2024 Annual Members’ Meeting
Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance Company of Idaho will hold its annual meeting of the members on February 2, 2024, at 10:00 a.m., at the Company’s corporate headquarters at 275 Tierra Vista Drive, Pocatello, Idaho.
Purposes of the Meeting:
• Vote on Proposal 1 to elect individuals to the Board of Directors
• Vote on Proposal 2 to approve the Plan of Reorganization
• Transact any other business as may properly come before the meeting
Full details and links to relevant documentation as follows:
Nominees for Board of Directors
Doug Barrie
Occupation:
Farmer/Rancher; Owner/Operator Barrie Farms, LLC
Experience:
Bachelor’s Degree – BYU
Associate’s Degree-Ricks College
18 years on the Board of Bonneville County Farm Bureau
dbarrie@idahofb.org
Rick Brune
Occupation:
Farmer
Experience:
B.S. Business – Accounting – U of I BPA, FFA, BSA
Member Beyond Horizon Farms – President
Farm Bureau County President
Rick Brune was elected and has served as a director of the Idaho Farm Bureau State Board since 2013. Rick produces alfalfa, malt barley, garden beans, commercial beans, and corn. Rick and his wife, Morgan, enjoy their four children and reside in Twin Falls County.
rbrune@idahofb.org
Cody Chandler
Occupation:
Rancher
Experience:
Associates in Beef Prod/Animal Science – Ricks College
YF&R State Chair ICA,WRCA
Cody Chandler was elected and has served as a director of the Idaho Farm Bureau State Board since 2011. Cody produces alfalfa, beef, sheep, and horses. Cody and his wife, Britney, enjoy their four children and reside in Washington County.
cchandler@idahofb.org
Tom Daniel
Occupation:
Farmer
Experience:
Auto Body Repair Cert – NIJC JASCD
Tom Daniel was elected and has served as a director of the Idaho Farm Bureau State Board since 2012. Tom produces alfalfa and grass hay, winter and spring wheat, canola, peas, and beans. Tom and his wife, Sandy, enjoy their three children and reside in Boundary County.
tdaniel@idahofb.org
Matt Dorsey
Occupation:
Farmer
Experience:
B.A. – Utah State
Past Board Chair Leadership Idaho Ag.
Past County Farm Bureau President
Board Chair Thomas Jefferson Charter School
Matt Dorsey was elected and has served as a director of the Idaho Farm Bureau State Board since December 2018. Matt produces organic corn, small grains, hay, with a feedlot. Matt and his wife, Kristie, enjoy their three children and reside in Canyon County.
mdorsey@idahofb.org
Richard Durrant
Occupation:
Farmer/Rancher
Experience:
Vice President of the Board Manager, Big D Ranch, Inc.
Captain, Kuna Fire Dept.
Boise Project Board of Control
Boise – Kuna Irrigation Board
Kuna FFA Advisory Board
Richard Durrant was elected Vice President of the Idaho Farm Bureau in 2019. He is the owner of Big D Ranch that produces sugar beets, corn, wheat, dry beans, peppermint, and alfalfa. He lives outside of Meridian, Idaho with his wife Denese. They are the parents of 7 children and 23 grandchildren. He has volunteered at the Kuna Fire Department, served on the FSA board and has been on several Department of Agriculture committees. The family is very involved with FFA and are happy to support any activity to do with agriculture and their local community.
rdurrant@idahofb.org
Jason Fellows
Occupation:
Farmer/Rancher
Experience:
VoTech – Bridgerland Technical College
State FFA
Sales manager for Valley Implement
FSA county board, water board
Raised in a farming family, Jason always dreamed of being a cowboy. On his farm in southern Idaho, Double F, he raises forage crops, alfalfa, wheat, beef cattle and horses. He serves on the Idaho Farm Bureau board of directors and as chair of the Farm Service Agency board in Franklin County, Idaho, in addition to holding a seat on the local water board. Jason has served as the president of Franklin County Farm Bureau and was active in YF&R. Jason is currently one of 10 participants in the PAL-Partners in Advocacy Leadership Program through American Farm Bureau.
jason@valleyimplement.com
Marjorie French
Occupation:
Farmer/Rancher
Experience:
B.S. – U of I, M.S. – U of I, Phi U Member
4-H Leader Latah County Library Board Teaching Certificate – ID, WA
Marjorie French was elected and has served as a director of the Idaho Farm Bureau State Board since 1998. Marjorie produces timber and hay, and owns land in the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP). Marjorie enjoys her three children and grandchildren, and she resides in Latah County.
mfrench@idahofb.org
Galen Lee
Occupation:
Farmer/Rancher/Dairyman
Experience:
B.S. – U of I
Past President-American Sugarbeet Growers Assn.
