Chuck's Chat- Welcome to January 2022!

At the recent Kansas Farm Bureau annual meeting, Montgomery County Farm Bureau was recognized for exceeding the required criteria in the categories of Advocacy, Education and Service. Additionally, they were recognized for surpassing both membership and voting membership gain requirements.

Also, Montgomery, Crawford, Labette, Neosho and Wilson counties combined to receive the New Horizon Award, Education Division. A team from all of the counties combined to produce YouTube videos in lieu of the traditional in person annual Earth Day presentation.

These achievements would not have been possible without the continued efforts of the board of directors, the coordinator Kathy O’Brien, or the local Farm Bureau Financial Services agents and staff. Most importantly, thank you to the many members’ selfless involvement in local, county, and state affairs.

If you happen to be curious about any of the activities or events sponsored by Montgomery County Farm Bureau, don’t hesitate to reach out. Additional help is always welcomed, whether it be with behind-the-scenes committee work, or hands on event involvement. Call Kathy at (620) 331-0826, send an email to montgomeryfb@kfb.org, or leave a message at https://www.mgfarmbureau.org for more information. You do not have to be a board member to be involved.

If you would like to be notified of upcoming Action Alerts and to receive the weekly Legislative Update that is sent out during the legislative session, go here and fill out the required information. https://www.kfb.org/advocacy.

Kansas Farm Bureau’s Campaign School is accepting registrations for a two-day strategy session on Feb. 9-10 to train current and future office holders, campaign managers and volunteer leaders on how to mount a successful campaign. Farm Bureau members of Kansas can attend for $250 and nonmembers can join for $300. Hurry, the program is limited to 20 participants. For more information about KFB’s Campaign School and to register, visit www.kfb.org/CampaignSchool.

2022 has certainly started off much differently than 2021 ended. Cold, windy and a little snow actually managed to land here along the Northern Sycamore Urban Boundary. Perhaps we’ll see some other changes along the way. Let’s hope they’re all for the better.

Be smart. Be safe. Stay strong.

God Bless America

Chuck Voelker