Mike Gunderson of Bejou in Mahnomen County was re-elected to a three-year term on the Minnesota Farm Bureau Federation (MFBF) Board of Directors to represent District VII during the 93rd Annual Meeting in Brooklyn Park November 17-19. District VII includes the counties of Becker, Clay, Kittson, Mahnomen, Norman, Northwest Regional, East Otter Tail, West Otter Tail, East Polk, West Polk and Wilkin.
Gunderson grows wheat, corn, soybeans and alfalfa and raises beef.
Also re-elected were Kevin Paap of Garden City in Blue Earth County as president to a two-year term. Re-elected to three year terms were Dave Van Loh of Westbrook in Cottonwood County representing District III and Paul Stark of Kensington in Stevens County representing District IV. Elected to serve one year terms were Layne Ebeling of Trimont in Martin County representing the Promotion and Education Committee and Nathan Nelson of Hinckley in Pine County representing the Young Farmers and Ranchers Committee.
Minnesota Farm Bureau is the largest general farm organization in the state, focusing on Farmers •Families • Food. Members determine policy through a grassroots process involving the Farm Bureau members in 78 county Farm Bureau units in a formal, democratic process. Through this process, members make their views heard to political leaders, state government officials, special interest groups and the general public. Programs for Young Farmers & Ranchers help develop leadership abilities and improve farm management. Promotion & Education committee members work with programs such as Ag in the Classroom and safety education for farm children. Farm Bureau is active in a variety of other programs and activities. For more information, contact your county Farm Bureau office.
Nationwide, the American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF) has more than six million members in approximately 2,800 county Farm Bureaus. For more information log onto www.fbmn.org.
