Outreach
Suggested Stations, Commodity Contacts, and Presenter Resources
In the table below you will find a list of suggested stations, commodity contacts, and some suggested presenter resources. Additionally you can check our:
| Station | Commodity Contact | Presenter Resources |
|---|---|---|
| Honey | Call Kevin Cook with the Utah Beekeepers Association. 801-623-0230. | |
| Sheep | The Wool Growers have a traveling trailer that is available for this if you book them early! Contact Tonia. | Wool Spinning Kit, Wool Refill Kit, Sheep Card Students will enjoy wool spinning and watch someone shear a sheep or have the sheep dogs work. |
| Beef | The beef council sends a representative to give out pencils and talk about ZIP (zinc, iron, protein) at their station. Contact Brent Tanner, 801-355-5748. | Beef Cattle Card |
| Dairy | Usually the Dairy Ambassadors are available. Contact Mark Gibbons with the Utah Diary Farmers Association, 435-258-2854. |
Dairy Cattle Card At the Sevier County FFD they actually have a fake cow to milk and they let a couple kids milk a real cow. |
| Safety | Contact the Farm Bureau's Vice President of Farm Safety, A.J. Ferguson, 801-233-3006. | Utah Farm Bureau Safety Website |
| Nutrition | Contact Kristi Spence, the dietitian for the Utah Dairy Council or Jacob Schmidt, the dietitian for the Utah Beef Council. |
Understanding My Plate lesson plan, Food Models Kit, MyPlate Activity Poster |
| Seeds | The Farm Field Day in Sanpete has a great station on seeds. Contact Cindy Yardley for more information. | |
| Chickens | The Utah County Farm Field Day does a great chicken station. Contact Belva Parr (the Farm Bureau State Women's Chair) for more info. | Poultry Card |
| Living Necklace | Students love making and growing seed necklaces and we can send you supplies. | Corn Card, Living Necklace Kit You can plant almost any seed in the necklace. We usually do two types of corn or wheat and soybean |
| Hogs | There is a pork trailer that travels around. Contact Allison Fiscus. | Swine Card |