FARm BuReAu neWs County Farm Bureaus tell ag’s story during Food Check-out Week


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Sandy Avey (middle), Wells County Farm Bureau treasurer, presents a check for $1,000 to Connie Kaehr and Jodi Pfister at the Wells County Food Bank on Feb. 15. Photo courtesy of Sherry Johnson, Wells County Farm Bureau PR coordinator


Ralph Holman, Steuben County Farm Bureau president, and Colleen Holman, Membership chairman and Ag in the Classroom advisor, shared information about Food Check-Out Day, agriculture, shopping, reading a food label, and the USDA food guidelines at the Mid-Town Market in Orland, Ind., on March 4. Photo cour- tesy of Colleen Holman


Aleta Crowe, District 8 woman leader, and Skyler Pardue, Owen Valley FFA sec- retary, talk to shoppers at Babbs SuperValu in Spencer. Photo by Andy Dietrick


Laverne Kolb, Dearborn County Farm Bureau volunteer, and Brad Ponsler, IFB regional manager, participate in an Ag Week event at the Kroger’s in Lawrenceburg. Photo by Andy Dietrick


County woman leaders honored at annual spring Conference


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Over 600 people filled the Indianapolis Marriott East for IFB’s annual Spring Conference, held March 11 and 12. “We heard incredible comments on the speaker and breakout session line-


up,” said Isabella Chism, IFB 2nd vice president. “Members left the confer- ence ready to take what they learned and put it to use in their communities.” Jan Uhlmansiek of Dear- born County was recognized for earning the most points in the County Woman Lead- er Leadership Incentive Pro-


gram. CWLs earn points for leadership and participation in Farm Bureau and relevant community activities. Five CWLs who earned 150- 299 points were awarded a camp chair; 36 CWLs earned 300 points or more to receive an IFB sweater. The state winners of the


Collin Bowlin of Jasper and Alexis J. Carmony of Falmouth (shown here with Georgiana Reynal, senior advisor to Sen. Lugar) were named the state winners of the Sen. Richard Lugar/IFB/IFB Insurance Essay Con- test. They earned a trip to Washington, D.C., for their essays on the theme of “Agriculture: Then and Now.” Photo by Mindy Reef


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Sen. Richard Lugar/IFB/IFB Insurance Essay Contest were named. Collin Bowlin of Jasper (Dubois County, District 9) and Alexis J. Car- mony of Falmouth (Rush County, District 8) were the state winners. They earned a trip to Washington, D.C., for their essays on the theme of “Agriculture: Then and Now.” The 20 finalists, one boy and one girl from each IFB district, received a $50 U.S. Savings Bond. Two auctions were held to benefit the USO of Indi- ana. The silent auction (and voluntary donations) raised $3,264, and the live auction raised $3,030, for a total of $6,294.


Jan Uhlmansiek of Dearborn County (right) was recognized for earn- ing the most points in the County Woman Leader Leadership Incentive Program. She is shown with Isabella Chism, IFB second vice president. Photo by Mindy Reef


April 4, 2011


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