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402-421-4747 | [email protected] Farm Bureau Foundation for Agriculture’s mission is to: generate financial resources and partnerships to build awareness, understanding and a positive public perception of agriculture through education and leadership development.

2015 ANNUAL REPORT

MAKINGCONNECTION

THE

Steve NelsonPresidentNebraska Farm Bureau Federation

Dr. Allen Blezek Vice PresidentEmeriti - University of Nebraska - Lincoln

Rob RobertsonSecretary/TreasurerNebraska Farm Bureau Federation

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

STAFF

Tracy BehnkenUniversity of Nebraska Extension

Dave Buchholz David & Associates

Victor BohuslavskyNebraska Soybean Checkoff

Rich HerinkFirst National Bank

Hilary MaricleBoone County Farm Bureau Promotion & Education Committee Chair

John C. MartinBuffalo County Farm Bureau

Todd ReedLancaster County Farm Bureau

Carol RingenbergNebraska Department of Education

Megahn SchaferExecutive Director

Jane HeanySenior Director of Development

Megan KvolsDirector of Ag Literacy

Courtney SchaardtManager of Outreach Education

Sami LaufAdministrative Assistant

1 Nebraska Farm Bureau Foundation for Agriculture | Making The Connection

At the Nebraska Farm Bureau Foundation for Agriculture, connections are everything. We link our educational resources to state education standards to make certain they are relevant and useful in classrooms. This year, we are especially pleased to highlight the Nebraska Interactive Map Project, a technology-based resource that connects students with their state through vivid maps of Nebraska rainfall, historic cattle drives, soil types, commodity production and more. Our hands-on lessons help Nebraska youth connect agriculture with the products they use and the food they eat each day.

None of these connections make us prouder than theconnections we witness between the people we serve – farm and ranch families and the people of Nebraska. When our students experience a day on a farm and have the opportunity to eat popcorn after seeing it in a field, it cements the farm-to-plate connection in a way a textbook simply cannot. When our farm and ranch volunteers engage in meaningful conversation with Nebraska consumers, they discuss links between science, economics, food and the environment.

Most importantly, though, are the personal connections that make the questions and answers more than facts and figures. Seeing the land through the eyes of the father who will pass his 100-year family farm on to his son and hearing questions with the ears of the mom who wants information to make the best choices for her family, paves the road for positive and productive dialogue.

None of this would be possible without the passionate volunteers and donors who partner with us each day to make certain the future is bright for agriculture and our great state.To this vital connection, we say thank you.

Sincerely,

Megahn SchaferExecutive Director

DEAR FRIENDS,

Relationships are the very heart of everything we do.

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More than 15,000 students reachedNearly 800 teachers participated in pre-service training

Nebraska Interactive Map

Beef ReaderBeef it Up Curriculum

AG IN THECLASSROOM

NEWRESOURCES

Science of Soy

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-Sandy Dorn,fourth grade teacher

The Ag in the Classroom program equips me withlessons and activities to teach my studentsthat agriculture connects us to ourpast, develops an appreciation for ourpresent and celebrates with us hope for our future.

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OUTREACHAG PEN PALS219 connections made between classrooms and farmers/ranchers

