It’s time for
Annual
Reserve your spot now at the West Virginia Farm Bureau Annual
Meeting! This year’s event features a pack of interesting seminars and
terrific speakers, chock-full of great information for you, your family
and your farm! And don’t miss the opportunity to greet old friends
and make new ones! You gotta be there - make your reservations
today using the attached brochure! (Note: no other brochures will be mailed to members)
Presenters for this year include:
Rep. Shelley Moore Capito has represented the people
of West Virginia’s Second Congressional District for fourteen
years, and has been an advocate for a range of policies that
directly impact her constituents, including energy independence,
quality healthcare and the safety and security of our service men
and women. She is currently the only woman in West Virginia’s
congressional delegation.
Capito serves on the House Financial Services Committee
as Chairman of the Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and
Consumer Credit. She also sits on the House Committee on
Transportation and Infrastructure - the panel which will direct
important highway legislation during the 113th Congress.
Walt Helmick took office in January 2013 as West Virginia
Commissioner of Agriculture. A Webster County native, he earned a
B.A. from West Virginia Institute of Technology and is a graduate of
the University of Oklahoma Economic Development Institute, Hobart
Technical Center, Lincoln Welding School, and Mendenhall School
of Auctioneering.
Helmick was appointed to the West Virginia Senate in 1989.
During his tenure, he held several leadership positions, including
eight years as Chair as of the Finance Committee. He served 24
years on the Senate Agriculture Committee, his longest tenure on
any single committee.
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