Dawson County farmer Val Stephens was elected secretary-treasurer of the Texas Farm Bureau (TFB) this past Monday during the organization’s 86th Annual Meeting in San Antonio. Stephens has been serving as the District 6 representative on TFB’s 13-member board of directors for the past six years. He will continue in that position as he takes on the additional role of secretary-treasurer. “There will be more official duties from Austin to Washington, D.C. and with AFBF (American Farm Bureau Federation) functions,” Stephens said of his new responsibilities. That will require more time and travel, as Stephens already has been told he will be part of ...