At the IFBF annual meeting last week, President Brent Johnson encouraged members to advance the organization’s unity, grassroots strength and commitment to Iowa agriculture.

Iowa Farm Bureau President Brent Johnson last week called on members to look beyond their own horizons and continue working together to advance the organization’s unity, grassroots strength and commitment to advancing Iowa agriculture and local communities.

“There is strength in unity, and unity is strength,” Johnson said in his address to members at the Iowa Farm Bureau Federation’s 106th annual meeting in Des Moines. “We must stay engaged, step out of our comfort zones and be a unified voice to help our farms and communities flourish for generations to come. 

“Yes, challenges lie ahead, but so do opportunities. If we stay united and focused on the greater good of growing agriculture responsibly, as we have always done, we will persevere.” 

Johnson lauded the collective efforts...