Farmers/Ranchers

Classrooms

Both

Sioux

Dawes

Box Butte

Scotts Bluff

Kimball

Morrill

Cheyenne

Sheridan

Garden

Deuel

Grant

Arthur

Keith

Perkins

Chase

Dundy

Banner

2014/2015 AG PEN



VIRTUAL CLASSROOMS42 Skype lessons given to classrooms across Nebraska

FIELD TRIPS10 ag field trips fundedby the Foundation

Cherry

Hooker

McPherson

Lincoln

Hayes

Hitchcock

Brown

Keya Paha

Thomas

Logan

Frontier

Red Willow

Blaine

Custer

Dawson

Gosper

Furnas

Boyd

HoltRock

Loup Garfield

Valley

Sherman

Buffalo

Phelps

Harlan

Kearney

Franklin

WheelerGreeley

Howard

Hall

Adams

Webster

Knox

Antelope

Boone

Nance

Merrick

Hamilton

Clay

Nuckolls

Pierce

Madison

Platte

Polk

York

Fillmore

Thayer

Cedar

WayneStanton

Butler

Colfax

Seward

Saline

Jefferson

Dixon

ThurstonDakota

Cuming

Dodge

Burt

Washington

SaundersDouglas

Lancaster

Cass

Sarpy

Gage

Otoe

JohnsonNemaha

PawneeRichardson

EDUCATION

PAL PROGRAM

• Teacher of the Year Award• Karen Ashby, Chandler View Elementary• Jennifer Zysset, Windy Hills Elementary

• FFA Advisor of the Year Award• Jason Speck, Chase County Schools

(Imperial FFA Chapter)• Jeremy Vlasin, Chase County Schools

(Imperial FFA Chapter)• Teacher Mini-Grants

• Alison Bowder, Prescott Elementary - Lincoln• Bev Grueber, North Bend Central Public Schools• Heidi Neumann, Morton Elementary - Omaha• Kevin Atterber, Culler Middle School - Lincoln

• We Support Ag (WSA) Field Trip Grants• Jane Gundvaldson, Thomas Elementary School• Sandy Dorn, Meadow Lane Elementary School• Pam Mitchell, Pawnee City School• Kevin Atterberg, Culler Middle School• Mariyln Opitz, Jackson Elementary School• Sandi Seckel, West Park Elementary School• Sherry Loos, Yutan Elementary School• Cindy Menzel & Becky Feagan, St. Mary’s

Catholic School

Over 1,200 consumers equipped withaccurate agriculture information

CONSUMER EDUCATION7 Nebraska Farm Bureau Foundation for Agriculture | Making The Connection


FOODDIALOGUE

CONFERENCEPRESENTATIONS

SPEAKER’SBUREAU

COMMUNITYINTERACTION

EDUCATORS

• Charles Marshall Education Loan Fund• Kaycee Jo Bartels, Johnson County• Renee Horky, Merrick County• Justin Michael Larsen, Lancaster County• Kristin Lynn Sattler, Gage County• Amber Wiese, Dodge County

• County Farm Bureau Scholarships• Greater Horizon Scholarship• Keith R. Olson Agricultural Policy Internship Award

• Maci Lienemann, Lancaster County• Kenneth E. Schwartz Memorial Farm Bureau Fund

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STUDENTS

SCHOLARSHIPS

• Nebraska Agriculture Education Student Teacher Scholarship Program

• Jessey Eggerling, Milford• Wade Overturf, Sutton• Catherine Ripp, Ravenna

• Nebraska Agriculture Teacher Assistance Scholarship

• Victoria Armstrong, Maywood Public Schools• Jesse Bower, Sutton Public Schools• Alissa Copple, Morrill County School District No. 63• Katelyn DeHann, Laurel-Concord-Coleridge School• Thomas Dux, Fairbury Public Schools• Elizabeth Eastep, Anselmo-Merna Public Schools• Taylor Haley, Ogallala Public Schools• Samantha Jensen, Bertrand Community Schools• Sarah Knutson, Conestoga Public Schools• Bailey Kobs, Tekamah-Herman Schools• Stephanie Miller, Heartland Community Schools• Andrew Osten, Lakeview Community Schools• Patrick Siemek, High Plains Community Schools• Emilia Woeppel, Sterling Public Schools

• White-Reinhardt Scholarship to the National Agriculture in Classroom Conference

• Teacher of the Year Award• Karen Ashby, Chandler View Elementary• Jennifer Zysset, Windy Hills Elementary

