Virginia Foundation for Agriculture in the Classroom2018–2019 ANNUAL REPORT

Connecting Children to Agriculture

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Professional DevelopmentTrainings provide educators with curriculum, resources and knowledge to bring agriculture to life for their students while also supporting core curriculum. Over 2,000 educators attended an AITC training event where they participated in hands-on lessons and activities to share agriculture’s story in their classrooms.

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Connecting with Educators

Teacher of the YearChris Kniesly, a biology teacher at Mark Twain Middle School in Fairfax, was named Virginia Agriculture in the Classroom 2019 Teacher of the Year. The award recognizes a Virginia educator for incorporating agriculture into his core curriculum.

Chris has established a school farm including chickens, aquaculture and hydroponics which incorporate life science and biology. His goal is to provide students with an environmentally conscious introduction to agriculture concept and creating real life learning experiences. The school farm impacts all students of Mark Twain Middle School especially those who are in Kniesly’s biology classes.

Chris was also selected as a 2019 winner of the National Excellence in Teaching about Agriculture Award. He was recognized and honored at the 2019 National Agriculture in the Classroom conference in Little Rock, Arkansas.

Chris Kniesly, Teacher of the Year Chris Kniesly, Teacher of the Year

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I have been able to use so many of your resources that I gained at the workshop. It has truly helped my city kids learn about all the different agriculture in Virginia.

–AITC Workshop Participant

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Connecting with Volunteers

Franklin County Volunteer Named 2019 National Agriculture AdvocateFranklin County farmer Debbie Brubaker of was awarded the Agriculture Advocate Award at the National Agriculture in the Classroom conference in Little Rock, Arkansas on June 21,2019. Debbie is a longtime volunteer for Virginia Agriculture in the Classroom reaching over 60,000 children with the message of the importance of agriculture over the years. She won the award for expanding her ‘Dairy Day’ event to encompass 20 different commodities to teach children about local agriculture and incorporating STEM activities.

“The impact in a small, rural community would be impressive in its own right, but it’s Debbie’s creativity in reaching children that makers her remarkable”, said Tammy Maxey, senior manager of Virginia Agriculture in the Classroom. “Her off-the-farm work as a graphic designer has brought vivid displays to her volunteer projects. She has created nearly life-sized replicas showing students a cow’s digestive system and a milking cow. These models have evolved over time thanks to her creativity, skill and eye for design.”

Virginia Agriculture in the Classroom depends on volunteers like Debbie Brubaker to deliver

agriculture literacy outreach to schools and communities. Debbie regularly attends AITC volunteer training sessions at Virginia Farm Bureau conferences and uses lessons and volunteer tools from AgInTheClass.org. as a base for her local outreach.

Agriculture Literacy Project More than 1,500 volunteers read AITC’s Book of the Year, Right This Very Minute to over 63,000 children. The table-to-farm book about food and farming follows children as they discover what the farmer is doing Right This Very Minute to provide healthy meals for their table.

Agriculture Literacy Week volunteers included County Farm Bureau volunteers, Farm Bureau Women’s committees, local Young Farmer’s committees, FFA and 4H chapters, partners from the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services and other state agencies, and members of other agricultural organizations and businesses. Colonial Farm Credit, Farm Credit of the Virginias and Southern States Cooperative Inc. have been major supporters as well.

The 2020 Agriculture Literacy Week Project will take place March 9-13, 2020. Visit to AgInTheClass.org for more information and to participate.

Agriculture Literacy Week

Volunteers utilized AITC resources to connect with

107,000 children

at over 100 events.

Debbie Brubaker, Agriculture Advocate Award Debbie Brubaker

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Farm Life 360AITC’s latest resource allows you to bring an on-the-farm experience to children wherever you are. These virtual reality videos debuted at the State Fair of Virginia and have since been used in both classrooms and at outreach events. Check out the sights and sounds of the farm by visiting the Farm Life 360 channel on YouTube. You can step inside a chicken house, ride along in a tractor, or watch as dairy cows are milked all without leaving your home or school.

School Grant ProgramAgriculture in the Classroom funded 83 school grant projects impacting 45,500 children. Grants were awarded in the categories of School Gardens, Agriculture Experiences, and STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math).

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Farm Life 3600

For many of our students, this was their first direct contact with Virginia agriculture outside of the grocery store. All students got to share their experiences with their families by bring home seedlings they had planted, and they donated seedlings to the school as well, which are now growing in our garden and will be shared with a local food pantry. The children were absolutely fascinated to learn that there is just SO MUCH agriculture in the area.

