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Women’s Committee Handbook In the absence of the chairman, the vice chairman assumes the duties of the chairman. Attend annual district planning/training meetings. Attend State Board of Directors meetings every other month. She is a voting member and represents the women of FFBF, not her county. As such, she needs…

Women’s Committee Handbook Be knowledgeable in all aspects of the total Farm Bureau program. Attend all scheduled meetings of the State Women’s Leadership Committee. Determine the annual women’s program of work based on local, state, and national issues and concerns. Conduct annual district planning/training meetings. Contact all county women’s leadership…

Women’s Committee Handbook The County Women’s Chairman is the vital link between the women in the county, the District Women’s Chairman, and the State Women’s Leadership Committee. She is the spokesperson for her committee and should represent them at Farm Bureau functions. She is responsible to her county Farm Bureau…

Women’s Committee Handbook The state legislature is divided into the Senate and the House of Representatives. The Senate has 40 members and is led by the Senate President; the House has 120 members and is led by the Speaker of the House. Both leadership positions are elected by the members…

Women’s Committee Handbook As a Farm Bureau leader, you are uniquely qualified to speak on behalf of Florida’s farmers and ranchers. Your peers have asked you to perform this and other duties because of their confidence in you. In your role as a spokesperson you can make a difference by…

FFB Mini-Grants The Women’s Leadership Committee provides multiple $250 mini-grants to certified Florida educators who are engaged in classroom instruction at the pre-K to 12th grade levels. The mini-grant program supports agricultural education in the classroom. To apply for the mini-grant, click here. Ag in the Classroom Florida Ag in…

[email protected] @JackPayneIFAS By Jack Payne One of the greatest compliments the University of Florida’s Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences gets is some variety of, “If it weren’t for IFAS, I wouldn’t be in business.” It’s the ultimate endorsement of impact. It’s not just the testimonial. It’s who it comes…

Hundreds of Farm Bureau members from nearly every county in the state descended upon Tallahassee for a full day of advocacy at the state Capitol. They supported and promoted Farm Bureau’s legislative agenda that covered a variety of issues currently affecting our family farms, including everything from maintaining and enhancing…

  By Jack Payne @JackPayneIFAS [email protected] You are always welcome on the University of Florida campus, but I hope you’ll consider coming to visit us this month. You’ll get a look at your future. We’re bringing some of the best minds in the world here to help us determine how…

Sarasota County Farm Bureau President Robbie Martin Fifth generation farmer and Sarasota County native Robbie Martin is continuing a family tradition that began over 100 years ago. Martin’s great-grandfather and his brother cleared the Southwest Florida property they purchased in 1900 using only a cross-cut saw and a grubbing hoe.

Ten years ago, John Hoblick told an audience on campus recently, he helped find a new leader for the University of Florida’s Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences. He offered his humble assessment that he had done a great job. It was his sly, humorous way of paying me a…

[email protected] @JackPayneIFAS We need two types of agricultural science – the science of now, and the science of the future. Researchers are working on what’s in your fields now as well as what might be in them in five, 10, even 20 years. Most research done by the University of…