http://www.michfb.com/ci/counties/news/29 News from the Hillsdale County Farm Bureau en-us Copyright 1999-2012 Michigan Farm Bureau mfbinfo@michfb.com (Michigan Farm Bureau Information & Public Relations Division) mfbwebmaster@michfb.com (Michigan Farm Bureau Web Administrator) http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Sunday Saturday Sixteen Hillsdale County members attended the state annual meeting in Grand Rapids and helped to form the policies to guide the organization in 2012. The group consisted of Jay Williams, Joe Ladd, Eric Bleich, Bambi Nevills-Denning, Mark and Sheryl Kies, Brad and Pam Benzing, Scott and Mary Welden, Terry Finegan, Scott and Ali Ferry, Mark Wiley, Bruce Lewis and Erin Bosch. Membership chairman Joe Ladd also attended the Membership School on Tuesday, November 29th. http://www.michfb.com/ci/counties/news/29/12 http://www.michfb.com/ci/counties/news/29/12 Helping represent a cross section of Michigan's diverse farm economy, Ned Bever and Mark Kline took the interests of Hillsdale County agriculture to the nation's capitol by participating in Michigan Farm Bureau's 2011 Washington Legislative Seminar, March 9-11, in Washington, D.C. Farm Bureau members from across the state voiced their concerns and visited with legislators, their staff and officials from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. http://www.michfb.com/ci/counties/news/29/11 http://www.michfb.com/ci/counties/news/29/11 Nine county young farmers joined others from District 2 for an evening of fun and conversation at L&J Lanes on M-99 between Litchfield and Jonesville on Saturday, March 12th. Discussion on feed cost, farm size, rent, immigration, equipment, regulations and ideas for next year's Young Farmer events could be heard around the bowling alley. http://www.michfb.com/ci/counties/news/29/10 http://www.michfb.com/ci/counties/news/29/10 Hillsdale County Farm Bureau sponsored six participants to the Young Farmer Leader's Conference on February 18-20 at the Kellogg Hotel & Conference Center in East Lansing. Rodney Oates, Nathan Baker, Sarah and Matt Dillon, Scott and Mary Welden joined other young farmers from across the state for a weekend of speakers, workshops and networking. Participants are selected each year starting in December. If you are interested in attending next year, call the office at 437-2458 or contact Young Farmer Chairman Scott Welden. http://www.michfb.com/ci/counties/news/29/9 http://www.michfb.com/ci/counties/news/29/9 Even though the 2011 Membership Kickoff Meeting had to be postponed a week due to weather, the committee met the attendance objective and good information was shared with members and guests. http://www.michfb.com/ci/counties/news/29/8 http://www.michfb.com/ci/counties/news/29/8 The 2010 annual meeting of Hillsdale County Farm Bureau was held August 17, 2010 at the Cambria Baptist Church. The social hour began at 6:30 p.m. and was followed by a buffet dinner. The Hillsiders Community Action Group hosted the family event, which included supervised kid's activities. http://www.michfb.com/ci/counties/news/29/7 http://www.michfb.com/ci/counties/news/29/7 Several Hillsdale County Farm Bureau members attended an EPA information meeting in Hudson and a hearing held in Bryan, Ohio to ask questions about a request by the citizens of Bryan to designate the Michindoh Aquifer as a "sole-source" aquifer. That designation means the aquifer is the only source of drinking water for people in a nine-county area that includes parts of three states. The region includes portions of Hillsdale, Branch and Lenawee Counties in Michigan. http://www.michfb.com/ci/counties/news/29/6 http://www.michfb.com/ci/counties/news/29/6