Planting seeds of leadership through a Young Farmer Chapter

You can assist young people in becoming established in farming and agribusiness and as leaders in their communities by organizing a Young Farmer Chapter.

The Young Farmer Chapter will provide support, encouragement, and opportunities for leadership, cooperation, community improvement, social and recreational activities. By starting a Young Farmer Chapter, you will meet the needs of young farmers and agribusiness people by helping them continue their agricultural education. Many receive agricultural education in high school, only to find no support of adult agriculture classes during a critical time in their lives: the moment they begin their own agricultural career.

Membership in the Young Farmer Chapter is open to anyone who is out of school and regularly enrolled in a Young Farmer Program taught by a teacher of agriculture education.

Getting Started

When starting a Young Farmer Chapter, you may contact the Indiana Young Farmers’ Association for guidance and resource materials. The following list has the first steps to take to begin your local Chapter:

• Select 3 to 5 individuals to serve as the steering committee. Organize the chapter’s framework.

• Invite potential members to a call-out meeting

• Conduct first meeting - develop a local mission

• Plan program of activities for the next year

Reaping the Benefits

Starting and working with a Young Farmer Chapter will yield self-satisfaction in the knowledge that you are providing support, education, and assistance to young farmers and agribusiness leaders. You will take pride in their success after working with them through the Young Farmer Chapter. A Young Farmer Chapter will also help build a stronger agricultural education system through organized community activities hosted by the Chapter. These activities provide an opportunity to not only educate young farmers and agribusiness people, but also the community as a whole.

By helping communities understand the challenges faced by today’s agricultural producers and businesses, you may gain additional support for your local agriculture education program.

Support

The Indiana Young Farmers’ Association will provide teachers with materials, information on professional development programs, conference information, community service information, and support for the Young Farmer Chapter. For more information, contact the Indiana Young Farmers’ Association.

You can yield satisfaction in knowing you are providing this opportunity for growth and career advancement to young farmers and agribusiness people.

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Last modified: 03/25/10