Kansas Farm Bureau

The Kansas Farm Bureau Natural & Environmental Resources (NER) Committee advises the KFB Board on issues and concerns related to the environment and natural resources.

Members of the NER Committee are appointed to serve a one-year term. If reappointed, a member may serve up to three one-year terms beginning January 1, 1999

Each KFB district is eligible to have a representative on the NER Committee. The members’ terms are staggered.

Mission of Committee:
The NER Committee’s mission is to assist agricultural producers in protecting our natural resources and the environment while operating profitable livestock and farming operations and to promote environmental responsibility to urban and rural neighbors.

2009 Kansas Farm Bureau
Natural & Environmental Resources Committee

Contact Information

Dist	Name	Address
1	JD Hanna	Silver Lake, KS 66539
2	Keith Thompson	Osage City, KS 66523
3	Bob Love	Fort Scott, KS 66701
4	Charlie Pilgrim	Cottonwood Falls, KS 66845
5	Justin Knopf	Gypsum, KS 67448
6	Theron Haresnape	Lebanon, KS 66952
7	Cameron Peirce	Hutchinson, KS 67501
8	Rick Konecny
9	Chuck Leininger	Hugoton, KS 67951
10	Lynn Kirkham	Wallace, KS 67761

Board Advisor: Linda Franklin
Staff Liaison: Steve Swaffar
KFB Water Resources Specialist: Kent Askren
Natural Resources Assistant: Sarah Claspill

Promotion & Ag Education Committee

2010 KFB Promotion & Ag Education Committee Members

District

Name

County

1

Sarah Bowser

Jackson County

2

Debbie Kueser

Anderson County

3

Shelia Lampe

Woodson County

4

Mick Rausch
Sedgwick County

5
JoAnne Filinger
Republic County

6

Doug Zillinger

Phillips County

7

Derek Zongker- chair

Reno County

8

Deborah Jury

Gray County

9

Bill Luebbers

Wichita County

10

Shawna Blanka

Cheyenne County

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Board Advisor: Fred Askren

Staff Liaisons:
Member Relations & Promotion
Angie Sutton, Director
Debbie Hargrave, Asst. Director
Jennifer Butler, Program Assistant

Safety & Ag Education
Holly Higgins, Director
Jeff Sutton, Manager
Serita Blankenship, Program Assistant

Resolutions Committee

Mission of Committee:

The KFB Resolutions Committee has a mission geared directly to the policy positions (resolutions) of the organization. The Committee surfaces, directs study on, develops questions concerning and tentative resolutions covering issues important to members of county Farm Bureaus.

The KFB Resolutions Committee will surface and thoroughly examine all issues relating to production agriculture in Kansas and rural community life and development in Kansas. The Resolutions Committee will develop tentative resolutions for consideration by Voting Delegates at the annual meeting of those delegates.

Edie Dahlsten, McPherson County

Gay Beth Moore, Gray County

1. Wayne Lukert, Shawnee County

2. John Gehrt, Wabaunsee County

3. Joe Newland, Wilson County

4. James Wulf, Harvey County

5. Stacy Forshee, Cloud County

6. James Gabelmann, Lincoln County

7. John Kuszmaul, Kingman County

8. Mark Busch, Gray County

9. Steve Hines, Hamilton County

10. Bert Stramel, Thomas County

Staff Liaison – Harry Watts, Managing Director, Governmental Relations

Brad Harrelson – State Director

Terry Holdren – National Director

Leah Fliter – Governmental Relations Specialist-Communications/Administrative Assistant

Mauri Ann Domer – Administrative Assistant

VOTE FBF Board

History of this elected board

VOTE FBF (Voters Organized To Elect Farm Bureau Friends) began with 20 Farm Bureau members from across the state who served on a specially created task force. The mission of the task force was to create a system within Farm Bureau where a political fund could operate in a grass roots fashion.

The culmination of the task force effort came in 1993 when Farm Bureau delegates at the annual meeting approved VOTE FBF. The system is the most grass roots driven political fund in the country, and has continually excelled in helping to elect "friends of agriculture" to the legislature and Congress.

