Montana Farm Bureau Foundation

Youth in agriculture: speech contest mfb foundation hosts a speech contest in conjunction with the state ffa convention (another partner of the foundation) where 79th grade students present a prepared speech on a designated agriculture topic. This year, 15 students competed and $1,050 was awarded to contest winners.

Montana farm bureau foundation provided six $1,000 mini grants during our fiscal year. Our mini grants support agricultural education and promotion projects. Here are a few examples of the mini grants awarded and projects supported:jolene brown seminar: jolene is an expert on farm and ranch family succession planning and communication. Sweet grass county farm bureau hosted jolene for a daylong seminar for community members. An mfb foundation minigrant went toward the fee to bring this valuable speaker in.new trends in ag seminar: the glasgow chamber of commerce received a mfb foundation mini grant to use toward a local seminar that brought in experts in the industry to discuss current agriculture trends and issues. The mini grant went toward the cost of hosting the event.

Montana farm bureau foundation provided more than $5,000 worth of agricultural education materials to classrooms and organizations throughout montana. We gave out hundreds of food and farm facts, ag mags and pencils printed with farm facts. These materials provide students with accurate information about how agriculture feeds the world and cares for the environment.