7-20 IAN Mr. Dwyer

 Mr. Dwyer goes to Washington. Young Nebraskan and others travel to DC to lobby on beginning farmer and rancher issues. Very recently, Garrett Dwyer, a Nebraska rancher traveled to Washington D.C to participate in a  nationwide fly-in called, “Sound Investments to ensure the Next Generation of Beginning Farmers and Ranchers” spearheaded by the Center for Rural Affairs and several other organizations. The fly-inbrought a dozen new farmers and ranchers from coast to coast to D.C. for meetings at the USDA and on Capitol Hill regarding beginning farmer and rancher provisions in farm bill credit and conservation programs.??“It can be difficult to get started in the world of agriculture,” said Dwyer, a beginning rancher from Bartlett, NE and former FFA member Well local Boise Valley farmer Sid Freeman has something to say about Future Farmers of America that is very reassuring. : “They get that leadership development they get an actual practical application for business math and economics, they also get exposed to a variety of vocations that might be their livelihood. National statistics prove that kids who go through the FFA program go on to be community leaders”.