–AITC Grant Recipient

School Grant Program

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Connecting through Special Events

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Record Breaking Golf Tournament The 23rd Annual Golf Tournament was held on May 17 at The Dominion Club in Glen Allen. A record number of teams participated, along with many sponsors. The tournament was a huge success netting over $38,000 to support education and outreach. We are excited to announce that the we will be returning to The Dominion Club for the 2020 tournament on May 18. Contact us for information on teams and sponsorship.

For the latest news on our Special Events follows us on Facebook @agintheclass or the website at agintheclass.org.

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Drive 4UR Community

Clays Across the Commonwealth

Drive 4UR Community Raised $6,000Held at the Virginia Farm Bureau Federation Annual Convention on November 26, Ford sponsored a Drive 4UR Community event. Each test drive of a Ford vehicle earned Agriculture in the Classroom a $20 donation. With the support of the Virginia Farm Bureau Federation Women’s Committee, there were over 325 test drives resulting in a $6,000 donation from Ford.

3rd Annual “Clays Across the Commonwealth”The 3rd annual Clay Across the Commonwealth events were held in October at the Flying Rabbit Sporting Clays, Mt. Crawford and Kettlefoot Rod & Gun Club in Bristol. Sportsmen participating in the two events raised more than $21,000.

Shepherd $25,000–$49,999Seeking Sponsors

Harvester $10,000–$24,999

Donors

Grower $5,000–$9,999BB&T Charitable Foundation

Cargill, Inc.

DuPont Pioneer

Farm Credit of the Virginias

Farm Credit Foundation for Agricultural Advancement

Farmers & Merchants Bank

Finys

Ford Motor Company

National Agriculture in the Classroom

Publix Charities

Rosemont of Virginia LLC

The Universal Leaf Foundation

Virginia Beef Industry Council

Virginia Cotton Board

VFB Young Farmers Committee

Cultivator $1,000–$4,999Albemarle CFBAmerican Agricultural Insurance CompanyAugusta Cooperative Farm Bureau, Inc.Augusta FBWCBallyshannon Fund in the Charlottesville Area CommunityBank of AmericaBenchmark Tool & Supply, Inc.Birdsong PeanutsCarroll FBWCCharles City, James City, New Kent, York FBWCChesterfield FBWCColonial Farm CreditColonialWebb ContractorsCulpeper Farmers’ Cooperative, Inc.Dairy Alliance

David L. & Chessie L. HickmanDinwiddie CFBDoris M. ColemanEnterprise Holdings FoundationFarm Bureau BankFBAllianceFloyd County FBWCFranklin P. & Arthur W. Perdue Foundation, Inc.Frederick “Freddy” W. & Charlotte HollandGreene County FBWCGreensville FBWCHalifax CFBHanover FBWCHoltzman Oil Corp.Houff Family FoundationHouff’s Feed & FertilizerHubner SeedHuffman Trailer SalesHundley Farms, Inc.Hundley Seed Co., Inc.Insurance Auto AuctionsJames River EquipmentJoe WilcoskyKing William FBWC

Land O’Lakes FoundationLee FBWCLexisNexis Risk SolutionsLynwood & Becky BroaddusMadison Wood PreserversMiddlesex CFBNorthern Virginia Electric CooperativeNutrien Ag SolutionsOrange CFBPowhatan FBWCPrince William/ Fairfax FBWCRicoh USARockbridge FBWCRockingham CooperativeRockingham Petroleum CooperativeShenandoah CFB Southern States Cooperative, Inc.Tazewell FBWCThe Jane & Arthur Flippo FoundationVirginia Apple BoardVirginia Cattlemen’s AssociationVirginia Dept. of Agriculture & Consumer Services

Virginia Egg CouncilVFB Employee Participation CommitteeVFB Membership & Field Services DepartmentVFB State Women’s CommitteeVirginia Peanut Growers Association, Inc.Virginia Pork CouncilVirginia Poultry FederationVirginia Soybean AssociationWashington FBWC

Westmoreland FBWC

Planter $500–$999AnthemBedford CFBBinkley & HurstBotetourt CFBBotetourt FBWCBotkinRose PLCBrunswick FBWCBrunswick/Mecklenburg CFBs — Kelly DevinBuckingham FBWCCargill

