PRESIDENTIAL PARADIGMS
TEAM Ag Ed Meeting Centers on Collaboration
Charles Wilfong, President, West Virginia Farm Bureau
On January 27-28, we
had the honor of hosting the
West Virginia TEAM Ag Ed
Summit at the West Virginia
Farm Bureau office. This
was a meeting of agriculture
education teachers and
others associated with and
interested in ag education,
including Farm Bureau,
WV Department of Agriculture, FFA Alumni,
FFA Foundation, WVU Extension Service, WV
Small Farm Center, Farm to School Community
Development, and Farm 2 U Collaborative.
The purpose of the meeting was to plan for the
future, looking for ways to improve agriculture
education as well as ways to collaborate even
more, not only with the groups who were present,
but also any others with an interest in agriculture.
Having successful ag programs is vital in the
development of future agricultural producers and
leaders. In fact, most if not all West Virginia Farm
Bureau leaders are products of ag education and/
or FFA. The leadership development opportunities
that are available through ag education and FFA
are unmatched. The very future of our Farm
Bureau organi