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Jon Riebli and family carrying on farming
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May 2, 2017 |
By John Kellogg
Chairman
Boundary County Farm Bureau
Meet the Riebli family; Jon, Shaina, Landen and
Ashlyn. Jon is currently serving as the Boundary
County Farm Bureau’s Young Farmer’s and Rancher
chair (YF&R). Jon’s parents, Mike and Kathy
Riebli, started farming and ranching in the Rock
Creek area around 1980.
Jon has had a passion for farming and ranching
his whole life.
His mother Kathy recalls at a very young age Jon
would rather be out on the tractor than doing
homework or chores around the house. He was
always interested in knowing how things worked,
and would spend hours following family and
neighbors around leaning about farming.
This passion has followed Jon into his adult
life where he, along with his father Mike, has
continued to farm and ranch.
The Riebli’s currently run a cow-calf operation
with 50 plus mother cows, and also produce hay
and grain crops on the family farm.
In addition to the farming and ranching, the
Riebli’s also operate a trucking business, where
they custom haul crops, fertilizer and other
agricultural commodities.
Jon joined the Boundary County Farm Bureau as a
board member in 2015. He was elected as the YF&R
Chair during the 2016 Annual meeting. Last
January Jon, Shaina and their children attended
the Idaho Farm Bureau Federation YF&R Leadership
Conference in Pocatello.
This conference is held each year for each
county’s Young Farmers and Rancher chairs to
come together, collaborate, share ideas and
discuss issues that concern agriculture.
The conference is several days packed full of
workshops and activities designed to strengthen
relationships, build leadership skills and
provide young farm members with additional
opportunities to become active members of the
Farm Bureau family.
Jon and his family had a great time at the
conference and hope to attend again in the
future. Jon was impressed with the caliber of
young people he met during the conference and
was optimistic about the future of agriculture
in the state.
The Boundary County Farm Bureau is a voluntary
grassroots organization dedicated to
strengthening, educating and protecting the
future of agriculture in our county and state.
Further information about Farm Bureau can be
found at the Farm Bureau Insurance office, S6476
Main Street, Bonners Ferry, or online at
www.idahofb.org. |
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