Growth on the Go

Welcome to another episode of Growth on the Go, a podcast designed specifically for Farm Bureau field staff. In this episode, you'll hear about a book we love, Emotional Intelligence 2.0, and other leadership development resources that AFBF offers.  We'll wrap up the episode by riding shotgun with a fellow field staff member, Clayton Beckstead, from Utah Farm Bureau.

Welcome to another episode of Growth on the Go, a podcast designed specifically for Farm Bureau field staff. In this episode, you'll hear about the International Year of the Woman Farmer and how your members can add to the Women in Ag Survey. We'll wrap up the episode by riding shotgun with a fellow field staff member, Megan Overby, from North Dakota.

After a brief hiatus, we invite you to jump in and join another episode of Growth on the Go, a podcast designed specifically for Farm Bureau field staff. In this episode, you'll hear from AFBF Member Engagement staff about current efforts in youth engagement. We also discuss resources to help you get started working with youth partner organizations. We'll wrap up the episode by riding shotgun with a fellow field staff member, Taylor Fish, from the Tar Heel State.

Hop in and join AFBF staff for another episode of "Growth on the Go," a podcast designed specifically for Farm Bureau field staff. In this episode you'll hear from the team at Idaho Farm Bureau as they share about their experiences conducting county-level peer reviews. We'll share the curated resources from AFBF to help you conduct your own county peer reviews in your states, and of course, we'll wrap up the episode by riding shotgun with another member of field staff from the Commonwealth of Virginia!

Hop in and join AFBF staff for another episode of "Growth on the Go," a podcast designed specifically for Farm Bureau field staff. In this episode, you'll hear from the AFBF communications team, as they share information about the Farm Bureau brand and its familiarity and trust with the public. Then we'll unveil a new hub for marketing materials to help you and your members talk about who we are, what we do and why we do it. Of course, we'll wrap up the episode by riding shotgun with a member of field staff from The Sunflower State of Kansas!

Hop in and join AFBF staff for another episode of "Growth on the Go," a podcast designed specifically for Farm Bureau field staff. In this episode we share a recent favorite read related to member engagement titled, "Elevating Engagement: Uncommon Strategies for Creating a Thriving Member Community." We used this book to create a facilitator resource and spend time unpacking the learning objectives of this new resource to show how it can be applied out in the field. Of course, we wrap up the episode by riding shotgun with another member of field staff from The Empire State of New York!

Hop in and join AFBF staff for another episode of "Growth on the Go," a podcast designed specifically for Farm Bureau field staff. In this episode we revisit a recent conversation with field staff about equipping and empowering members to become engaged volunteers. We highlight two "easy-button" member engagement resources from AFBF, and of course ride shotgun with a field staffer from The Peach State of Georgia!

Hop in and join AFBF staff for another episode of "Growth on the Go," a podcast designed specifically for Farm Bureau field staff. In this episode we take a deep dive into a state-level study around mental health wellness and discuss how your states might get involved. We also share the promotional resources available to state Farm Bureaus for mental health month, and of course ride shotgun with a field staffer from The Golden State of California!

Hop in and join AFBF staff for another episode of "Growth on the Go," a podcast designed specifically for Farm Bureau field staff. In this episode we unpack the key concepts of Patrick Lencioni's best-selling book The Ideal Team Player, share an archived workshop from your Nerdy Best Friend Beth Z, and ride shotgun with a field staffer from The Great Lake State of Michigan!

Hop in and join AFBF staff for another episode of "Growth on the Go," a podcast designed specifically for Farm Bureau field staff. In this episode we hear some tips and tricks when it comes to doing membership recruitment as a field staffer, share a membership goal & budget development resource available on FBU, and ride shotgun with another member of field staff from the Sunshine State of Florida!

Hop in and join AFBF staff for another episode of "Growth on the Go," a podcast designed specifically for Farm Bureau field staff. In this episode we learn about how one state Farm Bureau is doing outreach to non-traditional audiences, share the newly released resource on FBU related to fostering inclusivity, and ride shotgun with a member of field staff from the Old Dominion.

Hop in and join AFBF staff for another episode of "Growth on the Go," a podcast designed specifically for Farm Bureau field staff. In this episode we learn about a county health assessment project and trainings completed by the New York Farm Bureau, discuss the newly released County Farm Bureau President Accelerator course on FBU, and ride shotgun with a member of field staff from the Land of 10,000 Lakes!

Hop in and join AFBF staff for another episode of "Growth on the Go," a podcast designed specifically for Farm Bureau field staff. In this episode we celebrate the one-year anniversary of the podcast by reminiscing on our favorite GOTG moments and spread holiday cheer by sharing some of our favorite books, websites, apps, and resources. It's the most wonderful time of the year!

