MFBF accepting applications for leadership program

The Montana Farm Bureau is currently accepting applications for the ACE (Advocate. Communicate. Educate.) premier agricultural leadership program. This program is designed to empower Farm Bureau members to be confident, effective leaders in their county Farm Bureau and local communities.

ACE participants will receive in-depth leadership development training along with practical application strategies. More than that, ACE participants will learn to identify the needs of their own communities and the role they, and Farm Bureau, have in serving those needs. Without a vibrant, healthy grassroots foundation we cannot profoundly affect change on the policy issues impacting agriculture.

During this year-long program, participants will attend six in-person seminars focused on enhancing advocacy skills and leadership development. Class members will also participate in a Farm Bureau book club reading the MFBF history book, Legacies.

Shaylee Wahl from Circle noted, “ACE has given me more confidence to communicate, listen, and advocate for agriculture, and it reminded me that if farmers and ranchers do not tell our own story, someone else will — often without understanding the work, care, and sacrifice behind it. In my job, community, and county Farm Bureau, I want to use this training to help producers share their “why” and make sure the narrative around agriculture is shaped by the people living it, not by assumptions that could affect our livelihoods and way of life.”

For additional information, including the dates of the 2027 seminars, and for an application visit https://www.mfbf.org/a-c-e. Applications are due by December 7, 2026.

Questions? Contact Sue Ann Streufert, sueanns@mfbf.org, 406-587-3153 or Karli Johnson, karlij@mfbf.org, 406-868-1233.