County Farm Bureaus Focus on Mental Health and Relationships with Law Enforcement

Jul 11, 2022

By Sunny Andersen

Through its annual County Activities of Excellence Awards, the American Farm Bureau Federation celebrates county Farm Bureaus for their unique, volunteer-driven programming. The following counties were among 18 recognized for their programs and activities in 2020 and 2021. The programs featured here focused on public relations.

Agriculture Training for Law Enforcement

Cass County

Minnesota

Knowing how critical it is that farmers, ranchers and others in rural communities have a strong relationship with local law enforcement, Cass County (Minnesota) Farm Bureau assisted a local law enforcement cadet school with their Skills Training Course. CCFB designed curriculum and organized an Agriculture Training Field Day for the 2021 class of law enforcement cadets at a local technical and community college.

You’re Not Alone

Daviess County

Kentucky

Daviess County (Kentucky) Farm Bureau partnered with a local hospital to raise mental health awareness in the community. “You’re Not Alone” emphasizes the importance of connecting with others and asking for help.

Due to the pandemic and lower commodity prices, as well as the normal stress of farming, DCFB decided to help those who provide for us every day.

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Video: Have Yourself a Country Christmas | © 2026 Hinton Songworks

Michael Hinton is an agricultural heritage advocate, songwriter and 2025 National Agricultural Hall of Fame inductee based in Hutchinson, Kansas. Widely known as “America’s Antique Tractor Ambassador,” Hinton has combined his passion for vintage farm machinery, agricultural history, and storytelling to celebrate the people, equipment and rural communities that have helped shape American agriculture.

Through Hinton Songworks, Hinton writes and produces country, Christian-country, inspirational, and holiday music inspired by rural life, faith, family, hard work, dreams, and the experiences that connect generations. His songwriting serves as a creative extension of his agricultural preservation work, giving a musical voice to many of the stories, emotions, and memories behind the “old iron” he has spent years celebrating.