I enjoy doing what I want to do in my day job and I enjoy farming at night and whenever I can.

Do you have a highlight of your time in Farm Bureau? Attending conferences and meeting people with the same morals, thoughts, and ideas that build a strong America.

What is your favorite/most recent movie you’ve seen or book you’ve read? I like action, but not scary movies (I like to enjoy the movie without being tense) and I really enjoyed the book “All Creatures Great and Small”.

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 really don’t have any favorites. I like a tractor that works when you need it! I have owned Holstein, Jersey, Brahman, Hereford, Angus and many other types of cattle. Also, many different breeds of horses, pigs, turkeys and chickens. I like them all, especially the larger breeds. I have owned Chevy, Ford, and Dodge trucks (I currently own a Dodge) but I can honestly say I don’t have a favorite breed of cattle or a favorite truck.

Any unique hobbies/interests? Spending time with my family; working with my brothers; woodcarving; horseback riding; beekeeping and anything in the outdoors.

Anything else you want to add? I graduated with a degree in Zoology/Chemistry and I currently work at Hill Air Force Base in the Advanced Composites Office.

Utah Farm Bureau News28 May 2014PARKERContinued from pg. 2

private property. And coverage of bloodied protesters tazed by federal agents and fending off attack dogs prompted the arrival of armed militia from across the country.

As the week-long conflict fi-nally drew to a close, the BLM and the armed federal agents released the confiscated cattle and withdrew, Nevada’s Senior Senator and U. S. Senate Major-ity Leader Harry Reid finally weighed in. But his incendiary remarks that the protesters are “domestic terrorists” were less helpful. As the feds and the Juab County, Utah wranglers hired to gather the Bundy cattle withdrew, they left behind shal-low graves holding dozens of dead cattle and calves along with the remains of government destroyed water systems con-taining water rights belonging

to the Bundy Ranch – good for both cattle and wildlife.

The conflict and uneasy truce at Bundy Ranch is just a symp-tom of a much larger problem, is pervasive across the western public lands states.

The changing demograph-ics and political dynamics of the western United States tells us there is a legitimate new movement where states’ rights, federal limitations, regional autonomy and the interests of western ranchers needs accom-modation. Few easterners un-derstand the immensity of the public lands and the impacts of generations of federal domin-ion. The reality is the federal government controls 58 million acres in Nevada (83 percent of the state); 45 million acres in California (45 percent); 34 million acres in Utah (67 per-cent); 33 million acres in Idaho (64 percent); and as much as one-third of Arizona, Colorado,

Montana, New Mexico, Oregon and Wyoming makes public lands states little more than territories to be dictated to by a far away central govern-ment located on the banks of Potomac River. As a nation we can no longer afford to lock up tens of millions of acres and our natural resources critical to job creation, education, energy and food just to appease a loud, radical minority of Americans.

Do ranchers and westerners have legitimate complaints? Let’s take a look!

Should federal lands be trans-ferred to the western states? Ok, I am a 1970s Sagebrush Rebel and found it exhilarating when in 1980 Ronald Reagan pro-claimed himself a Sagebrush Rebel and said he believed in equality among the states as embraced by the Founder’s “Equal Footing Doctrine.” The first step in establishing equal-ity among the states and allow-ing greater self-determination is for the federal government to honor the states’ enabling acts, relinquishing the federal lands.

It has become somewhat iron-ic, to hear the loud cries about Bundy’s lawlessness for not paying his grazing fees after his grazing rights were terminated in place of the desert tortoise and his ignoring of the Nevada Federal Court order.

Are we really a country of equal justice under the law?

When the federal agencies pick and choose what laws they will enforce and how they will enforce them, detractors cer-tainly have a legitimate gripe! To that point, Nevada Fed-eral Judge Larry Hicks in Oc-tober 2013 concurred with the BLM’s authority and ordered the Bundy cattle to be seized and impounded. The full power of the United States came down squarely on Bundy with armed federal agents, a “first amend-

ment” zone, a no-fly zone, tas-ers, attack dogs and a SWAT team menacing the American protesters.

