I attended an Indiana Farm Bureau Public Relations workshop in Indy today to get any new information. The State FB is planning a big Legislative kickoff on January 6th. We will be planning a Statehouse visit sometime in January along with having our Legislative Update sessions here in our Greencastle FB Boardroom on the 3rd Saturdays of Jan-March at 8am.
We will be having an Education Roundtable allowing the County Superintendents and school board members to meet with the legislators on Dec. 14th. We are also on US Representative Ellsworth's agenda for an Ag Roundtable on January 23rd.
I was asked recently what FB has been doing for Ag? Well the above list is just a start. We are also continuing our efforts to protect Animal Agriculture, the Indiana FB members were successful in getting the Estate Tax exemption passed in the US House, and we will continue to push for equal caps on property tax along with slowing down the increases in assessed value of farmland. For questions or if you are not a Farm Bureau member and would like to be contact Steve Cash at spcash@tds.net.
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