The Minnesota Farm Bureau Federation (MFBF) recognized the outstanding work and leadership of its county and regional Farm Bureaus programming and outreach during an awards ceremony as part of the organization’s 106th Annual Meeting on Nov. 22 in Minnetonka. 

 

County Activities of Excellence

The County Activities of Excellence program recognizes county and regional Farm Bureau programming conducted during the year aligned with MFBF strategic initiatives: agriculture awareness, grassroots advocacy, member engagement and governance. 

 

This year 64 county and regional Farm Bureaus were honored for achieving goals set in at least one of the four strategic areas: Aitkin-Carlton, Anoka, Arrowhead Regional, Beltrami, Benton-Mille Lacs, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Cass, Chisago, Clay, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, East Otter Tail, East Polk, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Headwaters Regional, Hennepin, Houston, 

Jackson, Kanabec-Isanti, Kandiyohi, Koochiching, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Morrison, Mower, Nicollet, Norman, Northwest Regional, Olmsted, Pine, Rice, Rock, Scott, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington/Ramsey, 

Watonwan, West Otter Tail, West Polk, Wilkin, Winona, Wright and Yellow Medicine. 


Additionally, the Premier County Farm Bureau Award is given to counties that achieved set goals in all four of the above strategic initiatives. In 2023, 16 counties received the Premier County designation: Anoka, Beltrami, Cass, Crow Wing, Dakota, East Otter Tail, Headwaters Regional, Hennepin, Houston, Kanabec-Isanti, Kandiyohi, Meeker, Nicollet, Rice, Stearns and Wright.