• FFA Advisor of the Year Award• Jason Speck, Chase County Schools

(Imperial FFA Chapter)• Jeremy Vlasin, Chase County Schools

(Imperial FFA Chapter)• Teacher Mini-Grants

• Alison Bowder, Prescott Elementary - Lincoln• Bev Grueber, North Bend Central Public Schools• Heidi Neumann, Morton Elementary - Omaha• Kevin Atterber, Culler Middle School - Lincoln

• We Support Ag (WSA) Field Trip Grants• Jane Gundvaldson, Thomas Elementary School• Sandy Dorn, Meadow Lane Elementary School• Pam Mitchell, Pawnee City School• Kevin Atterberg, Culler Middle School• Mariyln Opitz, Jackson Elementary School• Sandi Seckel, West Park Elementary School• Sherry Loos, Yutan Elementary School• Cindy Menzel & Becky Feagan, St. Mary’s

Catholic School



Nearly $80,000 awardedto students and teachers

TEACHERSOF THE YEAR

Karen Ashby -Third grade

teacher at ChandlerView Elementary,

Bellevue

Jennifer Zysset - Second grade

teacher at WindyHills Elementary,

Kearney

& AWARDSThe hands-on experience that we’re giving students through agriculture education and the leadership component that comes through FFA, are invaluable in helping the leaders of tomorrow. This NFBFA program is helping make sure those opportunities continue to exist.

-Thomas Dux, Fairbury Public Schools Nebraska Agriculture Teacher Assistance Scholarship Winner

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DISASTER RELIEF FUNDOver $15,000 raised to provide relief to farmers and ranchers affected by tornados



RevenueContributions & GrantsFundraising Special EventsInvestment IncomeSalesInterest/Dividend Income

$969,69869,941(2,938)

1,26077

Total Revenue $1,038,038

ExpensesProgram Services

Ag in the ClassroomAg Promotion & EducationDisaster Relief FundLeadership Programs

$77,076187,826

15,048141,710

Total Expenses $923,219

ScholarshipsYoung Farmers & Ranchers

Program Services TotalAdministrative

79,216252,120752,996170,223

Net Income From Operations $114,819

Net Assets632,787Unrestricted

51,646Temporarily Restricted122,800Permanently Restricted

$807,233

Program Services

Ag in the ClassroomAg Promotion & EducationDisaster Relief FundLeadership ProgramsScholarshipsYoung Farmers & Ranchers

FINANCIALS

DONORSAdams County Farm BureauADM - Archer Daniel MidlandsA-FANAg In Montana SchoolsAg In The Classroom ConsortiumAgriGoldMark AlbrechtMichael & Joni AlbrechtScott AlbrechtDoug & Cindi AllenRaymond & Judy AlthouseAmeritas GroupLoren AmmonTyler & Sharina AmmonWill & Haylie AnderjaskaBen AndersenBlake AndersonBritt AndersonDavid & Kay AndersonTravis AndersonVictoria ArmstrongSyd AtencioAlan & Sallie AtkinsAurora CooperativeWilliam & Queeda BaldwinGinger BallBrooke BallouRussell BarelmannJosh BarkerKerry BarnesMatthew BartakNathan BartelsDonald & Barbara BatieBeau BearnesMallory BeckerTom BeckerCraig BehnkenJim BendfeldtDon & Karen BennerAmanda BergDudley BeyerThaddaeus BeyerAmy BlackAllen & Kay BlezekBlue Cross/Blue Shield of NebraskaAdam & Michelle BoeckenhauerVictor BohuslavskyJason BomarkTerry & Debbie BorgKenneth & Leslie BoswellQuentin BowenBox Butte County Farm BureauBoyd County Farm BureauBuffalo County Farm BureauColby BrauerKurt BrauerAmanda Breitbach

