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  • May is Membership Month at Phillips County Farm Bureau

    Joy DePuydt, Phillips County Farm Bureau|May 12, 2021

    May is Membership Month and Montana and Phillips County Farm Bureaus have planned a month of activities both recognizing and recruiting members in the counties. “Our Farm Bureau’s volunteer members do an amazing job advocating for agriculture and educating others about agriculture. Membership month is the perfect time to get the word out regarding why our members are Farm Bureau Proud,” said Tom DePuydt president, Phillips County Farm Bureau. We want farmers, ranchers and anyone in our county who has an interest in agriculture to be a part...

  • Ag Safety Awareness Week Continues

    Joy DePuydt, Phillips County Farm Bureau|Mar 3, 2021

    Phillips County Farm Bureau is ‘Driving Safety Home’ during Agricultural Safety Awareness Program Week, Sunday, February 28 to Saturday, March 6. PCFB will be sharing resources that will help farmers and ranchers keep safety top-of-mind through the Agricultural Safety Awareness Program is a priority of county and state Farm Bureau leaders across the nation. As part of ASAP, Feb. 28 - March 6 has been designated as Agricultural Safety Awareness Week. U.S. Agricultural Safety and Health Centers will join Farm Bureau in promoting the week wit...

  • Cultivating a Farm State of Mind About Mental Health

    Joy DePuydt, Phillips County Farm Bureau|Mar 3, 2021

    For farmers and ranchers, stress is a way of life. We depend on many factors that are out of our control, like weather, commodity prices, availability of labor, trade markets and a lot more. With the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, our stress levels have gone even higher and in many cases are reaching the breaking point. A new survey from the American Farm Bureau found that more than half of rural adults and farmers/farmworkers say they are personally experiencing more mental health challenges than they were a year ago. Two in three...

  • American agriculture is doing it, and doing it better

    Joy DePuydt, Phillips County Farm Bureau|Mar 25, 2020

    Happy AG Week! This is the 47th anniversary of National Ag Day. That's over 40 years of recognizing agriculture's role in American life, and that's certainly an achievement worth celebrating! We know food and fiber doesn't just arrive at the grocery or clothing store or magically appear on our dinner table or in our closet. There's an entire industry dedicated to providing plentiful and safe food for consumption as well as a wide range of comfortable, fashionable clothing choices. We rely on agriculture for the very necessities of life. From...

  • 20:20 Vision on Ag Safety' is Theme of Agricultural Safety Awareness Program Week, March 1-7

    Joy DePuydt, Member of PC Farm Bureau and Board of Director for Montana Farm Bureau|Mar 4, 2020

    Across the country, county and state Farm Bureaus are making safety a priority through the Agricultural Safety Awareness Program. As part of ASAP, March 1-7 has been designated as Agricultural Safety Awareness Week. U.S. Agricultural Safety and Health Centers will join Farm Bureau in promoting the week with its theme “20:20 Vision on Ag Safety.” A different safety focus will be highlighted by Phillips County Farm Bureau and U.S. Ag Centers each day of the week: Monday, March 2 – Mental Health Tuesday, March 3 – Transportation Safety Wednesday,...