CFB= County Farm BureauFBWC= Farm Bureau Women’s CommitteeSWCD= Soil and Water Conservation DistrictVFB= Virginia Farm BureauKE

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Steward $50,000+

TributesArchie BaileyAlice C BealeFloyd R. BennettDiane S. Lepisto BrammerEva R BrammerJean BroaddusCharlotte CFBKemp Bernard ClemenRoddy CrabtreeFranklin CurrinLarry W DutyCarol William EngelAlice ForrestDavid GardnerAngela HaskovecMary Janes Jones

Paul JonesHarry Knabe, Jr.Janis LambLisa M. LohrOpie McAllisterJoyce McKinneyMecklenburg CFBSylvia H. MillerJune MorrisMr. & Mrs. John and Karen FleishmanEmily NuckolsTom & Bill OrrockRobert Respess, Sr.Margie ShorttBrenda TackettFrank Wilcosky, Sr.

Jay A. and Sonja Yankey, Jr.

In-KindBoehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica, Inc.Cabela’sCattlemen’s SupplyCDWChristie YoungChuy’s Tex-Mex RestaurantColonial Farm CreditCrabbe AviationCrozet RunningDance’s Sporting GoodsDominion OutdoorsFarm Credit of the VirginiasFirst Bank & Trust CompanyFlying Rabbit Sporting ClaysHethwood MarketHighland ArmsHomestead Creamery

Hubbard Peanut Company, Inc.James H. and Alice Faye Hundley, IIIJames River Equipment, Inc.Jim JerveyJon’s GunsKelly and Kevin PiousKent FeedLandcrafted FoodLexisNexis Risk SolutionsLNR Feed & Grain SystemsLocal Seed Co.Mahoney’sMcNett Angus BeefMichelle KiserPeter J BellPublixPurinaR.M. Felts Packing CompanyRockingham Cooperative

SheetzSweet Frog Premium Frozen YogurtTapco Underwriters, Inc.The Country Club of VirginiaThe Dominion ClubThe Good Earth Peanut CompanyTommy and Dee Dee DardenTractor SupplyTrader Joe’sVCU Sports PropertiesVertafore, Inc.VFB Membership and Field Services DepartmentVFB Sales DepartmentVFB State Women’s CommitteeVirginia Poultry FederationWhitley’s Peanut FactoryZoetis

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Carroll CFBCCA Financial, LLCCDWCharlotte FBWCChristopher & Jennie B. SimmsColonial Agricultural Educational Foundation, Inc.Cooperative Milk Producers AssociationCore ConsultingCountry Boy Seed, Inc.Custom Air, Inc.Experient HealthFloyd CFBGentry LockeGloucester-Mathews CFBGoochland CFBGrayson FBWCHanover CFBIrene FieldJ. Jerry & Mary L. CanadaJames T. GottwaldLandcrafted FoodLee CFBLouisa FBWCMass Mutual Financial GroupMeade Tractor CompanyMountain Empire Builders & Remodelers, Inc.Mr. & Mrs. Alan LeetNetwork For GoodNottoway FBWCPersonifyPowell Valley National BankPrince William/ Fairfax CFBRockingham CFBRon & Jamie SaackeRussell CFBRussell FBWCSafelite SolutionsScott FBWCSinnott, Nuckols & Logan, P.C.Smart ResourcesSmyth CFBSmyth FBWCSomerset Seed & Sod, Inc.Spherient Advisors, LLCSyCom TechnologiesThe Supply RoomVFB Agriculture, Development & Innovation Dept. Virginia Crop Production Association, Inc.Virginia Grain Producers AssociationVirginia Tobacco BoardWilliam Ellis & Linda L. WaltonWilliams Mullen Clark & DobbinsWise-Dickenson CFBWise-Dickenson CFBWC

