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Ag Week Celebrated in March
During Kansas Ag Week, March 4-11, 2012, Douglas County Farm Bureau members read Kailey books to more than 175 students in seven classes and presented books to their teachers. This series of books was written by Kansas Farm Bureau CEO Dan Yunk to help youngsters understand more about agriculture. Titles inlclude: Milk Comes From a Cow, The Soil Neighborhood, Farmers and Ranchers Care About Their Animals, Celebrate Wheat and Growing Up Strong.
President of Douglas County Farm Bureau Clint Hornberger spoke to second grade classes at Deerfield Elementary in Lawrence and is shown presenting a Kailey book to Amy Welsh who teaches second grade at Deerfield.
A Mini-Slice of Agriculture was presented to 100 fourth grade students on March 8 by County Extension Agent Bill Wood, Douglas County Conservation District Manager SanDe Fishburn and County Coordinator for Douglas County Farm Bureau Mary Ann Saunders.
Farm Bureau Sponsors Food Check-Out Day
On Thursday, February 23, Douglas County Farm Bureau sponsored Food Check-Out Day at Checkers grocery store in Lawrence. Farm Bureau members set up a display with nutrition information and healthy recipes to hand out along with 90 loaves of bread. Farm Bureau purchased the bread and gave it to customers for free - no strings attached.
Pictured from left is Dorothy Congrove (past president), Ted Jehle (treasurer), Clint Hornberger (president), Linda Faust (past president) and an anonymous customer at Checkers who received a fee loaf of bread being given away by Farm Bureau.
Now in its 14th year, Food Check-Out Week highlights America's safe, abundant and affordable food supply, made possible largely by America's productive farmers and ranchers. According to the most recent (2010) information from the USDA's Economic Research Service, American families and individuals spend, on average, less than 10 percent of their disposable income for food. There are many countries which spend 14 percent (Italy), 33 percent (China) or even 46 percent (Pakistan) of their annual income on food. The date for Food Check-Out Week is chosen because the average family of four will have earned enough income by mid-February to pay for their food for the rest of the year. Farm Bureau is helping consumers find solutions to eating healthy on a stretched budget. America's farmers and ranchers are committed to producing safe, abundant and healthy food.
Century Farm Deadline is May 15
The Century Farm program honors those family farms that have passed down their heritage for more than a century. Qualifying farmers will receive a farm sign designating “Century Farm” status, Century Farm lapel pins and recognition from Kansas Farm Bureau.
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