My name is Sabrina Matteson. I have served American Farm Bureau as director of rural affairs since January 2008. I help county and state Farm Bureaus create and implement initiatives and projects to improve the quality of life in rural communities.
For the previous 25 years, my husband Gary and I operated New England Anemones, a greenhouse wholesale cut flower business and raised Simmental cattle and three fine sons.
To contact me, call Sabrina Matteson at 202-406-3685 or follow me on Twitter at http://twitter.com/FBruralaffairs
To find out more about American Farm Bureau Federation, please log onto www.fb.org . The American Farm Bureau Federation is located at 600 Maryland Ave SW, Washington, DC 20024.
Could you tell me the date and location of the next Value-Added Conference?
Thank you,
By: Louis V. Bassano on 10/29/2012
at 1:18 pm
Louis, the 15th Annual National Value-Added Agriculture Conference will be May 19 – 21, 2013 in Rogers, Arkansas. Registration cost is estimated to be $150. Conference Hotel is $119/night at Embassy Suites Northwest Arkansas, 3303 Pinnacle Hills Parkway, Rogers, Arkansas 72758. More info coming soon. Thanks for asking!
By: SHM on 10/30/2012
at 4:12 pm
Dave, Farm Bureau recognizes that collaborating with other groups to improve communities is the best way to go! So many diverse groups have similar missions and goals but if they talk to one another, progress can be exponential!
By: SHM on 03/09/2012
at 10:09 am
Sabrina:
I was pleased to see your mention of the Stronger Economies Together program in your blog. Michigan is a Phase II SET participant. I am pleased that we have purposively reached out to our local Farm Bureau leadership to engage your members’ participation in the SET training process. The regional plans we are developing include a strong agricultural base and Farm Bureau (and other agricultural organizations) need to have a voice in setting that regional vision.
By: Dave Ivan, Michigan State University Extension on 03/09/2012
at 9:59 am