Worth Higgins

Friend $100–$499A. Colquitt & Mary L. Shackelford, Jr.ag.systemsAllen R. MillerAppomattox CFBAsbury United Methodist ChurchAshlie HowellBedford FBWCBertsch CoxBeverage TractorBill & Cindy BarnettBill HenleyBilly WilkinsonBland FBWCBonnie Lou & William D. WamplerBrian Keith FurrowBrian TurmanBruce StangerBuckingham CFBBurley & Cynthia MullinsC. Wayne & Olivia B. “Lib” AshworthCaleb BurnetteCampbell CFBCargill, Inc.Carol ColbornCaroline CFBCaroline FBWCCary & Linda BewCentral District Women’s CommitteeChappell Farms, LLCCharles & Elizabeth PiersaCharles HazelCharles P. & Joan Russell ShorterChowan Basin Soil & Water Conservation DistrictChristopher HurstClarke E. FoxCohoke FarmsCollie Equipment Co.Craig FBWCCrown Orchard CompanyDamian P DwyerDaniel MooreDanny HunleyDave & Susan GastonDavid & Kim PriddyDavid & Mary Ann JohnsonDavid L. HolshouserDavid LawrenceDavid M. ChiltonDavid MooreDavid TaliaferroDavid WettackDebbie BrubakerDelmarva Poultry Industry, Inc.Diane FowlkesDickinson Equipment, Inc.Don & Susan GardnerDonald E. TurnerDonald J. TilsonDoris EdmondsDwayne E. SimmsDwight E. & Carolyn R. HouffEastern Shore Nursery of VirginiaEdmond & Mary DeBerryEdward JonesEmily Fisher EdmondsonEmmett & Ellen SneadEssex FBWC

Fluvanna CFBFluvanna FBWCFranklin FBWCGary M. MonroeGeorge & Susan McKnightGeorge E. AndersonGraydon A. & Kathryn MossGreene CFBGreenmont Grain Roasting LLCGreg & Tammy MaxeyGreg B. & Joyce W. FarmerHenry CFBHobey BauhanHoober, Inc.Hubbard Peanut Company, Inc.Ikenberry OrchardsJ. Milton VaughanJ. Smith Lanier & Co.James D. JenningsJames H. & Alice Faye Hundley, IIIJane PierceJanet KlineJason SewardJason ThurmanJay A. & Sonja Yankey, Jr.Jay S. & Michelle L.S. “Shelly” PooleJeb & Becky HockmanJeffrey L. & Phyllis MeadorJerry & Karen GustinJohn & Sharen HillisonJohn B. WarrenJohn F. & Caroline DavisJohn Mark MoodyJohnny L. & Pam RobertsJohnson, Ayers & Matthews, PLCJon RollerJonathan & Lu Anne SmithJonathan GrimesJordan BerrymanJoseph RiddleKatherine R. BealeKathleen M. ManzoKelly & Kevin PiousKern & Chanda HouffKevin E. OwenKevin WisemanKubota of CulpeperKubota of LynchburgKyle MorganLewis E. Williamson, Jr.Louisa Veterinary ServicesLSC Communications, Inc. Shannon E. ScheelLunenburg CFBLunenburg FBWCMarcus ChristianMargaret B. SturtMargaret CoatesMargarette UpshawMark WarrenMarlene JolliffeMarty PottsMary Baldwin UniversityMary BauhanMary F. & Marcus Alan AylorMatt & Beth LohrMatthew SlempMecklenburg FBWCMichael P. & M. Kathryn WilliamsMichael W. & Lillian BeahmMichael WellsMidwest District Women’s Committee

Mike Albert Fleet SolutionMindy McCroskeyMr. & Mrs. Brent ArbogastMr. & Mrs. Teddy Lee BradshawNansemond CFBPage CFBPatty HollandPaul & Nancy Zydron, Jr.Peter A. TrubanPhil & Sandra L. Hickman, Jr.Pittsylvania CFBPittsylvania FBWCPowers TractorPowhatan CFBProgressive TractorPulaski CFBR. Craig & Kim JebsonRandy & Melissa EverettRichard L. & Brenda R. SutherlandRichland Farms, IncRoanoke CFBRob GillionsRobbie MintonRobert & Patricia BloxomRobert E. & Frances R. FaylorRobert J. & Cindy MillsRobert SandersRobert TyrellRockbridge CFBRose M. DawleyRuth A HopkeSally F. FultonSamuel B. HunterSamuel Matthew JordanSandi PuckettSandra AdamsSaunders BrothersSouthampton CFBSouthern Pools & SpasSouthwest District Women’s CommitteeSpotsylvania CFBSpringwood Livestock Management ServicesStephen & Chandra RoseStephen M. LaneStephen RollinsSteven T. & Mary Beth YanceyStuart SmithSuperior Concrete, Inc.Surry CFBSusan AlexanderTazewell CFBThomas E. Graves, Jr.Tommy & Dee Dee DardenTracy ScharerTurkey Knob GrowersVarford Partners, LLC- Collective GoodsVirginia Academy for Food Animal PracticeVirginia Agricultural Growers AssociationVirginia Beef CorporationVirginia Christmas Tree Growers AssociationVirginia Cooperative CouncilVirginia Kubota DealersVirginia Poultry Growers CooperativeVivian & Linda BowlesWarren CFBWashington & Nell RamseyWashington CFBWayne F. & Patricia H.

