leveling, and I had some leftover cash. That is the good
news, but the best news is the abundance of the crop
helped feed several hundred homeless and needy people.
Many friends, neighbors, and people I didn’t know took
advantage of the abundance of the crop also. Thanks to
Bill Aiken and his knowledge and willingness to share, a
lot of people benefitted.
Brett Jarrell (a local Nationwide agent) brought
Steve Uhlman (Sponsor Relations Sales Manager for
Nationwide Insurance) to our Wood County Farm
Bureau Annual Meeting at the Wood County 4-H Camp.
Uhlman gave a short talk on the advantages Nationwide
offers. Brett also shared that he posted information
on his Facebook page about saving pop tabs for the
Ronald McDonald House, and he is collecting them for
us. Thanks Brett and Steve, for sharing with us. Farm
Bureau folks, please remember to thank your Nationwide
agents. They can supply safety information for your
meetings and are obtaining memberships for your Farm
Bureau.
Sharing
Dave Lawson
I can only imagine the knowledge that 20- some
thousand agricultural specialists in West Virginia must
have. Much of this knowledge has been self taught,
passed down from generation to generation or learned
by trial and error until the best, most efficient way was
found. How much of this information is shared? A
relevant question is – “How can this information be
shared?” Sharing this expertise and knowledge with our
own farming communities could help all of us become
even more productive. Let me give you some examples.
This spring at a regional Farm Bureau meeting, I
asked WVFB Field Services Representative Bill Aiken
about a product he grew on his farm. Bill shared the
information with me, and I tried my hand at growing
it. The crop I raised was way beyond my expectations!
The original reason for this project was to level a field
with a crop and return the field to hay. A little better
marketing plan on my part would have made the
financial side of the project better. However, the crop
covered all the cost of the project, including the field
Farm Credit provided the speaker for our Annual
Dinner – Steve Cavender. Steve shared information on
tractor and farm safety. We learned about the hazards
of tractors, machinery, chemicals and confinement
suffocation. You can never learn too much about these
topics. Thanks to Steve, our safety speaker; and Dave
Wise, our local Farm Credit representative who helps
many farm organizations; and especially Farm Bureau.
They support us – please support them.
I would like to share one more safety topic - yellow
jackets, bees and other stinging insects. Be especially
vigilant in the fall during farm clean-up and mowing.
Many people are extremely allergic to insect stings.
Oftentimes when tractors are in precarious places and
drivers are unaware, yellow jackets attack. Please keep
this in mind.
Thanks Joan Harman and West Virginia Farm
Bureau for letting Wood County Farm Bureau share this
information with all our farming and rural friends.
Sharing by everyone makes a better farming
experience.
West Virginia Farm Bureau News 11