Jasper County Farm Bureau

01/04/2024

11/27/2023

Thank you to AmericanAg™ for being a sponsor of the 2024 America's Young Farmers & Ranchers competitive events! The third-place finalists in YF&R Achievement Award, Discussion Meet and Excellence in Agriculture will receive a $2,500 Investing in Your Future cash prize. All competitions will be held during American Farm Bureau Federation Annual Convention, Jan. 19-22, 2024, in Salt Lake City, Utah. Thank you, AmericanAgTM, for your support of our outstanding young farmers and ranchers.

09/15/2023

Reminder: Please fill out and submit the Disaster Relief Program Survey.

09/11/2023

September's Commodity is rice. It is one of the most important commodities in the world and directly feeds more people than any other crop. Because of this, it is a staple food in many countries. There are more than 40,000 varieties of rice.
Fun Fact: The Great Wall of China was built with rice.

08/25/2023

Farm Bureau is working to get a disaster relief program started for the drought if anyone is interested please click on the link below and fill out the form.

08/04/2023

Farm Bureau August Commodity of the Month: Cotton
Cotton is stronger when wet...
Cotton has been used for over 7,000 years...
There are 50 different natural species of cotton...
Cotton plants produce fruit...
Most banknotes are made using cotton...
Cotton was the first plant to grow on the moon.

07/07/2023

July's Commodity of the Month is Catfish. Did you know... A catfish has about 100,000 taste buds, and their bodies are covered with them to help detect chemicals present in the water and also to respond to touch.

07/07/2023

06/07/2023

The month of June Farm Bureau features Dairy for the Commodity of the Month.
Fun Facts- Most of the dairy cows are Holsteins, which have the black and white spots.
Each dairy cow produces about 6-8 gallons of milk each day and is milked 2-3 times per day.

05/19/2023

Another highlight Jasper County Farm Bureau would like to mention is having Representative Mark Tullos & Senator Juan Barnett speaking to the board of directors and their families at the annual May cookout. We appreciate them and all they do for our county and the hard work they put in to have a voice for agriculture.

05/17/2023

May Commodities for the month: Poultry & Eggs

05/17/2023

Jasper County Farm Bureau had the pleasure of presenting Madalyn Stringer with the Charles Waldrup Memorial Scholarship award last night at their annual May Cookout. We are very proud of her and wish her the best on furthering her education in Agriculture.