Getting Started:

Resources from NYAAC:

Contact the Coalition to adapt the farm brochure template for your event. A sample tour evaluation and ag literacy quiz is also available. One NY Farm has developed a booklet for their tours.

Websites to Visit:

• www.dairyfarmingtoday.org: This website is a good starting point for general information you share with your farm visitors.
• http://www.fb.org/index.php?fuseaction=orders.home: This is the American Farm Bureau store where you can purchase materials. The Farm Facts booklet is a great resource for statistics.
• http://www.nyfbfoundation.org/Farmvisittools.htm and http://www.nyfbfoundation.org/resources.htm: The NY Farm Bureau Foundation has resources for farm tours.
• http://www.jeffersoncountydairyfarms.com/: This site lists frequently asked questions, some are directly related to Jefferson County, but many are general dairy industry questions.
• http://www.agmkt.state.ny.us/DI/DIConsumer.html: NY State Department of Agriculture and Markets Division of Milk Control and Dairy Services lists resources for consumers.
• http://www.bestfoodfacts.org/: This site has experts provide objective answers to common questions about the food system.
• http://www.animalagalliance.org/current/index.cfm: This site has science-based information and resources about a number of hot topics.

Species Specific Web Sites:

• Beef: http://www.nybeef.org/
• Dairy: http://www.dairyfarmingtoday.org/Pages/Home.aspx
• Egg: http://www.incredibleegg.org/egg-facts/eggs-101
• Veal: http://www.vealfarm.com/
• Pork: http://video.pork.org/

Other Resources:

American Dairy Association & Dairy Council Tour Kit

A checklist, flipbooks with talking points, coloring books that show milk moving from the cow to the store, pencils, and erasers and more are available.
Contact: Melissa Osgood
1-315-472-9143
Email: mosgood@adadc.com

Wisconsin Milk Marketing Board Farm Tour Kit

http://www.wmmb.com/Files/documents/FarmTourKit.pdf: This booklet explains reasons for giving farm tours, preparing for the tour, talking points, references for tough questions, neat ideas for hands-on projects, and modifying your tour for different audiences. The statistics are about Wisconsin milk production, but the general information is a great resource.

Videos:

• BASF: World without farmers - One Hungry Planet
• Some Food For Thought 
• New York Farm Bureau Foundation for Agricultural Education Video Library

Agribusiness Resources:

Elanco Dairy Doodles & Games Activity Book
 

To order copies call Elanco at:
1-800-233-2999

• http://www.elanco.com/

 This site lists facts & figures about America’s farmers:

• http://www.monsanto.com/americasfarmers/facts/default.asp

Contact your Cooperative:

Dairylea Cooperative Inc. & Dairy Farmers of America, Inc.

Member farms can request product from a local plant. The cooperative may also provide members with coloring books, cow pencils, cow erasers, and other materials for farm tours or events.

• Dairylea Cooperative Inc.
  (315) 433-0100, ext. 5515
• Dairy Farmers of America, Inc.
  Northeast Council
  (315) 431-1352, ext. 5515
  Website: http://www.dairylea.com/

Upstate Niagara

Member farms can request milk for an agricultural event.
Call toll free: 1-800-724-MILK ext. 6430
Website: http://www.upstatefarms.com/