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by Bob Stallman, President, American Farm Bureau

Spring is in the air. When I think of springtime, my mind immediately conjures up such words as “renewal,” “optimism,” “new day”… Coincidentally, these same words come to mind when I think about the younger generation of farming.

Whenever critics have expressed their doubts about the future of agriculture, I’ve paid them no attention. Traveling around the countryside I’ve seen our current crop of young farmers and ranchers who are excited, energized and optimistic about their industry. I can tell you personally that agriculture’s future is in good hands.

So, when it comes to farming, spring is definitely in the air.

Nature’s First Green

Just last month, Farm Bureau held its annual Young Farmers & Ranchers meeting, where more than 750 young agriculturalists from across the nation gathered. These young farmers are taking proactive leadership roles within their farms, communities and the overall farming industry. They definitely have their fingers on the pulse of agriculture.

No longer are all young farmers just carrying on the family business. I am meeting more and more first generation farmers who have transitioned into agriculture because they see a real future in it.

For example, on the flight back from the YF&R conference, I had the chance to meet such a first-generation farmer who produces hay. He gave up his non-agriculture career for farming, not only because it offers him the type of lifestyle in which he wants to raise his kids, but because of the many business opportunities it holds.

Bloom Where You are Planted

And those farmers and ranchers who are carrying on their family’s farm are becoming more creative in their business approach, using social media to market their goods and finding niches where they can stand out. They are designing business plans based on consumer demand and adapting to the ever-changing world around them.

Former Health and Education Secretary John Gardner once said, “All too often we are giving young people cut flowers when we should be teaching them to grow their own plants.” At Farm Bureau we strive toward this goal both literally and figuratively.

Through Farm Bureau’s YF&R and Partners in Agricultural Leadership programs, young farmers are learning valuable lessons of leadership, consumer engagement, grassroots advocacy and savvy business techniques.

Whether they are first generation or fifth generation farmers, we are preparing them for a demanding, yet exciting future in agriculture – a future that holds much promise. We are planting the seeds, now let’s watch them grow.

Planting the Seeds for Ag’s Future

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The NexT GeNeraTioN

By James “Hank” CombsNevada Farm Bureau President

Farm Bureau is a great organization, working for America’s Farmers and Ranchers. While we are continually advocating for American agriculture, Farm Bureau also has a program in place to build and develop the skills for the next generation of Farm Bureau leaders. This development program is offered through the Young Farmers & Ranchers Committee.

Early in February, Paul Mathews, Jamie Perkins, Doug Busselman, Stephanie Licht, and I traveled to Phoenix for the Joint National Leadership Conference. The Joint National Leadership Conference is held in conjunction with the start of a new session of Congress and is geared to preparing Farm Bureau leaders to be well-equipped to serve as strong advocates for Farm Bureau’s priority issues in the 113th Congress. Attendees were provided with issue briefings and answers to their questions, as well given the opportunity to participate in workshops, which provided them with the right tools to go back home and engage county members in assisting in the critical job of implementing Farm Bureau policy.

The Leadership Conference focuses on leadership and personal development opportunities for Farm Bureau Young Farmers & Ranchers. This year, Nevada sent 13 Young Farmers & Ranchers to the national conference.

A Different Lens

Different generations see the world differently. The way I view agricultural issues and agricultural policy may vary from someone who is 25. The Young Farmers & Ranchers

program enables those between 18-35 to have a voice in Farm Bureau while strengthening their leadership skills for even higher levels of engagement.

Getting young farmers and ranchers involved with our work is vital for the long-term success of Farm Bureau. Just think of the difference they can make within their organization at the county and state Farm Bureau levels. Think how much better the policy development process would be if we had the perspective of younger farmers and ranchers in the mix of the various voices which identify the critical issues we want to focus on. Think how much better Nevada Farm Bureau would be if there was a group of young, excited, and passionate individuals willing to volunteer their time to promote Farm Bureau and advocate for Nevada agriculture.

Farm Bureau, like many organizations, is conflicted with an aging demographic. Including young farmer and rancher families in county Farm Bureau activities will help ensure the viability of Farm Bureau into the future as well as strengthening our grassroots organization for current challenges.

New Opportunities

Each county Farm Bureau leadership team has received membership lists this past November. These lists included countless names of people that could easily fulfill an opportunity to serve on a Young Farmers & Ranchers Committee or Women’s Leadership Committee in your county.

Nevada Farm Bureau volunteer leaders and staff have traveled to two

county Farm Bureaus to tell the Farm Bureau story and share the importance of the Young Farmers & Ranchers and Women’s Leadership programs. Thank you to Elko and White Pine counties for hosting these events, reviewing your lists, and looking for new and current members to fill these important roles in your county.

