Wilfong, continued
Stallman, continued
members receive policy in the form of the January
issue of our magazine.
needed to make many of them practical. The Agriculture
Department estimates just 67 percent of farmhouses
had access to the Internet in 2013, which left one-third
of America’s farm and ranch businesses offline. The
Internet shouldn’t be a luxury. Farmers and ranchers rely
on broadband access to connect with customers, access
new markets and comply with new regulations. Rural
broadband access is also critical to the communities
surrounding our farmland: Online healthcare, education
and government services can deliver opportunities and
services rural Americans wouldn’t otherwise have at their
doorstep. However, with no affordable broadband, rural
communities are isolated from these services and growth
opportunities.
The purpose of this whole procedure allows
us to work together to implement our policy
through our legislative channels – a process that
is virtually impossible to do as an individual.
The key to success in all of this is unity. Our
credibility as an organization depends upon
it. Your West Virginia Farm Bureau Board of
Directors are committed to and expected to
support these policy positions. With so many
critical matters before us, our only hope for
success lies in our ability to work together.
It all goes back to the WVFB motto: “We pull
the most when we pull together.”
Please, take time to be involved with this very
important part of our organization.
South Branch Valley
Livestock Exchange
Moorefield, WV
Fall Graded Feeder Cattle Sales
Oct. 3, 10, 17, 24; Nov. 7
Friday take in
Sales start at 10:00
on each Saturday morning.
Bred Heifer Sale
Oct. 30 - 7:00 pm
Sale Barn: 304-538-6050
Gary Vance: 540-622-4889
South Branch is the biggest seller of
in barn cattle in the state.
We are expecting a large number of
feeder cattle for our sales
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Our communities and our economy are stronger when
we have the tools we need to work together and prosper.
We’re excited to see the Federal Communications
Commission transition to the Connect America Program,
which focuses attention on the need for broadband
services in rural areas. We need all communications
providers to be covered — not just telephone providers —
to open the door to all Americans in rural communities.
And there’s much more that can be done. Farm Bureau
supports tax incentives, grants and regulations for
communications carriers so they can open up new
markets that would otherwise prove unprofitable.
Washington hears the outcry for high-speed Internet,
but the solution is coming through slower than dial-up.
Our rural communities shouldn’t have to wait any longer
for the connections that broadband will give them. - See
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