The Nevada Farm Bureau celebrated the 102nd Annual NFB Meeting November 17-19 at the Fallon Convention Center in Fallon, NV.
The focus of annual meeting is to shape the policy for the coming year, but breakout sessions and farm tours were another great bonus this year.
To kick everything off, attendees toured three different locations including Frey Ranch regenerative agriculture, Churchill County Civic Arena and Frey Ranch Distillery. We learned the importance of regenerative agriculture and how it helps with biodiversity and soil health. Another stop included a tour of the under-construction Churchill County Civic Arena. We learned about all the great things the new arena will be able to feature and events it will bring to the community. The final stop of the tour was Frey Ranch Distillery. The tour featured the step-by-step process that goes into making whiskey. The day ended with a group dinner at the Churchill County Museum.
Day two started with our Women’s Leadership Committee (WLC) and Young Farmers & Ranchers (YF&R) meetings. WLC discussed the year ahead and next year’s quilt raffle. YF&R meet for a group breakfast and discussed the new mission statement and how each county can implement different parts to encourage more people to become active within the group.
Breakout sessions filled the later part of the day with soil sequestration potential in Nevada, updates on western issues from Washington D.C., updates from Cooperative Extension and Nevadans for economic opportunity.
The YF&R Discussion Meet also took place. It’s an annual competition where participants discuss randomly selected questions. The winner from our state competition gets the chance to represent us at the American Farm Bureau Annual Meeting National YF&R Discussion Meet. This year’s winner was Jordan Brough of Elko County. Brough has decided to not compete in the national competition this year.
WLC hosted the annual silent auction. It was a record-breaking year with $1,385 raised. The money raised is split equally between WLC, YF&R and the Nevada Heritage Foundation to fund projects throughout the year.
In addition to the silent auction, WLC also had their annual quilt raffle. This year’s quilt raffle raised $1,000. The lucky winner of this year’s quilt was David Giorgi of Lyon County. The 2022 quilt is now on sale and tickets can be purchased at county events near you.
Policy development was the next item on the agenda and is an important part of the annual meeting. The policy development process includes amending, deleting, and adding new policies to not only be used in lobbying efforts in our own state, but on the national level as well. 2022 policy books are now available please contact Brittney Money at brittney@nvfb.org for your copy of this year’s Policy Book.
The Nevada Farm Bureau President and Vice President are annually elected positions, and we are happy to announce President Bevan Lister and Vice President Darrell Pursel won reelection. District 3 was also up for election, and we would like to announce the new District 3 Director is Norm Frey of Churchill County.
Another great annual meeting in the books.
We look forward to the coming year and all the great things ahead.
By Brittney Money | NFB, Director of Communications