SPARKS, Nev. – Nevada Farm Bureau Federation received three Awards of Excellence and the Apex Award Jan. 2015 during the 2015 American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF) Annual Convention.
“It is an honor to be recognized for the hard work our organization has put in during the last year,” Nevada Farm Bureau President Hank Combs said. “Nevada Farm Bureau has great leadership and volunteers that help staff to effectively promote the agriculture industry in Nevada.”
Awards for Excellence were presented to state Farm Bureaus that demonstrated outstanding achievements in six program areas: Education and Outreach; Leadership Development; Member Services; Membership Initiatives; Policy Development and Implementation; and Public Relations and Communications.
Nevada Farm Bureau was awarded for its Education and Outreach, Member Services, and Public Relations and Communications programs.
“We started several new programs last year, including an agriculture literacy project in Churchill County, which educated 320 elementary students in local schools,” Combs said. “We also updated our communication methods for members and the general public to ensure that they received news about Nevada agriculture and our organization in a timely and accurate way.”
AFBF also awarded Nevada Farm Bureau the Apex Award during the event. The award was given to state Farm Bureaus that had increased total investment in the Foundation for Agriculture by 10 percent or more in 2014.
