10-27 IAN Minnick FB Award

 Idaho Congressman Walt Minnick Give Friend of Farm Bureau Award. I’m David Sparks.

Even though lots of ag people are on the Republican and very conservative side of our political spectrum, there’s lots of reason for producrs to love a democrat…that is a particular Democrat. Idaho Congressman Walt Minnick was awarded the American Farm Bureau’s ‘Friend of Farm Bureau Award’ for his work on Capitol Hill this past year.

Idaho Farm Bureau CEO Rick Keller said Minnick’s one of five Congressmen in the nation that has a 100-percent voting record with the American Farm Bureau on key issues affecting agriculture. To echo that point, here’s the Congressman’s campaign manager John Foster: “I think the thing that was nicest was the recognition that Walt has a perfect voting record with the Farm Bureau so he works hard to represent farmers and agricultural interests that are so important to Idaho’s economy.”

The ‘Friend of Farm Bureau’ award is given at the end of each Congress to those members of Congress who were nominated by their respective state Farm Bureaus and approved by the American Farm Bureau Federation Board of Directors.

This award is based upon voting records on AFBF’s priority issues established by the Board of Directors, number of bills that a member has sponsored and co-sponsored, specific leadership role for Farm Bureau on priority issues and how accessible and responsive that member is to Farm Bureau members and leaders.