SDDA Education and Youth Committee Minutes

SDDA Education and Youth Committee Agenda

Tuesday, December 18, 2012

GF & P Conference Room, 2^nd floor Joe Foss Building, Pierre

Members in attendance:  Michelle Nelson, Ann Schwader, Taylor Leonhardt, Lyle Stewart, Chris Studer, Ann Price, Nora Kohlenberg, Keith Ferguson, Steve Clements, Randy Englund. 

SDDA Facilitators present:  Jamie Crew, Sue Zilverberg. 

Members absent:  Yvonne Yoder, Ric Moreen, Greg Vonwald, Peter Nielson.

The meeting began by each committee member introducing themselves and explaining their backgrounds and experience.  Ann Price was selected to serve as chairman of the group and Michelle Nelson was selected to serve as secretary.  Facilitators Jamie Crew and Sue Zilverberg explained the purpose of the committee and the overall goals and intent of the meeting.  Members reviewed the answers provided for the pre-questionnaire and brainstormed concerns ways to address them. 

Four objectives were developed and a plan of action for each:

1.      Increase awareness of current statewide education resources and efforts

2.      Increase awareness of current financial resources

3.      Connecting social media/marketing efforts

4.      Increase awareness of community/regional/ag, food and natural resources events

Plan of action for Objectives 1, 2, and 4: 

·        Ann Price, Jamie Crew, and Taylor Leonhardt will work on drafting a letter to be sent out to all SD ag industry groups by January 15, 2013.  The letter will request contact information and a summary of education and financial resources available through their group and their social media efforts.

·        Recipients of the letter will be asked to return the requested information by February 8, 2013.

·        The information received from each group will be compiled by Jamie Crew by March 8, 2013. 

·        A reminder will be sent to the groups quarterly to update the information.

Plan of action for Objective 3: 

·        Ann Schwader and Taylor Leonhardt will create a Facebook page for the group by February 1, 2013.  The page will be titled “South Dakota Ag Partners in Action (Youth and Education).”

The committee created a Mission Statement:  Collaboration among all South Dakota ag industry groups to promote the introduction, education, and retention of youth in agriculture. 

The next meeting was set for Tuesday, March 26, 2013 from 1:00 – 3:00 pm.  Location will be determined at a later date. 

Respectfully submitted,

 Michelle Nelson, committee secretary