Galen Lee was elected and has served as a director to the Idaho Farm Bureau State Board since February 2019. Galen and his wife, Cindy, live in New Plymouth, Idaho.
glee@idahofb.org
Travis McAffee
Occupation:
Farmer/Rancher
Experience:
Associates Degree in Aircraft – ISU
Director – Idaho Hay Association
Travis McAffee was elected and has served as a director on the Idaho Farm Bureau State Board since 2017. Travis and his wife, Paige, enjoy their children and reside in Butte County.
tmcaffee@idahofb.org
Rosella Mosby
Occupation:
Farmer
Experience:
Current Washington Farm Bureau President
Farm Journal Foundation Ambassador
Rotarian
Rosella and her husband, Burr, live in the Upper Green River Valley of Auburn, Washington. Mosby Farms has a year-round team working to grow specialty vegetables for the Puget Sound region’s produce houses, grocery chains and food banks. Rosella’s involvement in Farm Bureau began with an interest to connect with decision makers regarding agriculture labor issues. Her work on behalf of farmers and ranchers has continued to expand. She has served many roles in her county and state Farm Bureau and is now serving as the Washington Farm Bureau President.
rmosby@wsfb.com
Tom Mosman
Occupation:
Farmer
Experience:
Farm Bureau County President
US Wheat & Assoc. – Director
ID. Fish & Game Advisory Comm
Tom Mosman was elected and has served as a director of the Idaho Farm Bureau State Board since 2018. Tom produces wheat, bluegrass, hay, barley, garbanzo beans, and cattle. Tom and his wife, Jacky, enjoy their three children and 11 grandchildren and reside in Lewis County.
tmosman@idahofb.org
Rick Pearson
Occupation:
Farmer
Experience:
B.S. Plant Science – Lubbock Christian University
Rick Pearson was elected and has served as a director to the Idaho Farm Bureau State Board since 2001. Rick produces alfalfa, silage corn, grain corn, wheat, barley, and dry beans. Rick and his wife, Susan, enjoy their daughter, Emily, and reside in Twin Falls County.
rpearson@idahofb.org
Bryan Searle
Occupation:
Farmer/Rancher; Potato/Grain Broker
Experience:
President/ Chairman of the Board
American Ag. Ins. Co. Board Member
AFBIS Board Member
FBL Financial Group Board Member
Bryan Searle was elected president of Idaho Farm Bureau Federation in 2015. He previously served as a director on the IFBF State Board from 1991-2015. President Searle and his wife, Mary, own and operate a farm where they produce potatoes, grain, and hay. They also partner with Grain Brokerage Co. Bryan and Mary enjoy their five children and 12 grandchildren.
Bryan was born on his family’s farm in Shelley, Idaho, where he and his five sisters and brother worked with dairy and beef cows as well as potatoes and other row crops. He has been active in many organizations throughout his life, including 4-H and FFA, where he served as a chapter president and sentinel for the district. He also was highly involved in the local and state Idaho Farm Bureau Young Farmers and Ranchers Program. The Searles have crossed the state, country, and world for the betterment of agriculture.
bsearle@idahofb.org
Ray Searle
Occupation:
Farmer
Experience:
Studied at Utah State University
District Chair – Young Farmers and Ranchers
Ray and his wife Lyndsi Searle live in Shelley, Idaho, with their four kids Jack, Oakli, Karli, and Baylee. They farm 2,800 acres of potatoes and grain. Lyndsi has a degree in Business Finance from Idaho State University. When they aren’t working on the farm, they enjoy riding side by sides. They have been involved in Farm Bureau for ten years. They also enjoy camping.
rsearle@idahofb.org
Scott Steele
Occupation:
Farmer
Experience:
B.S. – Finance, U of I
Farm Bureau County President Farm Bureau County VP
Cattle Assn. Board Member
Scott Steele was elected and has served as a director of the Idaho Farm Bureau State Board since 2009. Scott runs a cattle feeding operation as well as alfalfa, and corn silage. Scott and his wife, Cheryl, live in Bonneville County.
ssteele@idahofb.org
Darren Taber
Occupation:
Farmer/Rancher
Experience:
AA – College of Southern Idaho
BA – University of Idaho
Former Gooding/Lincoln County FB Pres.
Land O Lakes council chair, executive council
Darren Taber was elected and has served as a director of the Idaho Farm Bureau State Board since 2020. Daren and his wife, Amie, live in Shoshone, Idaho.
dtaber@idahofb.org
Austin Tubbs
Occupation:
Rancher
Experience:
Bachelors in Ag Science/Tech – CSI
Farm Bureau County President
Young Farm & Rancher Chair
Austin Tubbs was elected and has served as a director to the Idaho Farm Bureau State Board since 2016. Austin produces alfalfa, wheat, oats, and has a cow-calf operation. Austin and his wife, Maysi, enjoy their five children and reside in Oneida County.
agtubbs@idahofb.org
