The Farm Post eNews

Friday eNews from the Pike and Scott County Farm Bureaus
 

MAY 27, 2016
Pike and Scott IAA Foundation Scholars
Four area students received scholarships from the IAA Foundation for the coming academic year.

Willow Krumwiede, a sophomore at the University of Illinois, received the IAA Foundation Top Scholar award. She is studying agricultural education. Willow was selected for this top honor out of more than 330 applicants, and for her accomplishments, will receive a $5,000 scholarship.

Ali Nation, Pittsfield, a junior at the U of I, received a $1,300 Collegiate Farm Bureau Scholarship this year. Ali is an agricultural economics major.

Frazier Curless, a U of I junior agricultural economics major, will receive a $1,000 William J. Kuhfuss Memorial Scholarship. Kuhfuss was a past president of both the Illinois and American Farm Bureaus.

Rachel Sellars of Winchester will enter the U of I this year bringing with her the $1,000 Fletcher A. Gourley scholarship. The scholarship honors Gourley who led Prairie Farms Dairy for many years. She also received the Scott County Farm Bureau scholarship this year.

Congratulations to our IAA Foundation scholarship winners.
TPP NOW!
On the heels of a major report from the U.S. International Trade Commission that passage of the Trans-Pacific Partnership will greatly benefit American agriculture, AFBF and several other U.S. agricultural groups are running ads in Beltway publications in support of the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade agreement.

According to the ITC report, if the U.S. adopts TPP, total U.S. agricultural output would rise by $10 billion by 2032, relative to the baseline. Joining AFBF in sponsoring the TPP advertising effort was the National Cattlemen's Beef Association, the National Corn Growers Association and the National Association of State Departments of Agriculture.

The "TPP NOW!" ad is focused on the need for U.S. officials to not allow China to lead the way on trade in the Pacific region. The ad features a quote from a May 2 Washington Post column written by President Barack Obama, stating, "As we speak, China is negotiating a trade deal that would carve up some of the fastest-growing markets in the world at our expense, putting American jobs, business and goods at risk." The ad ran this week in Roll Call, The Hill, The Washington Examiner and The Weekly Standard.
$145K in Business Challenge
Did you know that small businesses are especially vital in rural areas, creating about two-thirds of rural jobs? Often, this helps build rural communities as more people get their business ideas off the ground.

AFBF's Rural Entrepreneurship Challenge is helping communities around the nation by providing individuals an opportunity to showcase their ideas and innovations while competing for a total of $145,000 in startup funding. Along the way, participants get advice from business experts serving as mentors and judges. They learn how to pitch their ideas, write business plans, approach investors and market themselves.

Now in its third year, the application period for the current challenge is open through June 30. Competitors may submit for-profit business ideas related to food and agriculture online here. All applications must include a business plan, video pitch and photo.

Focus on Ag column
Today is Don't Fry Day
don't fry day
To help reduce rising rates of skin cancer from over-exposure to the ultraviolet (UV) rays of the sun, the National Council on Skin Cancer Prevention has designated the Friday before Memorial Day as "Don't Fry Day" to encourage sun safety awareness and to remind everyone to protect their skin while enjoying the outdoors.

Because no single step can fully protect you and your family from overexposure to UV radiation, follow as many of the following tips as possible:
  • Do Not Burn or Tan
  • Seek Shade
  • Wear Sun-Protective Clothing
  • Generously Apply Sunscreen
  • Use Extra Caution Near Water, Snow, and Sand
  • Get Vitamin D Safely

Don't Fry Day
                
The Pike and Scott County Farm Bureaus will be closed for Memorial Day on May 30.  
TODAY IN HISTORY
MAY 27, 1935
NIRA DUMPED

A.L.A. Schechter Poultry Corp. v. United States, 295 U.S. 495 (1935), was a decision by the Supreme Court of the United States that invalidated regulations of the poultry industry according to the nondelegation doctrine and as an invalid use of Congress' power under the commerce clause.

This unanimous decision by the Supreme Court rendered the National Industrial Recovery Act, a main component of President Roosevelt's New Deal, unconstitutional.

It also led to Roosevelt's failed attempt to "pack" the Supreme Court.
 
Read more here.
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