Clark County Farm Bureau has provided a great example of what an active group of Young Farmers & Ranchers can do for a county Farm Bureau. In Clark County, their Young Farmers & Ranchers recently organized a Harvest For All Food Drive to benefit a local community organization, and soon will be preparing for the Clark County Fair.

I hope that each county Farm Bureau is looking to add new voices to their counties by supporting stronger committees. There are plenty of eager and able members that would help tell the story of Nevada agriculture. For them to be involved, they need to be presented with an opportunity.

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Nevada’s Noxious Weed ProgramBy Zach Allen, Director of Communications

Noxious weeds are a problem and the Nevada Department of Agriculture (NDA) has a new noxious weed coordinator to fight Nevada’s 47 noxious weeds.

Robert Little became the Department of Agriculture’s noxious weed coordinator in August. Little has been with the Department for eight years. Previously, Little worked in the Entomology Department.

Nevada Department of Agriculture’s ResponsibilityThe objective of the noxious weeds regulatory program is to “eradicate newly introduced noxious weeds to Nevada or contain or slow the spread of those limitedly established by enforcing the laws set forth in the Nevada Revised Statute and Nevada Administrative Code. Because of the invasiveness and destructive nature of noxious weeds, preventing establishment and spread and controlling those that have become established is essential to protecting Nevada’s crops, livestock, public health, wildlife, water quality and beneficial uses of land.”

NRS 555.150 states that every “railroad, canal, ditch or water company, and every person owning, controlling or occupying lands in this State, and every county, incorporated city or district having the supervision and control over streets, alleys, lanes, rights-of-way, or other lands, shall cut, destroy or eradicate all weeds declared and designated as noxious.”

The Nevada Department of Agriculture then has the ability to inform a County Commission if a person is not controlling noxious weeds on their property. The law then gives County Commissioners the ability to hire a contractor to remove the noxious weeds and bill the landowner for all charges associated with noxious weed eradication.

While NDA doesn’t physically perform noxious weed eradication, they do offer many resources that assist and educate the public about noxious weeds. Programs include outreach & education, weed seed free certification program, noxious weed grant programs, and biological control of noxious weeds.

Goals for the Noxious Weed ProgramLittle also outlined some new goals to move the program forward to better serve Nevadans. Goals include testing to see if current Nevada laws work, meet with stakeholders (County Commission’s, farmers/ranchers, local weed associations) and learn from them the direction the noxious weed program should take, and look for ways to increase funding. “I would like to get out in the field, meet with local governments, farmers and ranchers, and anyone who is interested in noxious weed control and work on a program that is beneficial for everyone,” said Little.

Additional funding could be used to assist local Cooperative Weed

Management Area (CWMA). A CWMA is a volunteer group of landowners, agencies and other local organizations that work together to address the issues associated with noxious weeds in their area.

The noxious weed program receives its funding from a combination of fees and federal funding.

Identifying Noxious WeedsNevada has 47 noxious weeds and the Nevada Department of Agriculture has made it easy for people to identify noxious weeds and offer suggestions to get rid of noxious weeds.

The NDA website, on the noxious weed page, lists each noxious weed with pictures and fact sheets that contain information about each of the 47 noxious weeds and offers suggestions to get rid of the weed. “We support a number of different ways to help people deal with noxious weeds,” said Little. “Chemicals are one method, but tilling and mowing, along with biological control have also proved effective.” The fact sheets and other noxious weed information are very helpful. To find the list of all 47 noxious weeds, view their pictures and informational fact sheets visit http://agri.nv.gov/Plant/Noxious_Weeds/Noxious_Weed_List/.

In addition to noxious weed information, the NDA website also allows Nevadans to register complaints about properties with

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a noxious weed problem. There are areas that already have a widespread noxious weed problem, but one goal of the Department is to stop the spreading of the weeds. “We don’t typically send notices to areas of land that already have widespread problems, but we will reach out to areas that neighbor problem areas, and have owners stop the weeds from breaking out in new areas,” said Little.

NDA also has the weed seed free program. According to the NDA website, the objective of this program is to provide a source of materials that are free of propagating plant parts from any of the plants listed as noxious on the Nevada Noxious Weed List or the North American Weed Management Association Noxious Weed List. The overall goal is to eliminate and/or drastically reduce the amount of noxious weeds that

are transported and spread through forage and gravel products across and into the state of Nevada. Materials include weed free hay and gravel.

Weed of ConcernMedusahead is of great concern to Little and the Nevada Department of Agriculture. Medusahead is a noxious weed that may prove to be difficult to contain.

