Iowa Farm Bureau

Today's FFA members are tomorrow's Farm Bureau leaders! We're grateful for our strong partnership with Iowa FFA, and today we had the opportunity to host members of the Iowa FFA state officer team at the Iowa Farm Bureau building. The state officer team had a chance to visit with Farm Bureau staff and leaders, learning about the many ways our organization serves agriculture and the entire state.

President Austan Goolsbee joined the Iowa Farm Bureau Friday for a fireside chat on the U.S. #economy, interest rates, and their impact on U.S. #agriculture. Watch the replay: https://bit.ly/4aWUOVf

Earlier this week, we were in Ames celebrating Iowa agriculture’s bright 𝙛𝙪𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙚 with Iowa FFA students. Today, we were at Living History Farms, helping preserve agriculture’s rich 𝙝𝙞𝙨𝙩𝙤𝙧𝙮! Nearly 60 Iowa Farm Bureau staff members participated in today’s volunteer event — painting, cleaning, landscaping, replacing old boardwalk boards and tackling other projects to help Living History Farms prepare for guests this spring.

Do you know a college student who’s searching for an immersive experience in digital marketing? Iowa Farm Bureau’s Digital Marketing Internship gives students an opportunity to learn and apply their skills in social media, content creation, analysis and more – while telling agriculture’s story! The year-round internship begins this summer; apply now at https://lnkd.in/gq8EHDfz

Food brings our communities together. No one understands that better than farm families. During National Agriculture Week and in early 2024, 20 county Farm Bureaus donated more than $44,000 to their local food pantries. From “Cram the Cab” promotions to “grocery cart races” at local supermarkets, county Farm Bureaus across the state organized a variety of creative initiatives to generate needed donations for food-insecure families.

We’re bringing together internationally-renowned experts to answer some of farmers' most pressing questions about U.S. and global economic conditions, the meat supply chain, ag lending, land values, grain markets, trade and more. Farmers: 𝙍𝙚𝙜𝙞𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙧 𝙣𝙤𝙬 for Iowa Farm Bureau’s 2024 Economic Summit! ⬇️

National Agriculture Day isn't just for farmers. It's for 𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙮𝙤𝙣𝙚 who is 𝙧𝙤𝙤𝙩𝙚𝙙 𝙞𝙣 𝙨𝙚𝙧𝙫𝙞𝙘𝙚 to their local communities! Happy Ag Day, all! #RootedInService #AgDay #NationalAgDay #AgWeek #IowaAgWeek [𝘗𝘪𝘤𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦𝘥: 𝘊𝘦𝘥𝘢𝘳 𝘊𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘺 𝘍𝘢𝘳𝘮 𝘉𝘶𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘶 𝘣𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴 𝘢𝘨𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘶𝘭𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘭𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘰 𝘢 𝘭𝘰𝘤𝘢𝘭 𝘤𝘭𝘢𝘴𝘴𝘳𝘰𝘰𝘮 (𝘵𝘰𝘱 𝘭𝘦𝘧𝘵, 𝘭𝘰𝘸𝘦𝘳 𝘳𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵); 𝘊𝘢𝘳𝘳𝘰𝘭𝘭 𝘊𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘺 𝘍𝘢𝘳𝘮 𝘉𝘶𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘶 𝘥𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘨𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘶𝘭𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘢𝘭 𝘣𝘰𝘰𝘬𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘊𝘢𝘳𝘳𝘰𝘭𝘭 𝘊𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘥𝘳𝘦𝘯'𝘴 𝘔𝘶𝘴𝘦𝘶𝘮 (𝘭𝘰𝘸𝘦𝘳 𝘭𝘦𝘧𝘵); 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘊𝘩𝘪𝘤𝘬𝘢𝘴𝘢𝘸 𝘊𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘺 𝘍𝘢𝘳𝘮 𝘉𝘶𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘶 𝘩𝘰𝘴𝘵𝘴 𝘢 𝘧𝘢𝘳𝘮 𝘵𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘭𝘰𝘤𝘢𝘭 𝘱𝘳𝘦-𝘴𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘰𝘭 𝘴𝘵𝘶𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴 (𝘶𝘱𝘱𝘦𝘳 𝘳𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵)].

Iowa's farmers aren't just growing food; they're growing communities. It’s one of many reasons we can 𝙖𝙡𝙡 celebrate Agriculture Week, March 17 – 23! #RootedInService #IowaAgWeek (𝘗𝘪𝘤𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦𝘥: 𝘊𝘩𝘪𝘤𝘬𝘢𝘴𝘢𝘸 𝘊𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘺 𝘍𝘢𝘳𝘮 𝘉𝘶𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘶 𝘥𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘴 𝘮𝘦𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘊𝘩𝘪𝘤𝘬𝘢𝘴𝘢𝘸 𝘊𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘺 𝘍𝘰𝘰𝘥 𝘗𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘺. 𝘞𝘢𝘱𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘰 𝘊𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘺 𝘍𝘢𝘳𝘮 𝘉𝘶𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘶 𝘥𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘴 𝘦𝘥𝘶𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘵𝘩 𝘣𝘰𝘰𝘬𝘴 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘧𝘢𝘳𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘖𝘵𝘵𝘶𝘮𝘸𝘢 𝘗𝘶𝘣𝘭𝘪𝘤 𝘓𝘪𝘣𝘳𝘢𝘳𝘺. 𝘋𝘶𝘣𝘶𝘲𝘶𝘦 𝘊𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘺 𝘍𝘢𝘳𝘮 𝘉𝘶𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘶 𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘦𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘷𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘺𝘣𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘞𝘢𝘩𝘭𝘦𝘳𝘵 𝘊𝘢𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘤 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘵𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘯𝘢𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘲𝘶𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘺𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘦𝘢𝘮, 𝘢𝘴 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘐𝘰𝘸𝘢 𝘍𝘢𝘳𝘮 𝘉𝘶𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘶'𝘴 𝘴𝘱𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘰𝘳𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘱 𝘰𝘧 𝘐𝘰𝘸𝘢 𝘩𝘪𝘨𝘩 𝘴𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘰𝘭 𝘢𝘵𝘩𝘭𝘦𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘴.)

Today was 𝙛𝙞𝙡𝙡𝙚𝙙 with growth and opportunities for Iowa’s farmers! Nearly 300 attendees gathered in Ottumwa for Iowa Farm Bureau’s annual Acres of Opportunity Conference, to learn about a wide range of diverse farming options, including flowers, specialty meat markets, small grains, meat birds, popcorn and more! We’re excited to see how today’s attendees adapt and develop their farms in the months and years to come!

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