In stark contrast, the Sep-tember 2012 order of Nevada Federal Judge Robert Jones to deal with the lawless be-havior of BLM manager Tom Seley and Forest Ranger Steve Williams for their “intent to deprive the court of jurisdic-tion through intimidation of witnesses and conspiracy” was ignored by both agencies. No action was ever taken by either the BLM or Forrest Service.

What about the legal under-pinning of the BLM ordering Bundy off 600,000 acres of grazing lands for the desert tortoise; land the family had settled in 1877?

Ranchers for generations have argued the federal land management agencies are systematically reducing or eliminating livestock grazing from the public lands. These actions are in clear violation of the Taylor Grazing Act and the Congressional “chiefly valuable for grazing” mandate. Of course the BLM and Forest Service (FS) protest at any sug-gestion of an anti-grazing bias, but Federal Judge Jones ex-posed the agencies in his 2012 finding. In the federal govern-ment’s confrontation with the Hage family of Nevada, Jones pointed out the “history of the Forest Service in seeking reductions in AUMs and even elimination of cattle grazing during the last four decades.” He added, it’s “a lesson the BLM has been learning the last two decades.”

The arbitrary and ques-tionable desert tortoise de-termination by the BLM on these 600,000 acres pops out when you consider a couple of things. First, the cattle and the tortoise have co-existed here

Utah Farm Bureau News 29May 2014for generations. Second, the BLM is set to kill some 700-800 of the “ESA protected” critters housed in the Las Vegas Tortoise Conservation Center due to lack of funding. With more than $3 million wasted just one hundred miles up I-15, that’s ironic. Should we consider a third - was Harry Reid involved?

Does anyone really think Cliven Bundy 20 years ago had an expectation of justice in fighting the taxpayer funded deep pockets of the federal government with its ability to financially ruin almost anyone challenging their authority? Bundy has watched as 52 of his ranching neighbors folded, many eliminated through fed-eral actions and abuse of the ESA. As Clark County Nevada’s last surviving ranch, he took a stand to protect his way of life and the western culture.

Water is the lifeblood of the arid west and the federal government has been challeng-ing state control and private ownership on the public lands for generations. Until recent-ly, these actions have mostly gone without much response. Knowing most ranching fami-lies have limited financial re-sources, the federal agencies have been bullying ranchers into giving up livestock water rights as a condition of access to their grazing allotments. These aggressive actions led to the Utah Legislature allowing a “joint ownership certificate” for livestock water on U.S. Forest System lands. This quid pro quo strategy of the Forest Ser-vice hit a snag when they com-pelled ski resorts to relinquish their water rights to the United States without just compen-sation, but as a condition of renewing their conditional use permits. The ski industry and ranchers teamed up to expose

these actions and has Congress shutting it down! And the Utah Legislature deleted the joint ownership provision from Utah law.

Federal over-filing on live-stock water rights hit a major roadblock when they faced off with Nevada’s Hage fam-ily and Idaho’s Joyce family. They stood toe-to-toe with the relentless army of lawyers of the federal government. These ranching families each spent hundreds of thousands of dol-lars and decades fighting the ownership claims of the BLM and Forest Service on historic livestock water rights estab-lished in the 1860s and 1870s, long before either were agen-cies of the federal government. These legal actions were noth-ing less than federal attacks on state sovereignty, western water law and private property rights.

Only the grit of these families provided us with precedent setting legal victories. In Hage vs. United States, the case de-termined the BLM and FS must allow access on federal lands for rancher’s livestock to benefi-cially use the state’s waters. In the Joyce Livestock Company vs. United States, the Idaho Supreme Court determined that the federal government cannot put the waters of the state to beneficial use where they do not own the livestock.

As a society based on the rule of law, how does the BLM and Forest Service continue to ignore their obligations under the Wild Horse and Burro Act?

