INDIANA FARM BUREAU INC

MEMBER COMMUNICATIONS MY INDIANA HOME IS A 36-PAGE MAGAZINE PUBLISHED QUARTERLY AND MAILED TO THE ORGANIZATION'S TOTAL MEMBERSHIP OF MORE THAN 260,000. EDITORIAL CONTENT STRIVES TO INFORM MEMBERS ABOUT THE FOOD THEY EAT, THE FARMERS WHO GROW IT AND INDIANA'S UNIQUE RURAL LIFESTYLE. A DIGITAL EDITION IS ALSO AVAILABLE TO THOSE MEMBERS WHO ASK TO RECEIVE IT THIS WAY. ITS CIRCULATION AVERAGED AROUND 1,500 IN 2024. THE HOOSIER FARMER IS A SIX-PAGE TABLOID MAILED TO NEARLY 65,000 MEMBERS 12 TIMES IN 2024. THIS PUBLICATION IS TARGETED TOWARD MEMBERS INVOLVED IN PRODUCTION AGRICULTURE OR WHO MAKE THEIR LIVING IN AGRIBUSINESS. A DIGITAL EDITION IS MAILED OUT TO THOSE MEMBERS (AROUND 450) HAVE ASKED TO RECEIVE IT THIS WAY. IN 2024 WE ALSO PRODUCED AND DISTRIBUTED SPECIALIZED NEWSLETTERS TO SPECIFIC GROUPS OF INFB LEADERS AND VOTING MEMBERS. THE PUBLIC POLICY DISPATCH, PUBLISHED WEEKLY DURING THE STATE LEGISLATIVE SESSION AND EVERY OTHER WEEK DURING THE REST OF THE YEAR, IS SENT VIA E-MAIL TO OVER 30,000 PEOPLE AND GIVES READERS A CONCISE SUMMARY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIVITY OF INTEREST TO FARM BUREAU MEMBERS AND INDIANA FARMERS. ANOTHER NEWSLETTER SENT TO A SPECIALIZED AUDIENCE WAS FRESH PICKS, WHICH WAS WRITTEN FOR MEMBERS WHO PRODUCE SPECIALTY CROPS. IN 2024, IT WAS EMAILED TO APPROXIMATELY 300 PEOPLE. THE FB FEED IS AN ELECTRONIC NEWSLETTER SENT MONTHLY (EXCEPT FOR DECEMBER) TO A SELECTION OF VOTING MEMBERS OF INDIANA FARM BUREAU. ITS CIRCULATION VARIES DEPENDING ON THE MEMBERSHIP RENEWAL CYCLE AS WELL HAS WHO HAS INDICATED THAT THEY WOULD LIKE TO RECEIVE IT, BUT IT AVERAGES AROUND 11,600. IT IS INTENDED TO SUPPLEMENT OUR MONTHLY PRINT PUBLICATION, THE HOOSIER FARMER. IN ADDITION TO TIMELY NEWS ITEMS AND LINKS TO IMPORTANT EVENTS AND INFORMATION, EACH EDITION FEATURES DIFFERENT SECTIONS AIMED AT SPECIFIC AUDIENCES E.G., YOUNG FARMERS AND AG PROFESSIONALS, DISTRICT EDUCATION & OUTREACH COORDINATORS, MEMBERSHIP CHAIRS AND POLICY CHAIRS.

AGRICULTURE PROMOTION AND EDUCATION IN 2024, INDIANA FARM BUREAU EDUCATION STAFF DEVELOPED AN EDUCATOR GUIDE TO SUPPORT THE SEVENTH INFB BOOK OF THE YEAR, MY FAMILY'S CORN FARM BY KATIE OLTHOFF. ADDITIONAL BOOK OF THE YEAR MATERIALS WERE AVAILABLE FOR FARM BUREAU MEMBERS WITHIN OUR COUNTY MARKETING DEPARTMENT; THESE INCLUDED A BOOK OF THE YEAR TOOLKIT, TRIVIA WHEEL INSERTS, TEN-STEPS TO FOLLOW FOR A BOOK DONATION PROJECTS, ALONG WITH TEMPLATES FOR FARM BUREAU MEMBERS TO USE WHILE PROMOTING THE BOOK. INDIANA AGRICULTURAL LITERACY WEEK CONTINUED IN 2024. A WEEKLY GUIDE WAS CREATED TO HELP OUR COUNTY VOLUNTEERS TO IDENTIFY THE PURPOSE AND GOALS OF HIGHLIGHTING AN AGRICULTURAL LITERACY WEEK WITHIN THEIR COUNTY PROGRAMMING. THE GUIDE ALSO PROVIDED A WEEKLY PLAN TO HELP VOLUNTEERS IDENTIFY ACTIVITIES AND RESOURCES AVAILABLE. TWO SUMMER WORKSHOPS WERE ORGANIZED BY THE INDIANA FARM BUREAU EDUCATION STAFF. THESE WORKSHOPS TARGETED AGRICULTURE IN THE CLASSROOM VOLUNTEERS AND K-12 TEACHERS. THE WORKSHOPS HIGHLIGHTED THE 2024 BOOK OF THE YEAR. THESE THREE WORKSHOPS WERE HELD AT TWO DIFFERENT LOCATIONS AROUND THE STATE: BIOTOWN AG IN REYNOLDS, IN AND THE VINCENNES UNIVERSITY JASPER CAMPUS IN JASPER, IN. OUR TOTAL ATTENDANCE OF 70. WE ALSO OFFERED A VIRTUAL AG IN THE CLASSROOM WORKSHOP IN JULY. AGRICULTURE IN THE CLASSROOM WELCOMED OVER 500 AG TEACHERS AND FACS EDUCATORS BACK TO SCHOOL IN AUGUST WITH A CLASSROOM RESOURCE GIFT OF AN INDIANA AG COMMODITIES STATE MAP POSTER, INDIANA AG MAG AND A PEN. INDIANA FARM BUREAU CONTINUED ITS EDUCATIONAL IMPACT THROUGH JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT JOB SPARK EVENT. THE EVENT WAS HELD IN THE FALL CREEK PAVILION AT THE INDIANA STATE FAIR GROUNDS IMPACTING 13,000 STUDENTS. INDIANA FARM BUREAU PROVIDED AN AGRICULTURAL CAREERS EXPLORATION ACTIVITY. IN CONCLUSION, THE INDIANA FARM BUREAU AGRICULTURE IN THE CLASSROOM REACHED OVER 58,000 STUDENTS WITH THE HELP OF 115 INDIANA FARM BUREAU VOLUNTEERS THROUGHOUT 2025. WE WERE ABLE TO ENGAGE WITH 189 TEACHERS THROUGH FACE-TO-FACE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT WHICH WILL GENERATE A STUDENT IMPACT OF 9,500 STUDENTS.