Ag Promotion Committees in County Farm Bureau sponsor or promote activities that enhance Farm Bureau’s positive image or convey the value of agriculture; they also provide educational opportunities and experiences to members, consumers and the general public.

WHAT DO AG PROMOTION COMMITTEES DO?

Ag Promotion Committees offer farmers and ranchers the opportunity to spread agriculture’s message to children and adults through Agriculture in the Classroom programs and to "city cousins" through mall shows, fair displays, learning barns and educational seminars.

HOW DOES AG PROMOTION WORK?

A state committee of appointed members (representing the state board member districts – see below) serves as the "idea" team, as well as being resource persons for projects. The state committee coordinates projects with participating counties, providing both training and resources for success.

AG PROMOTION ACTIVITIES

• Agriculture in the Classroom
• Ag Pen Pals
• Mobile Learning Barns
• Charles Marshall Educational Loan Fund
• State/County Fairs
• Environmental Stewardship Projects
• Expos
• Adopt-A-Teacher/Classroom
• Mall/Store Displays
• Ag Day/Ag Week
• Ag Promotion Workshops
• Food Check-Out Day
• Urban Ag Awareness
• National Farm-City Week
• Teacher of the Year Application
• Children's Agriculture Book of the Year (with selection criteria)

For more information, contact your County Farm Bureau Ag Promotion Chairman or County Farm Bureau President.

NEBRASKA FARM BUREAU AG PROMOTION COMMITTEE

Chair: Mary Ann Rickertsen, St. Paul
District 1: Erma McGill, Waverly
District 2: Open
District 3: Rebecca Graham, Belden
District 4: Joe Kresha, Osceola
District 5: Treva Gangwish, Wood River
District 6: Becky Beel, Johnstown
District 7: Cherese Barnes, Smithfield
District 8: Jean Thunker, Paxton