Programs

Apples for Teachers Program

Every September we deliver a basket containing apples, candy and other goodies to every public, parochial and country school in appreciation of our teachers for their continued dedication to excellence in education and for keeping agriculture in their curriculum.

Community Action Groups

This group of friends and neighbors meets monthly to discuss key issues affecting agriculture. Whether the issue is zoning, community planning, school finance, or even a neighborhood beautification project, a Community Action Group is the perfect tool to find solutions, gain knowledge, share ideas, and take action.

If you are interested in starting a CAG group, please call the County Office at (989) 269-9911

For more information about this program, visit the Community Action Groups website.

Give a Pint / Get a Pint

Offers a new twist to a blood drive.  In honor of July being National Ice Cream Month, we hold a blood drive in our office and in return for a pint of blood we give a pint of ice cream.  All of the ice cream is fully donated by Country Fresh Inc.

Lansing Legislative Seminar

Each year, Farm Bureau organizes face-to-face meetings with hundreds of Farm Bureau leaders and their respective elected officials. These annual "lobbying" missions are a key element in the Farm Bureau grassroots policy development and policy execution process.

In February 2011, Gary Protzman, Julia Heilig, Darrin Siemen, Bryan Schulte, Corey Oeschger, Paul Swartzendruber, Robert Rathje and Don Koglin attended the Lansing Legislative Seminar.

For more information about this program, visit the Lansing Legislative Seminar website.

Promotion & Education

The goal of the Promotion and Education program is to educate Michigan consumers about agriculture through working with children and schools and coordinating public outreach programs to promote and educate about agriculture. In addition, the Promotion and Education program strives to educate farmers on issues impacting agriculture.

We are very committed to teaching our youngsters about the different phases of agriculture.  In September we hold Project RED (Rural Education Day), involving 600-700 Huron County third graders.  We also have a "Little Red Barn" and "Ruby Mae" Programs, that consists of a traveling barn and a 3/4 life size cow with learning materials geared towards K-3rd graders and is available to all Huron County Schools.

For more information about this program, visit the Promotion & Education website.

Washington Legislative Seminar

Each year, Farm Bureau organizes face-to-face meetings with hundreds of Farm Bureau leaders and their respective elected officials. These annual "lobbying" missions are a key element in the Farm Bureau grassroots policy development and policy execution process.

In March 2011, Paul Swartzendruber and Matt Reibling attended the Washington Legislative Seminar.

For more information about this program, visit the Washington Legislative Seminar website.

Young Farmer

The Young Farmer program is designed to develop leadership potential for men and women between the ages of 18 and 35.

Young Farmer Chair, Corey Oeschger, holds many events through out the year.  We hold bowling nights, poker nights, golf outings and even a camping trip.  For more information, call the County Office at (989) 269-9911.

For more information about this program, visit the Young Farmer website.