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Show Farm Bureau To Expand Activity in Utah Farm Bureau activity in Utah will undergo significant expansion expan-sion as a result of action taken by the board of directors of the recent state wide organization in meeting at Salt Lake City. Climaxing a 17-month study and evaluation, the board of directors di-rectors adopted a program of: 1. An information and research department. 2. A commodity division. 3. A Farm Bureau Women's organization in every county and community. 4. A Farm Bureau Young People's organization in every county and community. 5. At least one discussion group in every community. 6. More closely co-ordinated activity with livestock, commodity commod-ity and cooperative groups. 7. Increased member participation partici-pation in citizenship activities including goals of a minimum of 25 per cent participation in policy development and 15 per cent active participation in legislative leg-islative activity together with measures to encourage Farm Bureau members to be active in the political party of their own choice. 8. Organiaztion of committees on ntaional, state and local affairs af-fairs in every county. 9. Training programs for the state, county and local Farm Bureau leaders. 10. Assignment of responsibility responsibil-ity to Women's Committees for training in hospitalization and medical care and to FarmBureau Young People for the organiza tion of discussion groups in all counties and communities. The above is to be undertaken with the assistance of an expanded ex-panded staff consisting of new directors of information, research re-search and commodity activities and three multiple county Farm Bureau field men. Board action came as a result of recommendations of two separate sep-arate study committees working since February, 1960. A. V. Smoot, Cornine. State Farm Bureau president, said. "This is the most significant action taken by the board of directors in many years. With these goals before us and an expanded staff to assist County Farm Bureau workers, we shall be able to serve the farm people of Utah with greater effectiveness effective-ness than ever before." Current membership in the Utah State Farm Bureau is in excess of 10,000 families. |