The Promotion and Education program was established to provide educational opportunities and experiences for Farm Bureau members and selected non-members (students, consumers, potential members and others) in order to create awareness and understanding and to promote the importance and values of Farm Bureau and agriculture to consumers and the country.
For more information about the Promotion and Education Program download the P&E County Chair Manual or call 651-768-2115 or email at info@fbmn.org.
Minnesota Farm Bureau P&E Conference
The annual Promotion and Education Conference will be held January 29-30, 2010 at the Hilton Airport Hotel in Bloomington, Minnesota.
2010 Promotion & Education Conference Brochure
Food Check-Out Week
Food Check-Out Week is devoted to helping teach Americans how to stretch their grocery dollars with healthy, nutritious food. Minnesota Farm Bureau will celebrate Food Check-Out Week February 21-27, 2010.
Food Check-Out Week cards and other materials need to be purchases through American Farm Bureau. Promotional materials are available to order online from the Voice of Agriculture website, http://fb-orders.com/afbf.
Ag Pen Pal Program
This program provides an educational opportunity for students from Minnesota to communicate with farm families from across the state. The program pairs up a farm family with a classroom. While participating in the Ag Pen Pal program, farm families will tell about their experiences in agriculture while teachers and students share their lifestyles. The only requirement of the Pen Pal Program is that farm families and classrooms write to their assigned pen pal at least three times during the school year - fall, winter and spring.If you would like more information about the Ag Pen Pal Program, call 651-768-2115 or email info@fbmn.org. Applications for the upcoming school year are available below.
Farm Family Pen Pal Information
Book of the Year
The Minnesota Farm Bureau Promotion and Education (P&E) Committee selects a Book of the Year based on accurate agricultural topics. In addition to their accuracy, Book of the Year selections are educational, reflect farmers’ and ranchers’ love for the land and what they do, correct misconceptions about agriculture, inspire readers to learn more and touch readers’ lives as well as tell the farmer’s story.
2007: Fantastic Farm Machines by Cris Peterson, illustrated by David Lundquist
2008: The Tree Farmer by Chuck Leavell and Nicholas Cravotta, illustrated by Rebecca Bleau
2009:
Little House on the Prairie collection box set by Laura Ingalls Wilder
We highly encourage county Farm Bureaus to sponsor the P&E Committee’s Book of the Year and donate them to their local schools and libraries.
The American Farm Bureau® Foundation for Agriculture continues to expand its agricultural literacy efforts with the latest edition of their recommended “accurate ag books.” The focus is to identify more accurate information about agriculture.
The newly expanded list contains 276 recommended books for ages two through adult. Each book on the recommended list has been reviewed and is as accurate a book on the topic as we can identify. The books recommended depict agriculture accurately and with modern images and text.
Safety Scavenger Hunt
The Minnesota Farm Bureau has County Fair Kits available for county use. The kits provide agriculture education signs to be placed throughout a county fair for a scavenger hunt. Click on the links below to download theses items.
County Fair Activity Kit Instructions
County Fair Activity Kit Posters
From Farm to Fork
From Farm to Fork is a quarterly newsletter produced by the Minnesota Farm Bureau Federation to be used as a tool for promoting and educating about agriculture to all ages of students. The newsletter provides agriculture education ideas, lists of educational resources and project suggestions. Click here to view the latest issue of From Farm to Fork.
Minnesota State Fair
The Farm Bureau building at the Minnesota State Fair attracts many visitors every year to its display.Volunteer at the Minnesota Farm Bureau building at the 2010 Minnesota State Fair, August 26 - Labor Day. The Minnesota Farm Bureau exhibit will feature “Telling Our Story” dispelling misconceptions on water quality, conservation, animal care and farmers living green. The state fair exhibit will also feature the tractor cab simulator. Volunteer by emailing mfbfstatefair@yahoo.com or calling 651-768-2100.
Book Bundles
The Minnesota Farm Bureau Federation Promotion and Education Committee has endorsed the Minnesota Agriculture in the Classroom Children's Literature Book Bundle as an important addition to school libraries and community libraries.
The bundle is made up of 22 quality books and covers a diverse array of agricultural topics. These books are fun and appealing, yet provide accurate educational messages. The total cost of the bundle is $285. Visit
www.mda.state.mn.us/maitc for more information on purchasing the bundle.
2009-2010 MFBF Promotion & Education Committee
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District 1
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Vicky Singlestad
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Alex Pirkl
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District II
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| Layne Ebeling
Martin County |
Tim Uhlenkamp
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District III
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| Jill Willers
Rock County |
Bob Fritz
Pipestone County |
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District IV
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| Nada Carter
Pope County |
Ron Kuechle
Stearns County |
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District V
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| Mike Rouillard
Hennepin County |
Ken Schentzel
Dakota County |
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District VI
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| Linda Binkley
Beltrami County |
(Open)
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District VII
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| Joan Lee (chair)
East Polk County |
(Open)
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