Chemical control is the only method that has been proven effective for Medusahead.

Medusahead is a noxious weed that will threaten Nevada’s rangeland and could pose a threat to Nevada’s sagebrush ecosystem and Sage Grouse. Medusahead primarily infests rangeland and likes to grow in the same areas as cheatgrass.

Medusahead is different from other

noxious weeds. Cattle don’t graze it, nor do goats or sheep. Grazing animals won’t graze because the weed is unpalatable due to high levels of silica in the foliage and long, stiff awns.

Medusahead, like cheatgrass, is highly flammable, if not even more flammable on the range. With the highly flammable nature of this weed, it is crucial to contain the weed on the public lands. Wildfire is one of the leading causes of decreases in Nevada’s sagebrush habitat.

According to Little, Medusahead has been found in Washoe County and Humboldt County.

For more information about the Nevada Department of Agriculture and their noxious weed program visit their website at www.agri.nv.gov.

Medusahead in Humboldt County. Picture courtesy of Daryl Riersgard, Paradise Valley Weed Control District.

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Clark County Young Farmers & Ranchers Hold Food DriveBy Zach Allen, Director of Communications

Overton, Clark County — Clark County Young Farmers & Ranchers (YF&R) held a Harvest For All Food Drive at Lin’s Market in Overton on Saturday, February 2. All of the food collected was donated to Cappalappa Family Resource Center which serves the Moapa Valley.

Shoppers were greeted at the entrance and were given a shopping list of essential items that are needed in the community. The most popular items were ramen noodles, macaroni and cheese, peanut butter, mustard and ketchup. Volunteers collected food from 9 am to 4 pm. Moapa Valley shoppers came through, and an estimated 1400 pounds of food was collected.

Clark County YF&R member Noah Reid organized the event. Reid

said, “Lin’s workers saw a major difference on the shelves. They wanted us to let them know what we will be asking for next year so that they can stock up on those items.”

Shoppers were greeted by a tractor in the parking lot and Maggie. Maggie is the full-size plastic milking cow and gave shoppers the opportunity to try their hand at milking.

The Harvest For All Food Drives combines agriculture with community service. Mica Leatham, Clark County YF&R Chair, said, “We wanted to combine service and agriculture. It also gave us an opportunity to get club members involved in the program.”

The objective of the Farm Bureau Young Farmers & Ranchers

program is to provide leadership in building a more effective Farm Bureau to preserve our individual freedoms and expand our opportunities in agriculture.

Nevada Farm Bureau President Hank Combs said, “Clark County Farm Bureau Young Farmers & Ranchers did a great job in organizing the food drive. Thank you to everyone who volunteered and to all the shoppers who donated much needed food.”

Kids at the Harvest For All Food Drive enjoyed milking the cow. Photo courtesy of Stephanie Bunker

Kaluna Aki (right) invites members of the Moapa Valley community to make donations for the Harvest For All Food Drive on Saturday February 2nd. Photo courtesy of Stephanie Bunker

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Food Check-Out WeekBy Zach Allen, Director of Communications

Food Check-Out Week was held February 17-23 and many county Farm Bureaus participated by educating

people about the safety and affordability of America’s food supply. County Farm Bureaus also had the opportunity to educate people about Nevada agriculture.

Ag Literacy Nevada Farm Bureau created placemats that were purchased by several county Farm Bureaus. During Food Check-Out Week, the placemats were placed in restaurants giving diners the opportunity to learn about Nevada agriculture. The placemats included the Nevada commodity poster, agricultural facts, and fun ag games.

Placemats were distributed in Churchill, Clark, Elko, and Humboldt counties. “People absolutely love the placemats, both kids and adults. They had a great mix of ag facts and fun games,” said Churchill County President Julie Wolf.

During Food Check-Out Week Farm Bureau members also offer tips on how consumers can stretch their grocery dollars with healthy, nutritious food. During this week, many farmers and ranchers also plan to make a special effort to reach out to consumers in-person or through social media, to answer questions about the food that they grow or the livestock and poultry they raise.

Ronald McDonald HouseDuring Food Check-Out Week state Farm Bureaus donate to Ronald McDonald House Charities.

The Food Check-Out Week connection between Farm Bureau and Ronald McDonald House Charities was forged more than a decade ago. Since the program was initiated in the mid-1990s, Farm Bureau members have donated more than $3 million in food and monetary contributions to Ronald McDonald Houses and other worthwhile charities.

On February 2, in Las Vegas, the North Las Vegas 4-H club the Roadrunners, teamed up with the Ronald McDonald House and Smith’s grocery stores and held a food drive.

