Doug Downs, President
I hope by the time you read this that planting season is well behind you. As I write this (5-15 on a rain delay) I’m almost wrapped up but it’s been more of a challenge than I’ve had in several years. If you remember, back in the April newsletter, I encouraged everyone to have patience and also stated I’d be the first to not follow my own advice………. and I certainly didn’t follow my own advice. Sometimes it’s not realistic to wait for absolute perfect conditions and this season proved that. Although I’m not proud of some of the conditions I planted in the first week of May, there have been enough little rains to forgive those sins. If I had to guess by the looks of the earliest planted crops in my area, we are off to a great start, where I’m at.
You will notice, in this issue, that the calendar of events is really growing for this summer season. CCFB staff has put together and will be in attendance at several events this summer. There will be a burger bash near you, tool shed meetings, several informational meetings with local officials and of course the local fairs.
It should also be mentioned that all of you are welcome to join us once a month at the governmental affairs morning meeting. This is a chance for you to interact with local officials and hear what’s going on from a special guest official. The meeting lasts about 90 minutes and has breakfast. Make sure to check out the Monday morning emails as well, as they have the most recent updates. There is something new almost every week.
Sincerely,
Doug Downs
