Primary Objectives and Purposes of the Foundation

Our mission can be best gleaned from our Articles of Incorporation, Article 2 - Objectives and Purposes, which says;

(a) the promotion of educational programs with emphasis on the agricultural and domestic spheres in order to develop a better and higher manhood and womanhood among person engaged in or interested in agriculture, to enable them to improve their skills, their standard of living, their self-respect and their esteem in the eyes of their fellow citizens;

(b) the support and encouragement of the development of programs for community improvement;

(c) the promotion of research in agriculture and economics in order that reliable and useful facts may be made available to the agriculture community and to the general public;

(d) the fostering of education, leadership, and self-reliance among the youthful members of the community by means of scholarships, training programs, and public recognition of worthwhile achievements;

(e) the encouragement of exchanges of information with members of the general public who have an interest in our agriculture heritage and traditions as a means of preserving this heritage and traditions; and

(f) the encouragement and facilitation of charitable activities for the benefit of our youth, the poor, handicapped, or underprivileged persons in our country and abroad;

(g) the preservation of farmland;

(h) the support and encouragement of existing as well as beginning farmers and ranchers.