This year the Las Vegas Ronald House Charity collected 40,000 pounds of food.

Nevada Farm Bureau Women’s Leadership Committee Chair Cindy Hardy and Clark County Women’s Leadership Committee Chair Irene Barlow participated in the food drive by helping unload and sort donated food.

Charitable DonationsIn addition to helping unload and sort food, $500 was

donated to the Las Vegas Ronald McDonald House.

“Ronald McDonald House Charities do so much for families of those receiving hospital care. They feed thousands of people and we are so happy to be able to make a charitable donation and help with this food drive,” said Cindy Hardy.

Nevada Farm Bureau Women’s Leadership Committee Vice Chair Marlene Shier presented the Reno Ronald McDonald House with a donation of $500 on February 27.

In addition to donations made by the state, two county Farm Bureaus made contributions to local charities. Churchill County Farm Bureau donated $250 to Out of Egypt Pantry and $250 to Fallon Daily Bread. Elko County Farm Bureau donated $250 to both the Committee Against Domestic Violence Harbor House and the Elko Senior Citizens Center.

Pictured L-R: RMHC Executive DirecotrAlyson McGarthy, Jill Combs, Cindy Hardy, and Irene Barlow. Photo courtesy of Cindy Hardy

Ronald McDonald House Associate JoD Davison with NVFB WLC Vice Chair Marlene Shier.Picture by Zach Allen

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SPARKS —The 2013 Small Farm Conference was held at John Ascuaga’s Nugget in Sparks February 21-23.

This year the conference had its highest attendance with more than 250 people attending. The conference has seen continual growth since its beginning four years ago.

The conference kicked off with four pre-conference workshops. The workshops included, Seed Starting & Saving; Commercial Hops Production, Meet the Brewmasters; Small Farm Business Plan in a Day, Value-added Enterprises.

The Friday morning opening sessions was opened by Sierra Nevada FFA officers. Sierra Nevada FFA officers also closed the conference on Saturday afternoon.

Speakers during the opening general session included Sparks Mayor Geno Martini, Ron Pardini, Clint Koble, and John Pitney. Greg Mosier, Dean, University of Nevada, Reno, College of Business delivered the keynote address.

Conference attendees had the choice of 20 educational sessions designed to assist small farmers with their business. Sessions included information on financial

planning, alternative crops, marketing locally grown food, and much more.

On Friday night, conference attendees joined together at US Foods in Reno to enjoy a dinner of local food, spirits, and entertainment.

The farewell luncheon included addresses by Nevada Department of Agriculture Director Jim Barbee, Nevada FFA Officers Margaret Wright & Cory Shrecengost, and John Pitney.

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Young Farmers & Ranchers Converge on Phoenix For National Conference

By Jamie Perkins, YF&R Chair

After a few freezing days in Phoenix, Arizona, Nevada Young Farmers and Ranchers have returned to the warmth of the northern country. Okay, so sometimes I might exaggerate a bit, but really, it was cold there. The hotel where we stayed for the AFBF National Young Farmer and Rancher Conference had to put out protective cover on their plants and flowers several nights due to the drops in temperature. We were able to show the Midwesterners how just a little bit of western rain can quickly fill streams and flood roads. The joke around the conference was that we thought it was warmer in Grand Rapids, Michigan, at last year’s conference!

Cold temps and all, it was definitely another great conference. This year we had 13 Nevada YF&R members attending, including the Elko County Chair, Levi and Andrea Chandler, with baby Ian. Also from Elko was Tami Dahl, wife of Elko County President, Jonathan Dahl who was home to start their calving season. From Lincoln County were Dann and Jessica Mathews and Grant, Jamie (State Chair), and baby, Jexten Perkins. Clark County sent a great group this year with Lacey and Lucas Tom, Stephanie Bunker, Trina Dalley, Betsy Hardy, and Carley Alexander.

The conference started with a dinner sponsored by Arizona Farm Bureau’s YF&R and included their southwestern neighboring states. Unfortunately, it was planned for outside, so while the food was great, the wind and chill kind of kept us from branching out of our huddled groups very much. Unfortunately we didn’t get to visit with others as much as we would have liked.

The next morning the conference kicked off with AFBF President Bob Stallman welcoming us. The next two

days were spent in breakout sessions on topics such as economic development, the national budget, leadership development, how to make your town farm-friendly, and more.

We had several great speakers that once again reinforced the importance of change on the farm and the needs for technology, communication, marketing and financial transitions over the years to make it successful.

