Ag Fest Awards $2000 in the Second Annual Agricultural Education Award

Three organizations recognized for their outreach efforts

Oregon Ag Fest is excited to announce the winners of the second annual Oregon Ag Fest Agricultural Education Award.

• 1st Place:  Cove FFA, $1000,  for their Cove Agriculture Education Center (CAEC). CAEC consists of a school garden, chicken coop, which allows the kindergarten students to collect the eggs each day, and many other educational opportunities that reach over 1200 people in the community annually.
• 2nd Place:  Henley FFA, $600, for their education outreach efforts to local elementary students, including a farm field day and FFA student taught Ag in the Classroom lessons.
• 3rd Place:  Cascade FFA alumni, $400, for their annual Agricultural Safety Day targeting local third grade students.

The purpose of the Ag Fest Agricultural Education Award is to reward student organizations, non-profit organizations, or classrooms that promote and educate Oregonians about agriculture and extend the Oregon Ag Fest mission beyond its annual, two-day, interactive event.

“We were inspired by the applications we received and are proud to support the agricultural education outreach efforts,” said Geoff Horning, OR Ag Fest Chair. “Oregon Ag Fest is dedicated to educating the public about the importance of agriculture, and we see this award as a way to encourage and support student groups that have programs and activities aimed to accomplish the same thing,” Horning added.

2012 Award Winners

Canby FFA
1st Place, $1000
enhanced mobile classroom

 Imbler FFA
2nd Place, $600
Ag in the Classroom literacy program in local elementary schools

 Henley FFA
3rd place, $400
education outreach efforts to local elementary students, including a pumpkin patch and farm to market activity