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| Spotlight on Youth - Aug. 3, 2011 |
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Jersey dairy youth awarded in TalkJersey contest
REYNOLDSBURG, Ohio — Eight junior members of the American Jersey Cattle Assoc. displayed impressive depth of breed knowledge and engaging presentation styles during the sixth national Jersey youth public speaking contest, TalkJersey.
The contest, offering cash awards sponsored by ABS Global Inc., De Forest, Wis., was held at the Kalahari Resort in Wisconsin Dells, Wis., on June 22 to kick-off the 143rd annual meeting of the American Jersey Cattle Assoc.
Contestants could speak about any topic related to Jersey cattle or Jersey milk, including current affairs and dairy industry trends. Presentations were scored on content and organization (25 points), language and voice (10 points), presentation (5 points), and total effectiveness (5 points). Each contestant received written evaluations from each member of the judging panel.
From the Farm World readership area – Ben Grammer, of Sebring, Ohio with “Why Go With Jerseys,” place third in Division III (14-16 years)
Awards were presented on June 25 at the TalkJersey Showcase in the historic barn at ABS Global’s Dekorra facility. In addition to cash awards of $40 for first place, $30 for second and $20 for third, each participant received certificates. Division winners received a “Wide Load Ahead” keepsake box presented by the American Jersey Cattle Assoc.
Ice Cream Social tallies $6,400 for Diabetes Youth Foundation
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. — Friday, July 8 was a sultry, sun-drenched day, and downtowners were on the hunt for a refreshing summertime treat. Thousands found exactly what they were looking for at the 22nd annual Ice Cream Social on the Circle, sponsored by the American Dairy Assoc. of Indiana (ADAI).
A construction-necessitated move to a new location – from the Circle’s Northwest to Southeast Quadrant – did not deter ice cream lovers from finding the event and enjoying scrumptious sundaes made from Edy’s Slow Churned Vanilla Ice Cream, Smucker’s syrups, Prairie Farms whipped cream, and other toppings.
Best of all, this year’s event raised $6403 for the Diabetes Youth Foundation of Indiana (DYFI), an organization that supports, educates and encourages young people with Type 1 diabetes. In recognition of this year’s beneficiary, Smucker’s Sugar-Free Syrups were available at all serving tents.
More than 30 Celebrity Scoopers - local media personalities, sports notables and business dignitaries – served up the ice cream treats alongside dozens of DYFI volunteers.
GROWMARK supports Farm Safety for Kids
URBANDALE, Iowa — GROWMARK generously supports the non-profit organization Farm Safety 4 Just Kids in their effort to keep youth safe in rural areas. GROWMARK provides their customers with agricultural products as well as the means to deliver, market, and store those products.
Farm Safety 4 Just Kids was created in 1987 by Marilyn Adams after the death of her 11-year-old son. The organization works to raise awareness about the health and safety hazards that are an inherent part of the rural environment in which children live, work, and play. Over 130 chapters in the United States and Canda conduct safety and health programs within their communities.
Thanks to the support of agri-business sponsors like GROWMARK, Farm Safety 4 Just Kids is able to provide their volunteers with up to date and pertinent safety education and demonstration resources.
Community forms ag boosters to save Ft. Loramie FFA
FORT LORAMIE, Ohio — A new group has been formed to support the local agricultural education program while being advocates for agricultural education.
The Fort Loramie Ag Boosters are alumni of the FFA, parents of FFA members, business people of the community, farmers, and all have a deep interest in the future of tomorrow’s agriculture. You do not need to be a former FFA member to participate!
Ag Booster members can assist the local agricultural education program in a number of ways, including providing expertise and experience for students in the classroom or while preparing for contests, chaperoning FFA chapter events, helping to develop work-based learning sites for students’ SAE programs, assisting in chapter events, mentoring students, fundraising to provide scholarships and financial support to the chapter, providing advocacy for the program at the local, state, and national levels, and working with the chapter on community service activities.
The next Fort Loramie Ag Boosters meeting will be held Wednesday, Aug. 10 at 7:30 p.m. in the high school chorus room. Enter the high school from the east doors and go left down the hallway. The chorus room number is 310. The following officers will be elected at the meeting: President, Vice President, Secretary, and Treasurer. Please also bring ideas for future Ag Booster activities.
For more information contact one of the following booster members: Matt Seger, 937-295-5247; Chad Poeppelman, 937-638-8707 or chad.poe
ppelman@gmail.com; or Bill Ernst, 937-726-9288.
KFBEF seeking applicants for Vet Incentive Program
Louisville, Ky. — Continuing in its commitment to help alleviate the state’s shortage of large-animal veterinarians and technicians, Kentucky Farm Bureau’s Education Foundation is offering financial assistance to qualified veterinary graduates who have school loans to be repaid. The Kentucky Large/Food Animal Veterinary Incentive Program is now soliciting applications from eligible veterinarians, vet technicians and technologists.
The program encourages veterinary school graduates to pursue a career with large/food animals. Several areas of Kentucky do not have a local veterinarian to attend to cattle, horses or other farm animals, making this incentive program vitally important to the ongoing health of Kentucky’s livestock population.
For those graduates who choose to pursue a veterinary career that devotes at least 50 percent of its time to large/food animals, a judging committee will select three individuals who are in their first, second or third year of practice post-graduation.
Selected incentive program recipients will be announced in January of 2012 and may receive up to $18,000 over three years for payment toward outstanding school loans.
To qualify for the program, applicants must have either a degree in veterinary medicine from an accredited college or university, or have completed an accredited two-year veterinary technician or four-year technologist program. Veterinarian applicants must also be accredited by the USDA-APHIS to perform veterinary medical tasks in Kentucky.
Applications can be downloaded from kyfb.com/federation/kentucky-ag at any time, but must be postmarked for submission by Dec. 1 to: Scholarship Coordinator, KFB Education Foundation, P.O. Box 20700, Louisville, KY 40250-0700.
The Kentucky Large/Food Animal Veterinary Incentive Program is funded by the Kentucky Agricultural Development Fund and supported by several key Kentucky agricultural organizations.
The Kentucky Farm Bureau Education Foundation administers this program on behalf of the Kentucky Cattlemen’s Foundation, which launched the initiative after receiving a $100,000 donation for the purpose of encouraging large-animal practice in the state. |
| 8/3/2011 |
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