EmailMe Form - County Activity Awards Application

About the County

County *

I acknowledge that all activities reported comply with the time period listed above. *

Yes

No

County President's Name *

First Last

Organization Structure & Procedure

1. Was there a quorum present during each of your County Board of Director’s meetings during the reporting period? *

Yes

No

2. Did your county submit a completed 990 form AND send a copy to the Alabama Farmers Federation accounting department? *

Yes

No

3. Did your Board of Directors sign a conflict of interest policy AND provide a copy to the Alabama Farmers Federation accounting department? *

Yes

No

4. Are all County Board of Directors currently members of the Alabama Farmers Federation? (Have their dues been paid?) *

Yes

No

5. Does your county Federation develop and follow a written annual budget? *

Yes

No

6. Does your county Federation review its bylaws, annually, and give a bylaws report during your county's annual meeting? *

Yes

No

7. Did you attend a county meeting that included another county? *

Yes

No

8. Are Active and Associate Membership lists presented at each board meeting for board’s approval or denial? *

Yes

No

9. Were accurate minutes kept during all Federation meetings and used to inform members, follow up on assignments and help plan the agenda for the next meeting? *

Yes

No

10. Does your county board meeting agenda include commodity reports from members? *

Yes

No

11. Were all Alfa Insurance agents, CSRs, the district manager or district supervisor invited to at least one of your County Board meetings during the reporting period? *

Yes

No

12. Does your county host an event or give a token of appreciation to the insurance staff in your county? *

Yes

No

Political Education & Action

13. Did ALL of your County’s Board of Directors contribute more than $3 each to Farm PAC during the reporting period? *

Yes

No

14. Were all of your county’s state representatives and senators invited to attend at least one county Farmers Federation function (examples: meeting, farm tour, etc.)? *

Yes

No

15. Did members contact state representatives or senators directly to work on a legislative issue during the reporting period? *

Yes

No

16. Was your county Farmers Federation represented at a local meeting with a Congressman or U.S. Senator from Alabama? *

Yes

No

17. Does your county board meeting agenda include a legislative update and call to action as needed regarding state and/or federal legislation and/or regulations? *

Yes

No

18. Did your county Federation have a representative attend each state FarmPAC meeting during the reporting period? *

Yes

No

19. Was your county represented at the most recent Taste of Alabama Legislative Reception? *

Yes

No

20. Did your county send members to the Women's Conference that was held during the reporting period? *

Yes

No

21. Did your county Women's Leadership Committee discuss legislative issues or contact a legislator directly on an issue during the reporting period? *

Yes

No

Service To Members

22. Did your County Federation donate items OR money to at least one of the Alabama Farmers Agriculture Foundation fundraisers? *

Yes

No

23. Did your county participate in the AFF match scholarship to an ag student? *

Yes

No

24. Did your county provide an additional scholarship to a student in your community? *

Yes

No

25. Did your county promote federation member benefits during the county annual meeting? *

Yes

No

If Yes, describe how.

26. Did your county have a representative of the local FFA and/or 4-H at a local county function during the reporting period? *

Yes

No

27. Did your county Federation provide support to local FFA and/or 4-H programs during the reporting period? *

Yes

No

If Yes, describe how.

Public Relations

28. Does your county have a social media chairperson or reporter? *

Yes

No

Name of County Reporter

29. Did your county promote any or all of our publications (Cultivator, Neighbors, Capital Connection, Agcast and Simply Southern) to members during the reporting period? *

Yes

No

30. Do you have an active Farm-City program? *

Yes

No

If Yes, what is your top event?

31. Does your county Federation have an active social media presence? *

Yes

No

If Yes, select the social media channels utilized. (Check all that apply)

32. Have you sent photos of county activities/events to local papers, Neighbors, and/or the Cultivator in the last year? *

Yes

No

If Yes, how was it done?

33. Did you host or man a booth that promoted agriculture or the Farmers Federation during the reporting period? *

Yes

No

If Yes, when and where was the event?

34. Did your county add or remove any members to the board of directors? *

Yes

No

Ag Promotion & Education

35. Did members of your county's Farmers Federation conduct or participate in any commodity promotional activity for the public? *

Yes

No

36. Did your county make a contribution to a community agricultural project (ex. school garden, greenhouse project, etc.) or have members donate materials or their time in the name of the county Farmers Federation? *

Yes

No

37. Does your county have an active Young Farmers Committee? *

Yes

No

38. Did county members attend the Farm and Land Expo held during the reporting period? *

Yes

No

39. Did your county have a participant in the Outstanding Young Farm Family Program, Excellence in Agriculture contest or the Discussion Meet contest during the reporting period? *

Yes

No

40. Did your county send attendees to the most recent Young Farmers Conference? *

Yes

No

41. Did your county conduct a farm safety meeting or include a farm safety segment at a local meeting during the reporting period? *

Yes

No

42. Was a state Federation staff member other than your fieldman invited to attend and make a presentation to a county board meeting or county annual meeting? *

Yes

No

43. Did your county recruit at least one teacher that submitted an application for the Ag in the Classroom Summer Institute that took place during the reporting period? *

Yes

No

44. Did your county have an applicant for the Youth Leadership Conference that took place during the reporting period? *

Yes

No

Policy Development & Implementation

45. Did your county have a nominee for any state commodity committee election at the Annual Meeting? *

Yes

No

46. Was your county represented at the most recent state Policy Development Committee Meeting? *

Yes

No

47. Did your county send delegates to the Young Famers Business Meeting at the most recent Annual Meeting? *

Yes

No

48. Did your Women’s Leadership Committee set goals and complete a Plan of Work at the beginning of the year. A copy must be in the Director of Women’s Division office March 1st of the program year. *

Yes

No

49. Did your County President or their designee attend the most recent County Presidents Conference? *

Yes

No

50. Were 100% of your voting delegates seated during the annual business meeting of the Alabama Farmers Federation? *

Yes

No