Convention Day Two Off to a Great Start
Monday, March 3rd, 2008
This morning’s events began with singing led by NFU Education Director Laura Johnston Monchuck and the youth members to energize the crowd (see picture of NFU President Tom Buis with the members of our 2008 NYAC). Officer reports followed – 2007 was a great year for Farmers Union and we’re doing very well in membership, financial status as well as all other areas of the organization.
Officer nominations were then presented for the delegates in attendance. NFU vice president Alan Bergman is stepping down after eight years of service to the organization, and two candidates are running for the position. Larry Breech is in his fourth term as the president of Pennsylvania Farmers Union and Claudia Svarstad, of Frisco, Colo., was a Farmers Union Insurance employee for more than thirty years and currently represents NFU on the board of the Alliance to End Hunger, a position she’s held since 2005 (you can read about these candidates in our Feb. 11 e-newsletter).
Following the morning business, Erik Olsen, president of AARP presented AARP’s “Divided we Fail” campaign and encouraged Farmers Union members to sign onto the petition to push the Administration to improve healthcare for all Americans, particularly those in rural areas.
The morning finished off with a “Competing in Today’s Ag Economy, Risk Management” Panel. There were four panelists including Bob Haney from Rain & Hail Insurance; John Grunewald, Farm Credit of Western Oklahoma; Scott Cordes, Country Hedging; and Ford West, Fertilizer Institute.
USDA Secretary Ed Schafer will be joining us after the break, so check back for more exciting news from Bally’s in Las Vegas!
March 3rd, 2008 at 5:32 pm
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