The news that the BLM would spend more than $3 million to bring Cliven Bundy into com-pliance with the law infuriated Iron and Beaver County ranch-ers and commissioners. They had been told by federal land managers they were broke and had no ability to deal with the area’s burgeoning wild horse

population. The BLM’s answer to more than 2,000 wild horses in an area where only 300 are authorized under law is to ask ranchers with generations old livestock grazing rights to re-duce their herds by half and even two-thirds. This onerous request comes less than a de-cade after these same ranching families grazing rights were cut by as much as half because of drought.

As the BLM and Forest Ser-vice pick and choose which laws they will enforce and which they will ignore, it impacts real peo-ple and real families. By ignor-ing to enforce the Wild Horse and Burro Act the outcome is devastating to ranching families and the rural economy costing $15 - $20 million in cattle sales and local economic activity. This is a loss that repeats year after year – not just one time – and it displaces hard-working,

tax-paying American ranching families who have been on the land for generations.

So, is there really equal pro-tection under the law? Should hard working Americans that have built this nation acquiesce to the demands of an overreach-ing federal government as it manipulates and cherry picks the laws and uses the courts to keep our constitutional rights at bay?

More than 200 years ago Thomas Jefferson, principle au-thor of the Declaration of Inde-pendence and Third President of the United States warned us: “When the people are afraid of the government, there is tyr-anny. When the government is afraid of the people, there is liberty!” How are we doing?

Utah Farm Bureau News30 May 2014BENEFITSContinued from pg. 8

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 $10.00 ea. Redeem your voucher at the ticket window for the best

seat available in the stadium - excluding Diamond Seating. 2014 Season: April 3 – September 2. Vouchers will be available beginning April 1. 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! Smith’s Ballpark is located at 77 West 1300 South in Salt Lake City with the home plate entrance at the corner of West Temple and 1300 East.

More SAVINGS = More Adventures: San Diego Zoo: adult: $39.00 per day & child, $30.50 per day San Diego Wild Animal Park: adult: $39.00 per day & child, $30.50 per dayLegoland (California) $68 Adult, $63 Child (under 3 Free) 2nd Day FREE (within 90 days)Legoland California Park Resort Hopper: $73 Adult, $68 Child (under 3 FREE). (includes

water park when open and aquarium) LEGOLAND and Water Park must be visited on the same day. All visits must occur before Dec. 31, 2014.

Legoland (Winter Haven, Florida) Buy one ticket and get one Free admission ticket for another adult, or a child - $ 81.00 or buy one 2 day admission ticket and receive a Free 2-day admission ticket for another adult or a child - $96. (2nd day must be used within 9 days of first use or ticket expiration, whichever comes first).

SeaWorld (San Diego): $59.00 per guest for single day admission with 2nd day FREE, 2 & under free.

Universal Studios $75.00 for 3 days! Valid for 12 months after 1st visit. (some blackout dates apply)

For additional information about these or other Farm Bureau member benefits, visit utfb.fb.org or call 801-233-3010. Visa or MasterCard accepted.

priorities and how Utah policy makers can protect land and wa-ter resources critical to meeting future food security needs. Farm Bureau leaders and representa-tives are involved in all eight of the Task Forces.

The Utah State Fair… and associated Fair Park have been involved in a growing discus-sion regarding its need and importance to Utahns moving forward. Utah Farm Bureau, as a member of the Fair’s board of directors, understands the rich history of the longest running event in Utah history begin-ning in 1858 as the “Deseret Fair.” As the historic showcase for Utah’s food and agriculture industry, as Utah’s population has become more urbanized the interaction between food producers and our urban cous-ins at the Utah State Fair has become more important. Utah food and agriculture generates $17 billion in economic activity – about 14% of the state’s GDP while employing 80,000 of our friends and neighbors. The State Fair expressed the importance of food production and allows-ing tens of thousands of school children to see firsthand plants and animals and where food comes from that the founda-tion of our society and freedom. Farm Bureau and the Fair Board of Directors are working to keep the Fair Park and Utah State Fair in integral part of the Utah culture moving forward.

