The U.S. Farmers & Ranchers Alliance (USFRA) has begun the voting period to find the next Faces of Farming & Ranching finalists. Through October 14-23, people can visit USFRA’s Facebook Page, to learn more about each of the USFRA Faces of Farming & Ranching finalists and the work they do, including short videos highlighting their farm or ranch. From there, the public can vote for the farmers and ranchers whom they believe best represent the passion and innovation behind today’s agriculture. These votes will be factored into the final decision to determine the next Faces of Farming and Ranching, which will be announced on November 9, at a NAFB press conference in Kansas City, Mo.
Representing the poultry industry, Lauren Arbogast of Arbogast Farms in Virginia, has transformed her farm over the decades from a single-family free-range turkey farm to a diverse operation consisting of five broiler houses, a 450 cow/calf herd, a 400-calf backgrounding site, and crop rotations. Lauren farms with her husband Brian and two sons in Rockingham County. Be sure to vote for Lauren from October 14 – 23, to ensure that she becomes one of the next Faces of Farming & Ranching.
