Apply today for the Farmer Idea Exchange

Friday, July 25, 2008 6:16 AM CDT

Creative farmers are encouraged to apply for the American Farm Bureau’s Farmer Idea Exchange. The program is geared to surface inventions, equipment modifications, innovative crops, marketing techniques, management systems and farming practices developed by farmers and ranchers. It is designed to encourage Farm Bureau members to share their innovative ideas and help farmers find ways to decrease costs, improve efficiency while improving the environment and their net income.

Farmer Idea Exchange rules and the entry form for 2008 can be found at www.fb.org, click on programs. Entries must be submitted to the Minnesota Farm Bureau, Special Programs Coordinator, P.O. Box 64370, St. Paul, MN 55164 by September 5, 2008.

Up to 15 ideas from around the country will be selected to display their winning idea as part of the 2009 AFBF Convention in San Antonio, Texas, January 11-12, 2009. This is an informal presentation of the innovations and practices that farmers have developed and used. The winners selected will receive up to $1,500 toward expenses incurred to participate in the AFBF showcase.

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