released 3-15-10

Summer Agriculture Institute registration now open

BUCKHANNON, WV - The Ramada Inn and Conference Center in Morgantown will be the location for the 2010 Summer Agriculture Institute, on June 17 & 18. The Institute, sponsored by the West Virginia Farm Bureau Foundation, WVU Extension Service, and WVU Davis College of Agriculture, Natural Resources and Design, gives teachers the opportunity to learn practical, hands-on applications and receive teaching materials for their classrooms; learn about nutrition, technology, and careers in agriculture; and earn graduate or professional credits.

Teachers who have attended past Institutes are encouraged to reapply, as most content is new for 2010. The registration deadline for the popular seminar is June 1.

Many county Farm Bureaus are offering scholarships to cover or help defray the cost. Interested teachers should contact the West Virginia Farm Bureau at 800-398-4630 x. 306 for more information on scholarships.

Graduate and professional credits are available through WVU for an additional fee. Scholarships do not cover the fees for WVU credits. Those interested in graduate credits must register with both WVFB and WVU.

Online registration and information is available on the West Virginia Farm Bureau website at www.wvfarm.org.

Representing more than 21,000 members, the West Virginia Farm Bureau was founded in 1919 to provide leadership, education, information, training and economic services to county farm bureaus to enhance the quality of life for its membership.