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Post by kimhenry on Jun 29, 2011 13:00:35 GMT -5
What role should USDA play (funding, programming, actively supporting) in the public’s knowledge of agricultural literacy?
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Post by cwhite on Aug 3, 2011 13:07:43 GMT -5
Ideas developed by the State Officers attending the 2011 State Presidents’ Conference:
1. Educating with ag education is a good idea, but we need a broader mechanism
2. Marketing orders, campaigning different commodities
3. Establish national programs with tiers to local levels to connect with people to promote agricultural literacy
4. USDA sponsor and promote a national conference promoting ag literacy to face it and promote it (Train the Trainer)
5. Write curriculum for Food for America and/or PALS – possibly start with Ag in the Classroom
6. Know your Farmer, Know your Food – Use FFA members with outstanding SAEs and/or use Collegiate FFA members as examples
7. Youth report – Youth for Beef awards – sponsor FFA events
8. Promote USDA in our curriculum
9. Create a class for people who want to be an ag teacher – online course
10. Universal Leave Behind/Brochure on agriculture in general – can be used by state officers, other partners, farmer’s market
11. Promo card that directs person to website for information – example in the metro station
12. Production Agriculture Conference – an exchange of ideas of how to get out into the public
13. Start with kids in school – start more a programs especially in urban areas
14. Start at the local level
15. Have facts in the grocery store telling customers where food comes from then give them a website to go to for more information
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Post by cwhite on Aug 3, 2011 13:16:02 GMT -5
Ideas developed by the State Officers attending the 2011 State Presidents’ Conference:
National Campaign
*Existing Programs
Know Your Farmer Know Your Food
*New Programs
Ag Promotional Materials (Aggle.com handouts)
*National Conference
*Curriculum
National Ag Day
Ag in the Classroom
*Grant Money
Current programs and start new programs
*Ag Literacy Award
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Post by hammysam on Sept 15, 2011 12:37:15 GMT -5
Get noticed in media and have scouts that visit schools and tell kids about the vast field of agriculture
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Post by midnightfarmer1 on Oct 4, 2011 7:27:04 GMT -5
The farm bill can have a word of the day like Bill O'Reilly on the O'Reilly Factor, and advertise this on the news channel, email, facebook, myspace, twitter, other social websites, the news paper, and even the schools websites. However, they should include the definition for those who dont have the time to look it up. Also put stories in the paper about the farmers and where your food comes from. This will inform people about the food they eat and how much time, energy, money, and patience is put into the food they eat.
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