The winners of the National FFA Organization’s first Earth Day Service Challenge Awards are honored with thousands of dollars in grants, in partnership with Timberland PRO. The $7,000 Best Impact grant, awarded to the chapter that demonstrates the most powerful impact to the community, goes to the Oshkosh West FFA chapter from Oshkosh, Wis. The $3,000 Best Civic Engagement grant, …
John Rice Receives North Dakota Grain Growers Scholarship
The North Dakota Grain Growers Association and the North Dakota Barley Council are proud to announce the ‘Growing For The Future’ scholarship was presented to FFA member John T. Rice from the Maddock FFA Chapter. This $500 scholarship is meant to further Mr. Rice’s educational possibilities and to strengthen his future involvement in agriculture. His participation in FFA and his …
Agriculture’s ‘Nobel’ Goes to Purdue Food Science Professor
Purdue University Professor Philip E. Nelson has secured this year’s World Food Prize for his innovation in food processing and preservation. Purdue’s Scholle Chair Professor in Food Processing developed technology that enables the transport of processed fruits and vegetables without spoilage. Nelson’s “aseptic bulk storage and distribution” process is credited with revolutionizing the global food trade. More than 90 percent …
New Ag Scholarships For Illinois
Rhea & Kaiser, a marketing communications agency based in Chicago, has created two one-time scholarships to be offered by The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and Illinois State University. The scholarships honor long-time clients of Rhea & Kaiser who have recently retired. The $750 scholarships were established in the Department of Agriculture in honor of Illinois State graduate Dave Striegel …
Soybean Checkoff Gets on Board with Tractor Pullers
Soybean Checkoff and the National Tractor Pullers Association are working together to promote the use of soy biodiesel. The United Soybean Board anticipates entertainment and education for the spectators of various summer tractor pulls. This summer the United Soybean Board (USB) and soybean checkoff will gear up with the National Tractor Pullers Association (NTPA) to co-sponsor six events in the …
From the Fields of Indiana to Hoosier Radio
Hoosier Ag Today and Indiana AgriNews are partnering up to offer Indiana AgriNews’ From the Field reports on the radio. The reports feature farmers around the state of Indiana who share their experiences with weather, crop conditions, weeds, insects, diseases and farm management. The partnership will also offer a special page on on the Hoosier Ag Today Web site, where …
It’s a Bird, It’s a Plane… It’s a Beef Blimp
About 200,000 NASCAR fans attending the race at Dover International Speedway in Dover, Maryland got a heads up on beef June 1st through 3rd. The “It’s What’s For Dinner” blimp debuted at the race, along with beef samples for fans at the “Monster Mile”. The beef balloon was part of the checkoff-funded Northeast Beef Promotion Initiative (NEBPI), a project of …
Classrooms Get $50,000 From Monsanto
Agricultural literacy for students in grades K-12 is a need the Agriculture in the Classroom (AITC) Consortium is devoted to supporting. Monsanto has announced its plan to grant AITC $50,000 at the National Agriculture in the Classroom Conference to help fund the Consortium’s support. State AITC programs address the need for agriculture literacy at the K-12 student level, with innovative …
Strategizing for the Future
The future of agriculture education is no light matter for the National Council for Agricultural Education. That’s why the Council is meeting June 15-17 in Fort Mitchell, Kentucky, for a 10 x 15 National Conference. The Council plans to address long-range stategic planning for the future of ag education. “We want to create new programs in communities not yet served …
Missouri Couple Boasts Champion Pork
This year’s tastiest pork came out of Odessa, MO. Odessa’s Craig and Patty Kidwell can make their claim as pork royalty after earning Grand Champion honors in the Pork Checkoff’s 20th Annual Great Pork BarbeQlossal™. The couple, who run Boys of BBQ Patty, received $10,000 worth of cash and prizes, June 9th. This is the second time the Kidwell’s have …