Strengthening Wyoming agriculture, enhancing Wyoming communities. We have a new mission statement as we enter the organization’s 106th year of representing Wyoming’s farmers and ranchers. These new words emphasize the focus for our work as we continue building on the strong foundation of our organization.  

Rooted in community, the Wyoming Farm Bureau Federation was created to serve the agricultural communities around the state with the main objective of sharing information from the Agricultural Extension Service and solving problems. Founded by members in 1920, the organization remains driven by grassroots members who join together to serve as a united voice for agriculture across Wyoming.  

Looking back at year 105, my heart is filled with gratitude for what we have accomplished together as an organization. It takes a lot of different puzzle pieces and people to advocate on behalf of and with our members.  Members, volunteers, volunteer leaders, and staff join together to lead the way in agricultural advocacy through policy implementation, outreach, communications, leadership development and community events.  

Each year brings new opportunities to strengthen Wyoming agriculture and enhance Wyoming’s communities. Looking forward to those opportunities, we are excited to implement a strategic plan developed by a member-driven committee and approved by the Wyoming Farm Bureau Federation (WyFB) Board of Directors.  

We appreciate the volunteer leaders who served on the WyFB Strategic Planning Committee. They invested time and shared their talents and ideas to develop a strategic plan to serve us into the future. This plan designed a strong mission statement and a strong vision as well as putting words to our core values. The strategic plan will guide us as we continue the great work of the organization in 2026. 

We believe in our core values – Integrity – Advocacy – Service – Dedication – Family – Leadership. We see the vision of “…a prosperous Wyoming with thriving agriculture, communities and families.”  

The common denominator of everything we do for agriculture is you, the member. I invite you to read more about it in our annual report linked on our website (wyfb.org) on the “Who We Are” tab. Make sure to scroll down the page to see a glimpse of how we served Wyoming’s farm and ranch families in our 2025 Annual Report link within the text. 

2025 has been quite a ride. I invite you to saddle up with us for another great ride in 2026. Remember those puzzle pieces I referenced earlier…it takes a myriad of pieces and people from membership to advocates to engagement at the local, state and national levels. I am so thankful and honored to serve each and every one of you through the Wyoming Farm Bureau Federation.  

Wishing you all a blessed Christmas as we celebrate the good news of great joy. Luke 2:10