01/10/08 Young Farmers and Ranchers, Larsen

Kelton Larsen is on the go, fixing equipment on his Dad's farm or managing his growing trucking business. KELTON "We haul mostly bulk products, long haul, 15 hundred mile radius as the crow flies. We haul I'd say 80 percent of it is ag." If Kelton is the CEO, wife Mandy is the Chief Financial Officer operating out of their house while keeping an eye on three daughters ages seven, five and two. MANDY "I am I guess the bookkeeper or the invoice person and I run and I'm the parts' girl." Kelton Larsen is deeply involved with Farm Bureau in Madison County because it offers young farmers and ranchers an opportunity to be involved in the political process. KELTON "We're growing our kids, we're bringing them into the operation. So far I've got three girls. We may make truckers out of them I don't know or they might be on the pay print side of things, we'll see. It's been good to be able to keep the younger generations even than me, involved in it." Kelton and Mandy Larsen, District Two outstanding Young Farmers and Ranchers growing Idaho's future. Voice of Idaho Agriculture Bill Scott