Olson Re-Elected to Minnesota Farm Bureau Board of Directors

Carolyn Olson of Cottonwood in Lyon County was re-elected to a three-year term on the Minnesota Farm Bureau Federation (MFBF) Board of Directors to represent District III during the 102nd Annual Meeting on December 11. District III includes the counties of Chippewa, Cottonwood, Jackson, Lac qui Parle, Lincoln, Lyon, Murray, Nobles, Pipestone, Redwood, Rock and Yellow Medicine.

Re-elected to serve a two-year term as MFBF Vice President was Dan Glessing of Wright County. Also re-elected to a three-year term was Nathan Collins from Murdock in Swift County representing District IV and Shayne Isane of Badger in Northwest Regional representing District VII. Elected to the board of directors serving one-year terms were Promotion & Education Committee chair DiDi Edwards from Nobles County and Young Farmers & Ranchers Committee chair Tyler Nelson from Pine County.

Minnesota Farm Bureau is the largest general farm organization in the state, focusing on Farmers •Families • Food. Members determine policy through a grassroots process involving the Farm Bureau members in 78 county Farm Bureau units in a formal, democratic process. Through this process, members make their views heard to political leaders, state government officials, special interest groups and the general public. Programs for Young Farmers & Ranchers help develop leadership abilities and improve farm management. Promotion & Education committee members work with programs such as Ag in the Classroom and safety education for farm children. Farm Bureau is active in a variety of other programs and activities. For more information, contact your county Farm Bureau office.

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