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Purpose: |
Kansas Farm Bureau's Collegiate Farm
Bureau program offers students the ability to enhance their
leadership skills through experiences and opportunities
within the Farm Bureau organization to become agricultural
leaders.
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Benefit Opportunities: |
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* Networking
with students interested in agriculture
* Connection to leaders and mentors in the agriculture
industry
* Communications on current issues directly affecting
agriculture
* Agriculture advocacy opportunities
* Ag education and promotion activities
* Interaction with local, state and national legislative
representation
* Statewide educational conferences featuring renowned
speakers
* Opportunity to work with county Farm Bureau to support
programs/activities
* Access to KFB staff speakers for collegiate
meetings/events
* Invitation to President & Vice-President to KFB Presidents
Conference
* Invitation to chapter representatives to attend KFB Annual
Meeting
* Invitation to chapter to attend the KFB (YF&R) Conference
* Opportunity to participate in YF&R contests
* Collegiate Discussion Meet – specifically for Collegiate
Farm Bureaus
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Financial Support for 2008 - 2009 School Year: |
* New chapter
financial start-up assistance
* Kansas Farm Bureau President’s Conference
* KFB Annual Meeting
* KFB YF&R Conference
* Collegiate Discussion Meet, prize money for top 4 placings
on state level
* Travel expenses for Collegiate Discussion Meet winner to
AFBF competition |
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For more information contact Debbie Hargrave,
KFB Member Relations and Promotion
at
785.587.6118 or send an electronic message
here.
View information for the Young
Farmer and Rancher Program here
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