Utah Farm Bureau Presi-dent Leland Hogan serves as Vice Chair of the Utah Agri-culture Advisory Board. The Board consists of food and ag industry leaders who discuss is-sues critical to Utah agriculture and consumers and advises the Commissioner of Agriculture. The recent meeting included an introduction of the newly appointed Commissioner of Agriculture Luann Adams.

FB @ WorkContinued from pg. 11


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 classified 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, handicraft 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 classified section, but will be charged the display advertising rate. Please contact the classified 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 [email protected]. 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, Classified Ad Department, 9865 South State Street, Sandy, UT 84070‑2305. Free ads must be resubmitted by mail, telephone or fax after 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 specifies otherwise when placing the ad. The ads on the web site will run concurrently with the classified ads in the Utah Farm Bureau News. NOTE: The appearance of any ad in the Utah Farm Bureau News does not constitute an endorsement or approval of the service or merchandise offered. While every effort 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:CURTIS WRIGHT 2 ½ ton 6x6 army truck with 1,000 gallon aluminum water tank & winch. 9,000 original miles. Needs fuel pump. $4,700 obo. Also chuck wagons and sheep camps for sale. 801‑695‑1956.

’96 JEEP CHEROKEE COUNTRY 4X4. Great for rock climbing. AW4 transmission, skid plate, Reese hitch. Original owner, good condition, non‑smoker, no pets, no kids, cloth interior like new, electric driver’s seat, tilt wheel, keyless entry, green exterior. VIN 1J4FJ78S9TL115540. 176,928 miles. $3,500. Kanarraville. Cell: 860‑916‑6077.

FARM EQUIPMENT:SOLD THE FARM: Century sprayer, 250 gal capacity with 30’ booms. JD 450 series, 20 whole grain drill, alfalfa seeder. JD 2840 85 HP tractor with loader. 42 series 18” plow, 2‑way, 3 bottom. ’87 Volvo truck FE613 diesel with 22’ box bed. ’79 Ford F700 truck with 16’ Omaha dump bed. International 10’ disk model 330. Syphon tubes of various sizes. 801‑825‑1701, Ray Child, 701 North 1500 West, Clinton.

BEAUTIFUL, LIKE NEW EQUIPMENT: International Tractor Hydro 70. 2125 hrs. New paint and decals. New tires, seat, battery. $16,000. Case International Baler, 8555. Hydraulic pickup & bale chamber. 16”x18”. One season use. Shed stored. $14,000. Mt. Pleasant. Bob. 435‑462‑3653 or Cell: 435‑469‑1445.

FEEDHAY FOR SALE: 1 semi‑load, 30 bales. Premium 3rd & 4th crop. Call for test. 435‑720‑3647. Corinne.

FOR SALE: Small bales Alpha hay $8.00 per bale. Discount for large quantities. Parting out 2670 Case tractor. For sale, L3300 Kuvota tractor w/loader. 435‑545‑2581.

LIVESTOCK:SALERS & OPTIMIZER Bulls for sale. Performance tested. Semen & Trich tested. Will feed until April 1. Will deliver. Jasperson Cattle Co. Goshen, Utah 801‑667‑3565.

CHAROLAIS BULLS for sale. Call 435‑691‑4037or go to www.rileytaylorcharolais.com .

GELBVIEH-ANGUS-BALANCER Bulls for Sale! 10‑16 months old. Not grain fed and will work under all conditions. Contact Larry at 435‑864‑7879.

REGISTERED YEARLING Red Angus bulls. Fertility & Trich tested. Bred for calving ease & rapid growth. Brothers too are high performing bulls at Utah Beef Improvement Bull test. Lyle Taylor, Vernal, Utah. 345‑790‑8880.

BULLS FOR SALE: Arrow H. Ranch registered Gelbvieh and Balancer bulls. Give me a call and let’s match up a bull that will work for your herd. Discounts for volume purchases. Dave Hermansen

801‑243‑9890 or 801‑420‑4553.

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 instate. Call Richard (Dick) Pace: 435-425-3805 or 435-691-4703.