Hop in and join AFBF staff for another episode of "Growth on the Go," a podcast designed specifically for Farm Bureau field staff. In this episode we talk about The Engagement Loop and other findings from the 2024 Association Engagement Index, highlight new promotional resources for Farm Bureau's member engagement programs, and ride shotgun with a member of field staff from the Keystone State of Pennsylvania.

Hop in and join AFBF staff for another episode of "Growth on the Go," a podcast designed specifically for Farm Bureau field staff. In this episode we break down the #1 New York Times bestseller Atomic Habits, share the "Fat Free Meetings" resource to help improve the effectiveness and efficiency of county Farm Bureau meetings, and ride shotgun with a member of field staff from the Lone Star State of Texas.

Hop in and join AFBF staff for another episode of "Growth on the Go," a podcast designed specifically for Farm Bureau field staff. In this episode we sit down with Dr. Tobin Redwine, who delivered the keynote at the Leadership, Education & Engagement staff conference held in July. Tobin talks with us about the importance of living our core values and shares how we all can be more effective storytellers. We also highlight the Farm State of Mind Resource Catalog as a tool to help support mental health and wellness, and ride shotgun with the now infamous MontanaGirlz™.

Hop in and join AFBF staff for another episode of "Growth on the Go," a podcast designed specifically for Farm Bureau field staff. This episode was recorded LIVE at the Leadership, Education & Engagement staff conference held July 29-31, 2024, in Savannah, Georgia. Join us to learn from special guest host Robin Kinney of the Minnesota Farm Bureau, test your Farm Bureau knowledge with a game of "Real or Fake," and hear from our new friends Camron (Idaho) and Lauren (Kansas) who were in the live audience that we put into the "hot seat" to answer our fast five questions!

Hop in and join AFBF staff for another episode of "Growth on the Go," a podcast designed specifically for Farm Bureau field staff. In this episode we'll hone in on strategies to plan and execute effective and engaging country programming, highlight the Counties Activities of Excellence (CAE) activity archive as a starting point for planning, and ride shotgun with one of the incredible field staffers in Montana!

Hop in and join AFBF staff for another episode of "Growth on the Go," a podcast designed specifically for Farm Bureau field staff. In this episode we debut another new segment where we keep our eye on a work-related trend. Member engagement has been a hot topic recently, so we share resources to help define and gauge member engagement. We also revisit Farm Bureau Builder, a powerful tool on FBU to help county leaders assess their organizations in eight core areas. Finally, we'll head back to the Midwest Region as we ride shotgun with a member of field staff from Wisconsin!

Hop in and join AFBF staff for another episode of "Growth on the Go," a podcast designed specifically for Farm Bureau Field Staff. In this episode we debut a new segment where we break down the book Radical Candor, unpack a leadership development resource created by AFBF and state Farm Bureau staff based on the book Dare to Lead, and ride shotgun with a field staffer from New York state…our first from the Northeast region!

Hop in and join AFBF staff for another episode of "Growth on the Go," a podcast designed specifically for Farm Bureau Field Staff. In this episode we'll tackle the topic of time management for field staff by recapping a great conversation with field staffers from November 2023, revisit a session from the FUSION Reimagined conference that can be shared with our volunteers to help them strike the right balance between life and Farm Bureau, and ride shotgun with a field staffer from Florida!

Hop in and join AFBF staff for another episode of "Growth on the Go," a podcast designed specifically for Farm Bureau Field Staff. In this episode, we'll discuss the importance of volunteer recognition, share resources to help your state Farm Bureau engage in National Volunteer Week during April 2024, and ride shotgun with a field staffer from the cowboy state of Wyoming.

Hop in and join AFBF staff for another episode of "Growth on the Go', a podcast designed specifically for Farm Bureau Field Staff. In this episode we'll talk about the power of grassroots membership campaigns, highlight several new membership resources released in 2023 that can be used to work with county board members and volunteers, and ride shotgun with a long-time Field Staffer from North Carolina.

Hop in and join AFBF staff for another episode of "Growth on the Go," a podcast designed specifically for Farm Bureau Field Staff. In this episode we'll discuss ways to engage different members in Farm Bureau, highlight the Volunteer Ladder and facilitator guide as a tool to spur discussion and planning with leaders, and ride shotgun with a Field Staffer from Southwest Nebraska to learn about life on the road out on the plains.

Hop in and join AFBF staff for the inaugural episode of "Growth on the Go," a podcast designed specifically for Farm Bureau Field Staff. In this episode we'll share ideas about how to work with volunteers to establish a mission, vision, and goals for Farm Bureau at the grassroots level, highlight the County Board Resource Kit on Farm Bureau University, and ride shotgun with a Field Staffer from Eastern Washington to learn about life on the road in the Pacific Northwest.