DECEMBER 13, 2024 | VOLUME 27 | ISSUE 23
Farm Bureau Press A PEEK INSIDE
ARKANSAS FARM BUREAU SELECTS LEADERS, SETS POLICY
Dan Wright of Waldron was reelected Dec. 6 as Arkansas Farm Bureau’s president and Mike Freeze of Little Rock will continue as vice president for the agriculture advocacy organization. Both were elected during Farm Bureau’s state convention at the Hot Springs Convention Center.
Voting delegates elected Mark Williams of Lavaca to the state board of directors and re-elected seven board members, all serving twoyear terms. They are Magen Allen, Bismarck; Terry Dabbs, Stuttgart; Brad Doyle, Weiner; Jason Henson, Mount Judea; Caleb Plyler, Hope; and Dana Stewart, Judsonia.
2024 ArFB 90th Annual Convention Recap:
Dan Wright
Mike Freeze
Page 2 • Heath Donner Earns ArFB Leadership Award Page 3 ArFB Honors Women Leaders Page 4 Lamar High School Teacher Named ArFB Outstanding 2024 Ag Educator
Terry Dabbs
Mark Williams
Williams owns an Angus cattle ranch in Sebastian County that has been in operation for more than 70 years. He retired from the Arkansas Department of Transportation as a bridge superintendent. He and his wife Elaine have two children, Greg and Christy, five grandchildren, and one great grandson. Board action later resulted in the re-election of Terry Dabbs of Stuttgart as secretary/treasurer, his second term in that role. A row crop farmer, Dabbs has served on the ArFB Board of Directors since 2004. He grows rice, soybeans, wheat, oats and corn. He and his wife, Lori, have one son, four daughters and 10 grandchildren. Voting delegates also addressed a range of state and federal policy issues, including increased funding for the University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture and continued agricultural sales tax exemptions with added
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