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Peter & Crystal BrummelsKenneth BrummondBruning Law GroupEd BurbachKevin & Penny BurchLiz CarlsonBrian CarpenterDean CarsonsCass County Farm BureauDesarae CatlettCheyenne County Farm BureauAlan ChristensenClairrant PartnersRodney & Pamela ClausenWilliam ClaybaughKevin CooksleyCornerstone BankTodd CornwellCPS/Copy Print ScanMarybeth CrawfordRachel DatherDavid & AssociatesDawes County Farm BureauDawson County Farm BureauDennis DearmontDavid & Sharon DeersonAndy DeVriesDixon County Farm BureauCarl DobiasDouglas County Farm BureauDavid DuffHeath DuganDundy County Farm BureauDuPont Pioneer Western Business UnitGary EberleBrock & Kerry ElsenWilliam & Barbara ElyDavid EndorfShonn & Amber EndresKasey EngelPhil ErdmanJim EricksonTimothy EschTammy EvertsonExMark ManufacturingEyecare Specialties, P.C.Mark FahlesonDustin FairleyFarm Credit Services of AmericaFarmers National Co.FBL Financial Group, Inc.Aaron FehringerFillmore County UNL ExtensionFirst National Bank Of OmahaTreg FisherCraig Frenzen

Katie FrenzenMarlene FudgeGage County Farm BureauTreva GangwishGarr Creek Farms, Inc.Haley GebersEthan GeislerVernon GeislerEarl GeuDouglas GibsonGifford Farm Education CenterTyler & Jessica GillBrian GouldDallas GrahamGarret GrahamJosh GrahamJeremy & Ann GrantKristen M. GrantShane GreckelShane GrevingDavid & Becky GrimesLinda GrosserodeHance GrundenMatt GundersonLarry & Merle HadanRichard & Pat HahnHall County Farm BureauNick HalmesHamilton County Farm BureauDon & Shannon HannappelKaitlyn HanveyJesse HardingHarlan-Furnas County Farm BureauDel HarshMark HaskinsCraig HeadMatt & Renae HeidemannAlex HeineGary & Ellen HellerichBrock HendersonBruce & Tina HendersonHenry Farms IncLarry HeyenElizabeth HilgenfeldBryce & Sandra HilsabeckAustin HingstHitchcock County Farm BureauTravis HodtwalkerMatthew & Cassie HoebelheinrichDean HohnHoliday Inn-KearneyRodney HollmanMark & Willow HoloubekTim HornHoward County Farm BureauTim HrubyZach HunnicuttHurley & Associates

Alec IbachGreg & Teresa IbachIowa-Nebraska Equipment Dealers Assoc.Kirk JamisonAPaul JasaJason JensenDalton JohnsonRod JohnsonAnthony & Jamey JonesEric KamlerKane County Farm BureauKansas Pork AssociationRex & Kay KaupKeating, O’Gara, Nedved & Peter, P.C., L.L.O.Terry & Shelley KeeblerBen KeepDennis KeilWhittney KelleyBarry KellyAnita KeysEric KielianMichael & Willa KirwanRyan L. KlaasmeyerAndrew KlugJohn KnappLance & Lorie KniggeJoe KnobbeKnox County Farm BureauAlexander KoehlerJessica KoltermanAustin KorthMatthew KrenkEthan KreutzCharles KreutzerGreg KurtzerGreg KvolsJason KvolsDaniel & Susan LadenburgerDustin LadenburgerAlan LambertLancaster County Farm BureauKyle LechtenbergSara LemburgAutumn LemmerRichard LentzDewey LienemannLincoln Community FoundationEmily LongLongfellow ElementaryJohn LoostromKent LorensCaylee LorenzLoup County Farm BureauWilliam LueckEric & Cassy LuethTate Lueth


Thank you for supporting the future of agriculture

by donating to our programs!