In the meantime, the Collegiate Discussion Meet was being held and though we did not have a competitor there this year, we still had quite a few watching the proceedings to learn more about the competition and hopefully prepare them for competition in this fall’s state contest.

The conference concludes with a day of touring the agriculture operations of the area. Tours covered a 15,000 cow dairy, a small goat dairy that caters to high-end resorts, a Rose farm that is one of the largest sellers to wholesale dealers in the country, Duncan Farms which is a huge producer of conventional and organic vegetables (mainly carrots and

salad greens), a farm that has cornered a market on decorative wheat for craft and home décor stores, nurseries, wineries and more. As usual, the tours are one of my favorite parts of the entire conference, as there is so much to be learned from what others are doing and seeing how different agriculture can be from the small corner of it that you were raised in.

The conference closed with a grand finale at Rawhide Western Town where we got caught up in a shootout with Billy the Kid, roped into some fun with trick rider and roper Kate, ate some tasty grub, and tried not to freeze through the fun.

We left Arizona with friends old and new from over the years, with great ideas and plans for our own personal production and for our involvement in the Nevada Farm Bureau YF&R program.

Thank you to the State Board for your continued support of the program and the future leaders we are developing. We appreciate the opportunity to have been a part of this conference!

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Hounds Allowed to Hunt Black Bear...For Now By Zach Allen, Director of Communications

LAS VEGAS — Nevada Wildlife Commissioners denied a petition brought forth by No Bear Hunt Nevada that would have banned the use of dogs during Nevada bear hunting season. Wildlife commissioners voted 7-2 to deny the ban.

The petition was not to put an end to the bear hunting season, but to ban the use of dogs during the hunt. The Wildlife Commission meeting was attended by many houndsmen, sportsmen, and other wildlife conservation groups. Included in attendance was Nevada Farm Bureau President Hank Combs and Lyon County Farm Bureau President Darrell Pursel.

During the commission meeting in Las Vegas, Pursel discussed Nevada Farm Bureau policy and his involvement in the sport of hunting with hounds. In addition to the care the dogs receive, the money invested in the dogs, and the history and heritage of hunting with dogs, Pursel discussed the economic impact to agriculture from the bears. Pursel mentioned the liability to producers when livestock are killed by bears and honey bee hives that are destroyed costing producers thousands of dollars.

Nevada Farm Bureau policy supports the Nevada bear hunt and supports the use of dogs during the hunt.

While the petition was denied at the Wildlife Commission Meeting, the discussion over the bear hunt is far from over. Currently at the Nevada Legislature sits Senate Bill 82 which would “Prohibit the Board of Wildlife Commissioners from authorizing the hunting of black bears.” Senate Bill 82 was introduced to the Nevada Senate by the Committee on Natural Resources.

Nevada Farm Bureau will keep you up-to-date on S.B. 82 and other bills that pertain to Nevada Farm Bureau policy.

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SPARKS— 2012 was a historic year for Nevada food and agriculture exports. With all the woes from the Great Recession and our economy slowly chugging along, we now have some positive news to share. For the first time in its history, Nevada agriculture and food exports have broken the $100 million mark! The historic year of 2012 ended with total agriculture and food exports of $114.34 million. This is a year to year increase of 11.8 percent from 2011.

According to the U.S. Department of Commerce, for every $181,000 in export sales, one job that pays 17 percent better than a job not associated with exporting is created. That means that 631 high end jobs have been created in the Nevada agriculture and food industries due to increased export sales.

“This is great news,” said Jim Barbee, executive director of the Nevada Department of Agriculture. “We will continue to support the Nevada food and agriculture sector and look forward to further growth and increased job creation throughout the industry.”

Food and agriculture products are Nevada’s eighth

largest export category (followed by precious metals and stones, electrical machinery, ores, slag, and ash, toys, games and sporting equipment, industrial machinery, optic, photo, medical or surgical equipment and vehicles, except railway or tramway). Almost 80 percent of these exports were consumed by Canada (51 percent), China (20 percent), Mexico (4.6 percent), and Japan (3 percent).

The majority of these exports (89 percent) fall within the following eight product categories: miscellaneous edible preparations, beverages and spirits, prepared cereals, flour and starches, cocoa and cocoa preparations, edible vegetables, live trees and plants, prepared vegetables, fruits and nuts and oil seeds and grains.

Even more exciting news is that total Nevada exports hit historic levels in 2012, breaking the all-time export mark of $10 billion. Total Nevada exports in 2012 were $10.19 billion, a 27.7 percent increase over 2011. Although the economy is still not out of woods, or sagebrush, this news indicates that we are definitely moving in a positive direction.

Nevada’s Food & Agriculture Exports Break All-Time Record

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