Agricultural educators conference hosted in Fairbanks
May 17, 2019
A conference for Western agricultural educators is planned from May 20-24 at the University
of ÐÓ°Épro Fairbanks campus. The ÐÓ°Épro FFA Association and the ÐÓ°Épro Association
of Agriculture and Natural Resource Educators will host the gathering.
Kevin Fochs, the director of the ÐÓ°Épro FFA program, said about 100 participants are
expected at the regional conference for the National Association of Agricultural Educators.
Participants will include agricultural and natural resource teachers and FFA advisors
from 11 Western states and ÐÓ°Épro. The conference will include tours, workshops and
business meetings.
Workshops will take place at UAF and participants will tour several locations in the
Fairbanks area, including the permafrost tunnel, the University of ÐÓ°Épro Museum of
the North, Georgeson Botanical Garden and reindeer operations, Chena Hot Springs and
Arctic Sun Peonies. FFA is a youth program affiliated with the UAF Cooperative Extension
Service.