The CT State Grange Agricultural Committee will be offering the following activities for all Granges to participate in.

The activities for this year are:

1. Donation to Heifer Project International, with total donation presented at Pre-Session Banquet.

2. Agriculturally Related Resolutions submitted to State Grange Session, for action.

3. Young Farmer Award, given to a Grange member under 40 years of age in the field of agriculture.

4. Outstanding Farmer Award, in all fields of agriculture.

5. Outstanding Production Award, any person who is outstanding in the production level of agriculture.

6. Outstanding Professional Award, any person who is outstanding in the promotion or advancing of agriculture.

Applications are available for download or you can contact your State Agriculture Chairman (Mike Molodich) at 860-564-1117.

Items 3, 4, 5, 6, will have a deadline of September 14, 2005.