Farm Bureau Women

"The Women's Leadership Committee is a strong contributor to Farm Bureau, especially on health and safety issues and issues that affect the family and rural way of life. FB Women introduce people to Farm Bureau through their activities such variety shows, speech contests, women of the year, and county fairs to mention a few." – Frank Priestley, President Idaho Farm Bureau.

Check the calendar on the home page for upcoming events.

Annual Goals

• Agricultural Education
• Consumer Understanding
• Leadership
• Media & Information
• Organization
• Policy Development
• Political Education & Public Affairs

IFBF Women's Leadership Committee

• Carol Guthrie, Inkom, chairman, guthrieranch@sitestar.net
• Shari Kuther, Nezperce, vice chairman
• Jane Ann Ward, Malad, district 1, Southeast Idaho
• Shirlene Schwendiman, Newdale, district 2, Upper Snake River Valley
• Doris Pearson, Buhl, district 3, South Central Idaho
• Vacant, district 4, Southwest Idaho
• Carole Rust, Saint Maries, district 5, North Idaho

Mission Statement

We actively participate in the implementation of Idaho Farm Bureau Federation priority issues and help the Farm Bureau achieve a positive image for agriculture.

Contests

• Speech Contest (grades 9 - 12)
  district winners compete in Boise on President's Day.
  
  
• Essay Contest (grade 5)
  Creative writing project prompts students to ponder agriculture and its connection to today's world.
  
  
• Photo Contest (ages 6 and above)
  Contest is limited to amateur Idaho resident photographers only.
  
  
• Art Design (grades 6 - 8)
  Promotes the arts and furthers the understanding of agriculture in our lives.
  
  
• Variety Show for Amateurs
  The Variety Show is tailored to attract people into participating in their own development. District I & II hold their finals at the Eastern Idaho State Fair.

For more information about an IFBF Women's activity in your county, contact your local Farm Bureau Women's Chairman or a member of the State Women's Leadership Committee.

Peg Pratt, Program Coordinator, ppratt@idahofb.org
Phone: 208-239-4228
275 Tierra Vista Drive
Fax: 208-232-3616
PO Box 4848
Pocatello ID 83205

Programs

Gold Star Award Program Application

The Women's Awards Program is a recognition and awards program for county Farm Bureaus to strengthen the organization.

Quarterly Reports

What better way to keep track of your projects than by quarterly reports.

Woman of the Year Application

Annually, the districts choose a woman to honor at the annual meeting.

Bookmarks

Available on a variety of subject matter dealing with commodities grown in the state, health and safety issues.

Table Tents

Five styles available for distribution on current themes.

Leadership Conference

Annually in the spring, women from across the state meet for the opportunity to help explore ways need to develop strong leaders now and in the future.

Food Check-Out Day

County and state women celebrate with donations to Ronald McDonald House in Boise plus legislators received a snack bag of Idaho commodities.

County History

History books keep the most interesting record of yearly activities and can be a great help in the years to come to other chairmen.

Health & Safety

The IFBF Women's Leadership Committee supports the Health/Safety Committee on the state level. This includes rural driving video distribution, use of the resource guide and Idea Book. The GlitterBug Handwashing kit is available on a first-come basis.