By Carol Johnson MFB Member Communication Specialist Jeremy Nagel speaks with Menominee County members at the county’s June 29 ice cream social. Menominee County Farm Bureau members gathered at Erickson Park in...
By Lucy Gerber One hundred years: What does it mean? It means progress, education, legislation, And working together for the common good. It means conventions, policies, laws, And change over time. It means fighting for what...
By Jeremy C. Nagel In the middle decades of the 20th century a throwback parade float meant Michigan Elevator Exchange had to nod toward an era predating its own existence—in this case,...
By Jeremy C. Nagel Some Local History Teams are struggling to find the kind of historical material they’re looking for to share with their members. Across the spectrum of 65 county...
More awards from our second cycle of Local History grants are headed toward these outstanding county Farm Bureaus to help them put wheels under their plans for celebrating the history...
Well-deserved grant awards are being disbursed to 11 county Farm Bureaus that laid out exciting plans for sharing their local agricultural history with their members and communities in the coming...
Missaukee County Farm Bureau’s Local History Team hosted its “Then and Now” event April 23 in an event barn near Falmouth, welcoming scores of members to celebrate the area’s rich...
By Jeremy C. Nagel Applications will be evaluated in early June, with funds disbursed directly to county Farm Bureaus later that same month. Local History Teams have until the end of May...
By Jeremy C. Nagel Right at the start of the big spring thaw, I visited a few counties just before the winter meeting season wrapped up. In the months to come...
Washington Legislative Seminar (WLS) takes place this week to update farmers on national issues and allow attendees to explore the nation’s capital. Did you know it was the Farm Bureau...