PURPOSE:  

The purpose of this award is to recognize creativity and imagination among agricultural educators.  New and innovative teaching ideas, activities, and projects for use in agriculture classrooms need to be shared with others. This award program encourages educators to share their best new teaching ideas with others in agricultural education.

SELECTION:  

This award program recognizes new ideas in eleven areas:

                1.    Ag Production/Processing and Products
                 2.    Ag Mechanics
                 3.    Ornamental Horticulture
                 4.    Natural Resources/Rural Recreation/Forestry
                 5.    Ag Science/Farm Labs
                 6.    Departmental Operations
                 7.    FFA Operations
                 8.    SAE
                 9.    Working with Support Groups (i.e. Ag Advisory, Ag Boosters, etc.)
               10.    Floral Design    
               11.   Ag Business

To enter, simply bring your ideas to Summer Conference and display them during the Farm and Idea Show on Tuesday afternoon.  Selection of the top three entries in each area is done by popular vote of those attending the Farm and Idea Show.  Winners are announced during the final business session on Thursday morning.

AWARD:  

Monetary awards for first through third places in each area are as follows:

            First:  $15.00        Second:   $12.00         Third:   $8.00

In addition, the entry selected as the overall outstanding idea is awarded a $50 cash prize.