Promoting Agriculture to Future Generations
Ag in the classroom
Agriculture is the most important industry in Mississippi. One out of every four jobs in our state depend on agriculture and, of course, everybody eats food and wears clothes. Mississippi Ag in the Classroom is a school-based program helping students in grades K-12 acquire broader knowledge about agriculture and how it affects their world. The program’s objective is to encourage educators to teach more about our food and fiber system and the critical role of agriculture in our economy and society.
Teachers have the experience and abilities to help our children learn. The classroom is a logical place for them to teach the basic concepts that will improve students’ understanding of agriculture and its role in their lives. The Mississippi Ag in the Classroom program can aid those teachers who are looking for new methods, materials and activities to improve their classroom instruction or make existing courses more interesting.
Safety Programs
The agriculture industry is comprised of some of the most dangerous jobs known to man. Those who work in the agriculture industry tend to begin working at an earlier age, keep working later in life, work longer hours than most and work around more dangerous equipment. The Mississippi Farm Bureau Federation’s Safety Department offers an array of safety education programs to various age groups in an effort to lower the rising injury rate in the agriculture industry.
Scholarships
Women’s Leadership Program Scholarships
The State Women’s Leadership Committee presents scholarships in honor of Berta Lee White to Farm Bureau member students studying in an agriculture area each year.