“Pattie” PryorWayne H. & Betty S. BrayWayne W. CuppWest Rockingham Ruritan ClubWhite Oak Equipment, Inc.Whitesel Brothers, Inc.Whitley’s Peanut FactoryWilliam & Barbara WilsonWilliam & Joanne SpeidenWilliam F. Jr. & Stephanie M. OslWilliam H. & Vera BowmanWoodstock Equipment CompanyWythe FBWCZimmerman’s Equipment, Inc.

Donor under $99Abel ElwellAdvance Agra ServicesAlbert & Brenda SparksAlbert C. & Charlotte B. Bear, IIIAlma Lou ManningAmazon SmileAmy FannonAmy JohnsonAngela HaskovecAnn B. EggersAnnette CrockerBarbie WinsteadBecky & David W. CampbellBennie & Margie QuesenberryBettina K. RingBill BiscoeBob & Kristal HarrisBonnie B. ChandlerBrandy PuckettBret HeyerBrian K HollandBruce BowmanBruce SlagleCaitlyn ParkerCandace BroaddusCarol TheimerCaroline M. VaughanCarolyn DolanCarolyn RobinsonCarter & Carolyn FlemingCharles Burn & Winnie C. SmithCharles Palmer, DDSCharlie & Vicki DrumhellerCheryl McDanielChris & Patricia HaskinsChristpher ByingtonClara ElderClaudia PerkinsColey DrinkwaterCourtney UmbargerCynthia L. GreggDalton ClabaughDan HadacekDaniel W. PruittDave NorfordDebbie LiddleDiana DuttonDonald A. & Helen L. TaylorDonald L. WellsEd & Mary JarvisEdith PooleEdward StonemanElaine DeanElizabeth CurryEllen & Ray DavisElmer M. Barricks, Jr.Emily Turner

F. M. GlascockForest Grove Christian ChurchFrances Beale GoodeFrances E. RedfordFrances GoinG. Andrew & Meagan SeibelG. Norwood & Emily R. Nuckols, Jr.Gary DickersonGary J. LohrGilbert BrancheGlenn DyeGoochland FBWCGrace BayseGreg DavisHenrico CFBHenrico FBWCHoward C. & Lucy Nester, Jr.Howard HillIan BattIrving W. & Linda MatthewsIsabelle LeonardJames BoehlingJames E. MarionJane CumbowJane NolandJanet LawsonJeannie Dudding-LaytonJeannie S. DoddJeffery Holton CosgroveJeremy MoyerJim JerveyJo Ann R. DardenJoanne Hogan DaughteryJohanna WigginsJohn KingJohn M. & Betty PoindexterJohn W. KingryJohns W. & Dorothy T. BaileyJoseph H. & Shelley Barlow, Jr.Joseph M. ReamyJoyce KingJudy GoodbarJulie WilliamsonJustin & Meridith Mackay-SmithKatharine LeaderKaty WillsKenneth & Preston GammonKenneth G. ReevesKent E. & Flora P. HudsonKevin WilliamsKing & Queen FBWCKing George CFBKurt ChristensenKyle SturgisL. Bruce HollandLarry & Cathy YoungerLarry L. OwenLarry W. & Gayle BartsLarry W. WhitleyLawrence RorrerLeo J. & Judy TammiLewis A. & Dianne C. Ashton, IIILewis TuckerLinda R. BuckleyLisa BaileyLouis L. & Ginger Brooking, Jr.Louise ParkerLucky GravesLynda UpdikeLynette BatesLynn & Dustin BlackM. L. & Jeanette Everett, Jr.Margaret Ann RigsbyMarshall United Methodist ChurchMartha AllenMary & John A. HunterMary DugginsMegan L. CoulterMichael BeamMichael Boissiere

