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AG Ambassadors

Your 2024-2025 Ag Ambassadors are Amelia Behrends, Brynn Perry, and Calla Higbie.

​In 2019 the Board of Directors adopted an Ag Ambassador program.  As high school students who want to develop themselves and strengthen their knowledge of all areas in agriculture and policy, the Ag Ambassador program is an exceptional opportunity that connects seniors in high school with Farm Bureau to grow their knowledge of agriculture, assist their county board with events, and create a line of communication with future employers and experts in the industry. Ag Ambassadors participate in Farm Bureau events within our county, as well as attending events in Manhattan and Topeka with Kansas Farm Bureau. Upon completion of their program year, Ambassadors receive a $1000 scholarship to their school of choice.


Day on the Farm is held annually at Sylvester Ranch in the fall.  This is a cooperative program with the Ottawa Area Chamber of Commerce and Franklin County Farm Bureau.  The 2024 Day on the Farm event was a huge success with nearly 400 students, teachers and volunteers involved.

Bread in a Bag is a program highlighting wheat provided to third graders in their classrooms.  Each student takes home a loaf of homemade whole wheat bread and the recipe.  In 2024, Farm Bureau volunteers presented the program to over 300 third grade students in every elementary school in Franklin County.

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Mettenburg Farm

2/23/2016

 
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Mettenburg Farm, operated by Al and Roxanne Mettenburg near Princeton, Kan., is a place of green grasses, rolling hills, and happy animals (human and otherwise). The Mettenburgs have been living organic, natural, free-range and local for years. Turns out, now they are at the forefront of a global food movement. 
 By marketing premium grass-fed beef, they are providing mother nature’s goodness direct to consumers. As Al says: “We raise good cattle here. At a profit if we can, at a loss if we must, but always good cattle.”

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The Leroy Wasmund Farm

1/26/2016

 
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In 1945 LeRoy and Joyce Wasmund were united in marriage and began their career in farming.  LeRoy’s family farmed in Morris County but the young couple moved to Franklin County to start their dairy farm on 300 acres just south and east of Princeton.  In 1948 they paid $30/acre!

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Bread in a Bag

1/4/2016

 
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Your Franklin County Women's committee has been busy making Bread in a Bag with 3rd graders across Franklin County.

They hope to work with every third grade in the county and would welcome the help of members who would like to lend a hand.  

They will be working at several schools around Kansas Day (January 29th)


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