Make Way for Ag Day
Cherokee County Farm Bureau hosted an Ag Day event for all county third graders on April 5, 2024, at the Mountain Folk Center in Murphy. The event aims to create an appreciation and understanding of agriculture, the state’s No. 1 industry, and teach students how to take a product from its raw source and care for it so it provides us with a valuable food source.
The day featured immersive agriculture education with presentations on corn, soybeans, horses, strawberries, beef and dairy cattle, sheep, chickens, soil, water, and farm equipment.
“Our plans are to host this event yearly so that students will gain a better understanding of agriculture and its importance for our future,” says Cherokee County Farm Bureau Board of Directors President Phil Pressley.
The Ag Day event is part of the county Farm Bureau’s ongoing efforts to cultivate the next generation of farmers and agriculture leaders.
A Dairy Good Time
The Northampton County Women’s Leadership Committee partnered with the county library for Dairy Day. Shelby Ricks dressed up as a cow and read Tales of the Dairy Godmother. Children enjoyed ice cream and Farm Bureau “Crops & Livestock” coloring books and crayons.
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Developing Youth Skills for the Future
New Hanover County Farm Bureau presented a check to the New Hanover County Arboretum to support several programs, including Pumpkinpalooza and 4-H Youth Development. Youth who are involved in activities like the programs coordinated by 4-H experience many benefits, including increased physical and mental well-being, academic performance and motivations, and sense of belonging. They also exhibit skills such as collaboration, critical thinking, communication and creativity.
Ready, Set, Read
Chowan County Farm Bureau is enriching young minds through its “Planter Books” program as part of Ag in the Classroom, a member benefit of the North Carolina Farm Bureau. County Liaison Lauren Lewis and her daughter, Ava, recently delivered books to Lawrence Academy, one of three schools receiving monthly donations. The county’s Ag in the Classroom program provides three agricultural-themed books each month to Lawrence Academy, White Oak Elementary and D.F. Walker Elementary.
Fair Play
Richmond County Young Farmers and Ranchers (YF&R) committee members met at the Hamlet Fair to set up their booth to be displayed throughout the week at the fairgrounds for the Hamlet Agricultural Fair, where the booth won second place. The booth resembled the inside of a chicken house with a litter pan full of litter, chicken feed pans, water lines, feed lines, photos and information on chickens.
The booth also featured flyers with information about the Institute for Future Agricultural Leaders, YF&R and NCFB membership, as well as a giveaway basket containing YF&R stickers, a crocheted chicken, a jar of local honey, two bags of seasoning from Norton Farms, some NCFB swag, and NCFB membership and YF&R pamphlets all in an NCFB icebox cooler.