Michelle FoxMike CoatesMike L. & Gail ClarkMiller & Aimee AdamsMillie McCroskeyMilton ChristyMona HarrisMorgan SlavenMr. & Mrs. William CallahanMuriel B. BlytheNick MoodyNorris L. & Vickie Dinges, Jr.Orrin M. & Jane C. Kline, Jr.Pamela WilkinsPatrick TewellPaul B. FranklinPeggy M StainbackPhillip HeinPleasant View- Springhill Ruritan ClubPrince George FBWCRachel BellRandall A. & Ruth A. LillardRaymond & Connie HellingerReveille Weekday SchoolRhonda RyanRichard E. BaltimoreRichard JefferyRichard NeiszRichard PreisserRichard W. LacksRobert & Darlene WernsmanRobert F. & Joanne G. BurkholderRobert H. &Faye Spiers, Jr.Robert WithersRobert WoodRoger & Elizabeth CollierRoger BennersRoy EarhartSalem Baptist Church Adult ChoirSam JonesSamuel & Joyce H. PageSamuel M. JonesSamuel W. Hastings IIIScott E. & Mendy SinkShields & Joy JonesShirley OwensSouthside District Women’s CommitteeStephen DeGaetaniSteven & Mary PopeSteven & Susan BandySteven & Karen CrockerStuart C. WestSusan BaldwinSusan KappelSusan NolandTerry EngelTheodore G. &Cathy Beaty SurowkaTheresa RichardsonThomas & Janice BurtonThomas FrenchThomas WoosleyThornton CarterVernette DeanVicki Green DugginsVirginia CutchinVirginia Mennonite Retirement CommunityVirginia P. MyrickWarren Grey LineberryWhitney PerkinsWill RobertsWilliam C. & Lelia S. LataneWilliam J. & Kathy CoffeeWilliam McgladeWilliam PeakWilliam Roger & Gay P. MitchellWilmer N. & Peggy F. Stoneman, IIIWindfred Ward

6.1% 12.5% 16.7% 16% 3.7%

11.9%

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3.1%

6.1% Individuals 12.5% Ag Organizations 16.7% Special Events 16% Corporations 3.7% Private Foundations 0% Government 11.9% Farm Bureaus & Programs 33.1% In-Kind

Giving By Donor Category

Financials

Direct Revenue $373,617Contributions & Grants $351,593Gross Profit from Sales $2,739Investment Income $19,285

Direct Expenses $338,644Professional Educator Programs & Resources $191,837Classroom Grants $47,633Student & Community Initiatives $43,692Direct Development $55,482

*Excluding all in-kind

In-Kind $181,352Virginia Farm Bureau Federation $174,854Other In-Kind gifts $6,498

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Board of Directors (2018–2019)Mr. Hobey Bauhan (16-19**) Chairman President, Virginia Poultry Federation

Mr. Wayne F. Pryor (no term) PresidentPresident, Virginia Farm Bureau Federation

Mr. Bertsch Cox (17–20**)Vice Chairman CFO, James River Equipment

Ms. Sandra Adams (18–21**)Retired, VDACS

Mr. Justin Cruise (16–19*)Public Relations Specialist, Rappahannock Electric Cooperative

Ms. Dee Dee Darden (16–19**)Agricultural Producer and Proprietor, Darden’s Country Store

Ms. Diane Fowlkes (16–19*)CFO, Colonial Farm Credit

Ms. Susan Gaston (17–20*)President and Owner, The Gaston Group, LLC

Mr. Bill Henley (18–21*)Vice President, Production Montague Farms

Ms. Ruth Hopke (16–19*) Technical Support Specialist, Cargill Feed & Nutrition

Ms. Ashlie K. Howell (17–20**)Branch Manager, Farm Credit of the Virginias

Ms. Faye Hundley (17–20*) Chairman, Virginia Farm Bureau State Women’s Program

Ms. Rose Jeter (16–19**)Sales and Marketing Manager, Homestead Creamery

Mr. David Moore (16–19*)Retired, Virginia Cooperative Extension

Mr. Joey Riddle (17–20*)District Manager, Publix Super Markets, Inc.

Mr. Ellis Walton (18–21**)District 12 Director, Virginia Farm Bureau Federation and Agricultural Producer

Mr. Jay Yankey (16–19**)District Manager, Prince William Soil and Water District and Past Virginia Farm Bureau Young Farmers Chair

Contact UsP.O. Box 27552 Richmond, VA, 2326112580 West Creek Parkway, Richmond, VA 23238804-290-1034aitc@vafb.comAgInTheClass.org @VirginiaAgintheClassroom @agintheclass

Board members may serve two consecutive terms, with each term consisting of three years.

*denotes first term **denotes second term