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West Virginia Farm Bureau News The Voice of Agriculture in the Mountain State April 2013 Volume 21 Number 4 8 10 23 12 21 West Virginia Farm Bureau 62 Farm Bureau Road Buckhannon, WV 26201 PRESIDENT Charles Wilfong VICE PRESIDENT John Pitsenbarger SECRETARY/TREASURER-ADMINISTRATOR Steve Butler EDITOR 8 Because It’s “The Right Thing to Do” 10 West Virginia Legislature’s Rural Caucus 12 Young Farmer & Rancher Update 13 Planning Ahead 21 Mercer County Agriculture Museum 23 What Does Farm Bureau Do For Me? 24 Safety is Our Goal Joan Harman West Virginia Farm Bureau News is published monthly by the West Virginia Farm Bureau, Inc. Annual subscription rates: $3.32 (included in annual dues). Advertising rates and circulation information furnished upon request. Periodicals postage paid at Buckhannon, WV and additional mailing offices. Postmaster: return all forms 3579 to West Virginia Farm Bureau, 62 Farm Bureau Road, Buckhannon, WV 26201. (ISSN 1076-8556) (USPS 011-537) Printed by Ralston Press, Inc. Buckhannon, WV. © 2013 West Virginia Farm Bureau No portion of this publication may be reproduced in any manner without prior written permission web site: www.wvfarm.org email: [email protected] phone: [phone] On the cover Old Red Tractor Megan McGee West Virginia Farm Bureau News 3