Yalobusha Cattle Farmer Named Farm Bureau Woman Of The Year
Christine Fielder
Yalobusha Cattle Farmer Named Farm Bureau Woman Of The Year
From The
Coffeeville Courier
Cattle farmer and Yalobusha County resident Christine Fielder was named Mississippi Farm Bureau Federal Farm Woman of the Year. She was selected from entries across the state prior to the state convention activities in December. Fielder was presented with the award Sunday, Dec. 6, at the Hilton Hotel in Jackson.
A longtime Farm Bureau leader, Fielder appreciates the many ways the organization supports the nation’s farmers. She is especially appreciative of Farm Bureau’s efforts to share the farmer’s story with the general public.
Fielder has lived on a farm her entire life and knows the importance our farmers do for all of us. As the world is today, Fielder stated we are only one generation removed from being without a domestic food supply due to the lack of knowledge about agriculture.
“I have worked to teach people to appreciate agriculture and how it sustains us,” Fielder explained.
Working with kids has been a highlight of Fielder’s career. She served almost two decades as a 4-H program assistant with the Yalobusha County Extension Office, and also volunteered with the 4-H program before and after her service as a program assistant. She makes a point of taking the farmer’s message into area schools and other venues. As vice chair of the Yalobusha County Farm Bureau Women’s Committee, Fielder uses materials from Farm Bureau’s Ag in the class room program. She also uses materials from the Mississippi Beef Council. Among her demonstrations in classrooms are showing students how to make butter, and showing edible portions of plants safe for human consumption.
“I have read books to the students and passed out material and games,” Fielder added. “I like to see the light bulb come on when a kid gets it. They really relate to this visual way of learning.”
In her volunteer work with Farm Bureau, Fielder added that she uses many of the skills she learned while working with the Yalobusha County Extension Service.
