Brief History

In 1992, members of the Texas AgriWomen and the Texas Cattlewomen organizations,
Alice Wiemers and Hazel Graff both of Hondo, shared the Ag Science Fair concept with
Texas AgriFood Master Volunteers in San Antonio.Today, a long list of agricultural food
industries have teamed up to make "Agriculture Come Alive" on school campuses
across Texas.  YOU CAN TOO!

Using key community contacts such as your county Extension office, county Farm
Bureau, the USDA, the Natural Resource Conservation Service and other agriculture organizations and businesses along with this Ag Science Fair guide, you can plan and   implement an Ag Science Fair in your community.  Just simply click on the topics found
below and you are on your way to a successful Ag Science Fair!

                                   If you have any questions or comments,
                                   please feel free to contact us at:

T.A. "Andy" Vestal
AgriFood Education Program
Texas A&M University System
Scoates Hall 107
College Station, TX 77843
(409) 862-3013
e-mail:t-vestal@tamu.edu                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            The AgriFood Education Program is jointly supported by College of Agriculture and Life Sciences,
                              Experiment Station and Texas Agricultural Extension Service.

This page was last updated on 01/11/01.