Young Farmer and Rancher Update
Susan Wilkins, YF&R Chairperson
Another West Virginia Farm
Bureau Annual Meeting has come
and gone. The Annual Meeting is
always a fun time for the Young
Farmer Committee and this year
was no exception. We wrapped
up a record-breaking live auction
and elected new officers to
provide leadership in the coming year. I am extremely
honored to have been elected Chair of our committee;
Suzanne Wilson is our Vice Chair; and Nicole Sattler
is our Secretary.
families in need. It is hard to believe that Christmas is
here once again!
The Young Farmer Committee hosted a Discussion
Meet on Friday night of the Annual Meeting and
we are thrilled that we will have two contestants for
upcoming national competitions. Kacey Orr will
represent our state at the AFBF Discussion Meet in
San Antonio and Amber Huiet will represent us in the
Collegiate Discussion Meet in Virginia Beach.
Christmas is such a wonderful example of the
dedication and commitment that farmers have for
their way of life. Even on this most special and holy
of holidays, farmers can be found caring for their
livestock. Since I was a little girl, my family has
always ripped open the presents on Christmas morning
and then bundled up and headed outdoors to feed the
animals. Before my family sits down to our Christmas
feast, our livestock enjoys theirs.
The Committee sincerely thanks all those who
provided items or placed a bid in the auctions, bought
a raffle ticket for the quilt and gun drawing, or donated
a can of food for our food drive. It is our hope that
our contributions to the Feeding America food pantry
will help make the coming holidays a little brighter for
“I keep a jar of Steuart’s Pain Formula by my bed
and reach for it at night when my knee pain flares up. It
knocks the pain right out,” says Mike Marsden of Mabel,
Minn. Marsden’s been using Steuart’s Pain Formula for
about 4 years and says he’s constantly recommending it
to other people.
Steuart Laboratories originally developed Steuart’s
Pain Formula for race horses. Over the years, it has
gained a following for treating other animals and
humans. Rickey D Snow of Hood, Calif., says, “I hurt
my shoulder January 18, 2013, and had constant pain
through the middle of March-doctors could do nothing.
Within 10 minutes of applying Pain Formula, the pain
was completely gone.” The cream contains extract of
the herbs comfrey and arnica in a liposome base that
penetrates the skin rapidly, says Gary Steuart, who
founded the company in 1982. “People now use the
product to relieve joint and muscle pain associated with
arthritis and injuries,” Steuart says.
Rose Johnson of Hazleton, Iowa, uses Steuart’s
Pain Formula to relieve the tissue pain caused by
Anyone who knows me knows that I love
Christmastime. I love the trees, the lights, the present
wrapping, and I especially love the Christmas cookies.
Every year when the first of October rolls around, I
eagerly wait for choir practice to start for the annual
Christmas Eve Cantata. I don’t understand folks who
wait until the day before Christmas to get a tree. As
soon as Thanksgiving is over, the tree goes up, in my
opinion!
I can’t think of a better way to honor the birthday
of Jesus than to care for His creatures. May you, your
family, and your farm have a very merry Christmas!
fibromyalgia, a disorder characterized by widespread
pain and tenderness in joints, muscles, tendons, and other
soft tissues. In addition to pain relief from Steuart’s Pain
Formula, she appreciates that the product causes no side
effects.
Betty Brooks, Buhl, Idaho, read about Steuart’s in a
farm magazine reported. “I put the Pain Formula on my
knees about 10 AM this morning, and it’s now 9 PM and
I’m still pain free. I’ve had knee surgery-and tried just
about every product on the market-this works-I’ve had
a very good day! I could feel it working as soon as I put
it on.”
Warren Ward of Pemberton, Minn., says his knees
ached so terrible at night that he couldn’t get to sleep
without taking painkillers. “An orthopedic surgeon told
me both my knees were shot, I had bone rubbing on bone,
and I needed knee-replacement surgery. Then someone
told me about Steuart’s Pain Formula. I started using it
and in three days I had no pain in my knees, I went right
to sleep at night, and I haven’t taken a pain killer since.
“I like Steuart’s product because there’s no odor, it
Mike Marsden
uses Steuart’s
Pain Formula
whenever his
knee pain
flares up.
doesn’t stain your clothes, and you don’t feel a thing
when you apply it. It’s an excellent product and I know
it works,” Ward says.
Steuart Laboratories,
P.O. Box 306,
203 N. Main St.
Mabel, Minn. 55954
(ph 507 493-5585; 877-210-9664;
www.steuartlaboratories.com).
2 oz. Pain Formula: $14.99
5 oz. Pain Formula: $29.90
Shipping or Mailing: $8/order
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