Clint & Nicole LuhrJames LunzM. Eighmy FoundationHilary & Brian MaricleJazmyne MarlinJohn MartinJohn & Sharon MartinMartin MassengaleJohn McFaddenDaryl McGheeErma McGillMark & Judi McHargueNathan S. MckownRobert McNeffErnst & Janice MehlJeff & Kimberly MetzPaul MeyerShane & Alesha MeyerJessica MichelChris & Leann MillerDuane & Deb MillerMorgan MogensenOlivia MonaghanJeffery MonhollonNick MonnierScott MooreHector MorenoDillon MortensenQuenton & Tonya MortensenRichard & Lois MuselKent MyersGregory NaberNance County Farm BureauDick NealNebraska Agri-Business ClubNebraska Association of Resources Districts FoundationNebraska Beef CouncilNebraska College Of Technical Agriculture (NCTA)Nebraska Community FoundationNebraska Cooperative CouncilNebraska Corn BoardNebraska Department Of AgricultureNebraska Department of EducationNebraska Farm Bureau FederationNebraska Farm Bureau Financial ServicesNebraska Grocery AssociationNebraska Landrace AssociationNebraska Rural Electric AssociationNebraska Soybean BoardNebraska Wheat BoardBrian NedrowDarren & Stacy NelsonDudley & Margie Nelson

John & Susan NelsonStephen & Elma NelsonNew Mexico Christian Children’s HomeDave & Vicki NielsenMartin & Krysti NienhueserRachel NoeLuke NormanAnson NowkaLexy NueschJohanna NuttLinda O’HareCraig OlsenKeith OlsenBenjamin OlsonBryan OlsonJames & Katherine OlsonOmaha AgriBusiness ClubORK FarmsJacy PannellDavid & Emily PatefieldSarah M. PaulosSteve PellatzJason PerduePaul PeterArthur & Cynthia PetersenAdam & Abbie PetersonErica PetersonKevin PetersonJustine PetschMichael PfantzPfizer Foundation Matching Gifts ProgramPhelps/Gosper County Farm BureauTyler & Heidi PieperKyle PlackePlatte County Farm BureauKrista PodanyKennard & Beverley PohlmanDoug PolandAndrew S. PollockElma PoppeProducers HybridsKeith ProthmanR & C Rohl, Inc.John RaceBrad RamsdaleMyles & Mary RamseyTyler RamseyJohn RavenscroftRed Willow County ExtensionTodd ReedJuanita & Dick Reed-BonifaceHeath ReimersBrendee ReinkeRembolt Ludtke LLPMichael Rethwisch

Kenneth RhoadesHarold RickertsenCarol RingenbergDakota RobertsJustin RobertsRock County Farm BureauRock Island County AITCNorman RohlfingDavid RosendahlStanley RosendahlTaylor RossenbackLarry RuttKaren RuwePaul RuweDavid SaalfeldDoug SaathoffSkye SabatkaElizabeth SandersonSarpy County Farm BureauCourtney SchaardtKelly SchmeeckleAndrew SchmidtBrett & Dawn SchroederJeff SchumacherTom SchwarzDean SegerSheridan County Farm BureauSherman-Valley County Farm BureauJohn & Misti ShiersTom E. SimmonsRandy SindelarAusten SisTom SmedraFern SmithMarilyn SonderupRyan SonderupVern SonderupTina SpaansEric SpilinekScott SpilkerHershel StaatsStewart StachuraMike SteffenAlan StephensRoss StewardJerald & Laurie StewartJim StewartMartey StewartMark & Kristine StockEric StorerStrain, Slattery, Barkley and Company, CPA’s, PCBruce StuartDuane SugdenMelissa SullivanJennifer SwansonThorpe Thompson

Wayne ThunkerTom ThurberFred TonackRyan UeberrheinGertrude VahlkampMelvin ValasekGreg VillwokSherry VintonVirginia Tech Foundation, IncTony WalkerAndrew WardJerry & Naomi WarnerWashington County Farm BureauWe Support Ag (WSA)Levi WeberWellman Insurance Agency, IncWells FargoCraig WietjesDouglas WinzRay WinzSteve WolfeRandy WoodWood River Rural SchoolsKaleb WorthingYork County Farm BureauDeann ZensJamie Zillig

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