BULLS FOR SALE: Good selection of coming 2 year old polled Hereford bulls. Top quality bulls bred for performance, growth and maternal traits. Some bulls, calving ease. Contact Phil Allen and Son, Antimony. Phil 435‑624‑3236 or Shannon 435‑624‑3285.

OVER 25 LINE ONE HEREFORD bulls for sale.Yearling and 2 yr old bulls available. 35 years of performance breeding. See more at www.johansenherefords.com or call Jonathan/Craig Johansen @ 435‑650‑8466/435‑820‑8490.

REAL ESTATE: 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, 435‑548‑2630. Freedom Realty, MLS 1182960.@HOME REALTY, BRENT PARKER, (435)881-1000 Seller financing. www.brentparkerrealty.com.

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 offers a starting entry-level wage of $10 to $11, plus a full benefit 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 office: 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.


County Scenes

Salt Lake County▶ Board meetings are the first Tuesday of each month. Next meeting June 3, 7 p.m. at UFBF State Office BoardroomSevier County▶ Farm Field Days, May 15, 8:30 a.m. at Fairgrounds in Richfield▶ Board meetings on 4th Wednesday of each month. ▶ Monroe Mtn. Working Grp, May 22, 9 am in admin bldg in RichfieldWashington County▶ Board meetings are the first Wednesday of each month. Next meeting is June 4, 8 p.m. at Insurance office.Juab County▶ Board meeting, June 4, 7 p.m.Uintah County▶ Board meeting, June 5, 7 p.m.Carbon County▶ Board meetings on 2nd Tuesday of each month. Next meeting planned for May 13 & June 10.Emery County▶ Board meetings on 3rd Wednesday of each month. Next meeting is May 21 at County building at 7:30 p.m.Utah County▶ Board meetings on 4th Thursday of most months. Next meeting June 26Garfield County▶ Natural Resources Day, May 21, 8:30 a.m. at Triple C Arena in PanguitchMorgan County▶ Board Meeting, May 13, 7 p.m. at County Courthouse in MorganCache County▶ Farm Field Days May 6 & 7North Box Elder County▶ Board Meeting, May 15, 7 p.m. at insurance office in Tremonton▶ Farm Field Days, May 6 at Sorenson Dairy in HowellIron County▶ Board Meeting, May 8, Cedar City library at 7 p.m.Rich County▶ Board Meeting, May 28, 7 p.m. at FSA office in RandolphWeber County▶ Board Meeting, May 29, 7 p.m. at Extension office in Slaterville

State and Regional Activities ▶ State Board of Directors Meeting, May 13▶ UFBF Center Closed for Memorial Day, May 27▶ Utah Farm Bureau Midyear Registration Deadline, June 26▶ UFBF Midyear Conference, July 17-18 in Logan

▶ DWR Board & RAC MeetingsDWR Board meeting, June 5. Meeting takes place at DNR Salt Lake Office Auditorium, 1594 West North Temple, Salt Lake City at 9 a.m, on the first Thursday of each month. RAC meetings to cover 2015 Fishing informational; Upland Game & Wild Turkey Guidebook; Waterfowl guidebook & rule; Turkey management plan; Turkey transplant list proposal; Turkey action log items.

▶ Northern RAC, May 15, (Thursday) 6 p.m. at Brigham City Community Center.▶ Central RAC, May 13, 6:30 p.m. at Springville Public Library Meeting room▶ Southern RAC, May 6, 7 p.m. at Richfield High School▶ Southeastern RAC, May 7, 6:30 p.m. at John Wesley Powell Museum in Green River▶ Northeastern RAC, May 8, 6:30 p.m. at Wildlife Resources NER Office in Vernal

FB County Corner

[Top] Newly chosen State FFA O�cers visited the Utah Farm Bureau for training with FFA sta� and for some Q&A with Farm Bureau sta�. [Middle] New UDAF Commissioner LuAnn Adams posed for a cover photo & article for the Western Farmer-Stockman by Sharleen Bailey. [Bottom] Southern Regional Manager John Keeler (standing at right) spoke to Kane County attendees of the Utah/Arizona Strip Range conference. �e conference took place in Orderville & Hurricane in April.

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