State Programs
State Summary 2008 — Mississippi
State Contact
Ms. Clara Bilbo
Mississippi Farm Bureau Federation
P.O. Box 1972
Jackson, MS 39215-1972
P: 601.977.4245
F: 601.977.4808
E: cbilbo@msfb.com
Website
Classroom Resources
- Updated Units 2008:
Sweet Potatoes, Mapping Mississippi, Mapping Mississippi Map, Mississippi History, File Folder Games, Cotton, Corn, Mississippi Agriculture on a Paper Plate, Fire Ants, Truth or Hogwash, You Add Pizza-z To Our Class, 450 new commodity table toppers distributed each month, Commodity Place mat with four activities on back, Test Your IQ placemat
- Activities and sheets released in 2008:
New Literature List, Butterflies Nature Colorful Gift, Extra Food Group, Guidelines to Safe Dieting, The Calories You Use, The Calories You Eat, Energy in Food, Nutritional Facts, Food Jumble, Nutty Peanut Butter, Cow Flips, A Get-Up to Giddy Up, Chore Time!, Barnyard Mobile, The ABCs of Agriculture, Feeding Time on the Farm, Count the Animals on the Farm, Pigs Going Places, What Do You See?, Cow, Find the Horseshoes, Where Does the Farmer Keep His Corn?, Chicken Fact/Bookmarker, Piggies Going Places, Piggies Going Places, Wildflower in Mississippi, Fishing for Agriculture
Major Program Accomplishments or Outputs
Sweet Potatoes, Mapping Mississippi, Mapping Mississippi Map, Mississippi History, File Folder Games, Cotton, Corn, Mississippi Agriculture on a Paper Plate, Fire Ants, Truth or Hogwash, You Add Pizza-z To Our Class, 450 new commodity table toppers distributed each month, Commodity Place mat with four activities on back, Test Your IQ placemat
New Literature List, Butterflies Nature Colorful Gift, Extra Food Group, Guidelines to Safe Dieting, The Calories You Use, The Calories You Eat, Energy in Food, Nutritional Facts, Food Jumble, Nutty Peanut Butter, Cow Flips, A Get-Up to Giddy Up, Chore Time!, Barnyard Mobile, The ABCs of Agriculture, Feeding Time on the Farm, Count the Animals on the Farm, Pigs Going Places, What Do You See?, Cow, Find the Horseshoes, Where Does the Farmer Keep His Corn?, Chicken Fact/Bookmarker, Piggies Going Places, Piggies Going Places, Wildflower in Mississippi, Fishing for Agriculture
The Mississippi Farm Bureau coloring contest was one of the highlights as over 16,000 coloring sheets were distribute to schools for participation. These contests are held in each district for second grade students. Eight District winners receive $25 and the overall State Winner receives $50. As an on-going learning instrument, fourth grade teachers are offered an updated resource guide and collection of agriculture titled Mapping Mississippi Agriculture". This unit includes Mississippi agriculture facts and a bright colored poster size map indicating each county's major commodities. 16,000 coloring sheets were distributed for the coloring contest, $250 presented to winners. 82 counties were presented portable Learning Barns to be used in their schools.
10 scholarships, totaling $17,000, were presented in 2008.
Major Program Impacts or Outcomes
3 Teacher Conferences
Summer Conferences Public and Private schools
Coloring Contest
Portable Learning Barns presented to all 82 counties.
Scholarships were presented through AITC in 2008.
One teacher won trip to National Agriculture in the Classroom Conference.
Biosketch
Clara Bilbo graduated from Hinds Community College and on to complete her education at Belhaven College. Has been employed with Mississippi Farm Bureau Federation for 25 years.