Black River Falls FFA Receives Agriculture Education and Classroom Equipment Grant

Wednesday, July 13th, 2022 -- 1:01 PM

(Wisconsin Ag Connection) The Compeer Financial Fund for Rural America program has awarded nearly $330,000 in Agriculture Education and Classroom Equipment Grants this spring.

According to the Wisconsin Ag Connection, coordinators say high school agriculture programs in the cooperative's 144-county territory were eligible to apply for up to $4,000 per school to promote agriculture education and inspire youth to gain a deeper understanding of the ever-changing agriculture industry by funding programs and the modern classroom equipment.

One local organization receiving the grant is the Black River Falls FFA. They will use the money for raised bed mix in the high tunnel, storage shed brackets, shelving, ladder and fasteners; re-roof and re-side the bee equipment storage shed; paver base material in the high tunnel; beekeeping equipment, and pollinator shrubs.

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