State Programs
State Summary 2010 — Kentucky
State Contact
Mr. Scott Christmas
Kentucky Farm Bureau Federation
P.O. Box 20700
Louisville, KY 40250-0700
P: 502.495.5000
F: 502.495.7781
E: Scott.Christmas@kyfb.com
Website
Classroom Resources
(2009 Only) Resources can be found:
https://www.kyfb.com/federation/program-links/ag-in-the-classroom/classroom-lesson-plans/
A Day on the Farm (K-3rd)
Farm Products Help Me Grow (3rd)
Animals on the Farm (K-3rd)
Let's Go on a Shopping Spree (4th)
Food Choices: The Pyramid Way (8th)
What's for Dinner Dad? (4th)
The Essential Connection (8th)
Major Program Accomplishments or Outputs
More than 30,000 students participated inAg Day" programs last year. These one-day events consisting of 12-15 hands on stations highlight different Kentucky commodities and modern agricultural practices.
Over 900 educators participated in regional and local teacher conferences, these one-day all-expense paid training program available to all PS-12 teachers. A maximum of six hours of professional development credit was offered to attendees. These programs were led by the Kentucky Department of Agriculture and Kentucky Farm Bureau.
Kentucky Department of Agriculture operates two 42-foot long Mobile Agriculture Science Activity Centers, which travel full-time across the state to provide agriculture science lessons at school stops. The trailers have 10 activity workstations for k-5th grade students that align with state standards. Nearly 30,000 students were reached in 2009.
The Kentucky Department of Agriculture conducted pre-service training for state universities. Six state universities are involved in these programs.
County volunteers were encouraged to help celebrate National Ag Week by reading agricultural oriented books through prior arranged appointments. Books were recommended which portrayed an accurate picture of American agriculture. Thousands of children were reached.
We continue to support volunteers statewide through new and unique educational training opportunities each year. Over 400 volunteers received training throughout the year on how they can expand and initiate grassroots educational efforts.
Cooperative relationships and education efforts among the major agriculture, environmental and conservation groups are on-going resulting in maximizing of available funds and education efforts.
Major Program Impacts or Outcomes
Nearly 30,000 students participated in the Mobile Agriculture Science Activity Center presentations
More than 30,000 students participated inAg Day" programs during 2010.
Over 900 in-service Teachers participated in AITC Processional Development in 2010
Over 300 pre-service teachers participated in AITC training
More than 75,000 students from 120 Kentucky counties participated in the 2010 Conservation Tabloid's Poster & Essay Contest. Farm Bureau provided the primary sponsorship, planning and tabloid design.
Over 1,000 students participated the Department of Agriculture's Ag Day poster/essay contest.
Biosketch
Scott Christmas currently serves as the Kentucky Farm Bureau Women and Ag Education Director. Mr. Christmas is responsible for coordinating education and leadership development for Kentucky Farm Bureau women. These activities include the implementation of Farm Bureau policy goals and objectives with a major emphasis on all agricultural literacy efforts.
Mr. Christmas involvement with Ag in the Classroom and other agricultural literacy programs stretches over the past seventeen years. He previously worked for thirteen years with the Florida Farm Bureau and is currently in his fifth year with the Kentucky Farm Bureau.
He is a 1989 graduate of the University of Florida where he earned his Bachelors of Science degree in Food and Resource Economics. He and his wife Kim have five boys and reside in Mt. Washington, Kentucky.