Broadwater County Farm Bureau Members Met At Their Annual Meeting And Potluck
Author: MaryEllen Schnur
Broadwater County Farm Bureau Members Met at Their Annual Meeting and Potluck
MaryEllen Schnur
Broadwater County Farm Bureau members met at their annual meeting and potluck on Sunday, September 22, at the Lodge in Townsend. Plans were discussed to host a candidate forum in October. All county and state candidates will be invited. Speakers from the Secretary of State's office will be invited to explain various initiatives on the ballot. Watch MT43 News for the exact date and time.
Dr. Katie Rein DVM introduced members to the survey Crazy Mountain Veterinary Clinic and the Extension Service are conducting regarding antibiotic administration to livestock. New regulations require a veterinarian's prescription for livestock owners to obtain antibiotics to treat their animals. The survey results will give veterinarians some guidance about what antibiotics livestock owners have been using previously in Montana. All answers to the survey are anonymous. Several members completed the survey at the meeting. Livestock owners wishing to participate in the survey can find it online, or contact the Extension office for information.
Jim Willis, of Wilsall, gave a short presentation on the work of the four-county District 10, which includes Broadwater County. Cyndi Johnson, state president of Montana Farm Bureau updated members on the work of the property tax reform committee, and the land classification advisory committee. These items will be addressed by various bills in the upcoming legislature.
President Gail Vennes reviewed the work of the past year. Two college scholarships were awarded to graduating seniors, Jacob Pesicka and Emily Bird. Farm Bureau hosted the water barrel at the fair.
New officers were elected for the coming year: Chuck Plymale, president; Virgil Henke, vice president; Carole Plymale, secretary-treasurer. David Plymale was elected a new member of the Board of Directors.
There are over 150 voting members in Broadwater Farm Bureau. They are kept up to date on issues that affect farming and ranching throughout the year. Members adopt positions on potential legislative issues at the annual meeting, and then they are voted on in November at the annual statewide meeting. Broadwater County sent three resolutions for consideration at the state meeting, all involving concerns regarding groundwater supply and residential subdivisions.
