MICHIGAN FARM BUREAU

The field operations division provides membership services. The regional manger's interaction is how farm bureau's grassroots process provides every farm bureau member an opportunity to participate and voice their concerns regarding issues pertinent to the agricultural industry. Promotes leadership and development for county leaders through the county leadership activites and events and presidents conference. Designs, implements, and administers field support to county farm bureaus.

In addition, the division prepares and develops agricultural leaders. This is accomplished through education and leadership development programs for current local ag leaders, state and local committees, and members. A targeted program is for young farmers between the ages of 18 and 35. It offers agricultural education, action committees, leadership training, competitions, and social events to encourage involvement and to develop future leadership. Promotion and education programs for public education about the agricultural industry are offered for 4-h clubs, and ffa chapters, schools, and civic groups. The farm science lab is a 40 foot mobile classroom that travels directly to schools and is designed to reinforce grade-level standards with hands-on science experiments and increasing students' knowledge of how agriculture impacts their daily lives. In addition to the farm science labs, we operate a farm science van that travels to schools providing in classroom education. The van offers a little different experience in the classroom verses in the mobile lab but still provides grade-level standards with hands-on science experiments and increasing students' knowledge of how agriculture impacts their daily lives.