The system works from the ground up. Counties make recommendations for support within their own areas. This means the support truly comes from the constituents of a candidate, rather than a small board or staff group at a headquarters.

VOTE FBF Board by District

Dist.1: Pam Meng, Doniphan Co.

Dist. 2: Michael Martin, Sr., Miami Co.

Dist. 3: Dale Roberds, Cherokee Co.

Dist. 4: Dale Weishaar, Sumner Co.

Dist. 5: Bob Mertz, Riley Co.

Dist. 6: Lance Russell, Ellis Co.

Dist. 7: Carolyn Dunn, Stafford Co.

Dist. 8: Jim Harden, Clark Co.

Dist. 9: Hugh Brownlee, Hamilton Co.

Dist. 10: Quintin Flanagin, Thomas Co.

Staff Liaison: Brad Harrelson
Brenden Wirth

Young Farmers and Ranchers

Committee function:

The Kansas Farm Bureau Young Farmers and Ranchers Committee advises the KFB Board on issues and concerns related to the surfacing and developing of young (18-35 year old) leaders."

Current YF&R Committee

Meghan Mueseler - AFBF YF&R Representative, Wichita

1.	Scott & Jill Doyle	Holton
2.	Randall & Erin Debler	Alma
3.	Dale & Jodi Helwig	Columbus
4.	Jason & Lexy Goyer	Winfield
5.	Dan & Kim Schmidt	Blue Rapids
6.	Craig & Heather Poore	Alton
7.	Derek Sawyer	McPherson
8.	Tyler & Rebecca Rider	Ness City
9.	Casey & Denise Finlay	Syracuse
10.	Chris & Tina Tanner	Norton

Board Advisor:

Staff Liaisons: Jeff Sutton
Pam Dankenbring
Serita Blankenship

State Committee of Farm Bureau Women

Committee mission:

"The Kansas Farm Bureau Women's Committee contributes an essential perspective to the organization, broadening opportunities for women to become increasingly involved in all aspects of Farm Bureau, actively participating in the implementation of priority issues involving agriculture education, improving the quality of life in rural communities, promotion of the industry and agricultural advocacy."

Current Women's Committee

Helen Norris - Chair, Wellington

1.	Jennifer Brunkow	Westmoreland
2.	Lois Moss	Wellsville
3.	Karma Michael	McCune
4.	Susan Long	Winfield
5.	Marilyn Martin	Concordia
6.	Brenda Dooley	Jewell
7.	Marjorie Cartmill	Anthony
8.	Signe Barnes	McCracken
9.	Gay Beth Moore	Copeland
10.	Susan May	Oberlin

Staff Liaisons: Holly Higgins
Serita Blankenship

Commodity Advisory Committees Commodities Page

Committee Charter

September 5, 1997, the Kansas Farm Bureau Board of Directors approved the implementation of Ag Advisory Committees to “provide Farm Bureau members increased participation, a more efficient method of surfacing concerns, interests and needs regarding specific commodities and to enhance Kansas Farm Bureaus’ ability to respond to issues and programming needs critical to the profitability and risk management of specific agricultural commodity enterprises."

Expectations and Desired Outcomes:

1. Kansas Farm Bureau Ag Advisory Committees are authorized by the KFB Board of Directors and are intended to serve in an advisory capacity to the Board.

2. KFB Ag Advisory Committees will identify and examine issues specific to the commodity or enterprise associated with the advisory committee name.

3. KFB Ag Advisory Committees will evaluate Kansas Farm Bureau’s role in these issues and make recommendations to the Board of Directors.

Board Advisors - Beef, John Stegman - Dairy, Richard Felts - Feedgrains & Oilseeds, Fred Askren
Hay and Forage, George Pretz - Swine, Jeff Grossenbacher - Wheat, Jerry McReynolds - Sheep & Goat, Linda Franklin

Staff Liaisons - Mark Nelson
Diane Hoobler

Current Advisory Committee members by Commodity (2010)

Beef Advisory Dairy Advisory Feedgrains Advisory Hay & Forage Advisory

Sheep & Goat Advisory Swine Advisory Wheat Advisory