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Butte Agriculture Foundation, Inc.

Carnivore Crew Junior Livestock Auction Fund

The Carnivore Crew uses donations from businesses and individuals to support local 4-H, FFA and Grange youth exhibitors by purchasing animal projects at the Butte County Fair Junior Livestock Auction & Silver Dollar Fair Junior Livestock Auction.

For more information visitCarnivore Crew

CARTEL - Junior Livestock Auction Fund

The CARTEL uses donations from businesses and individuals to support local 4-H, FFA and Grange youth exhibitors by purchasing animal projects at the Silver Dollar Fair Junior Livestock Auction.

Common Threads North

Common Threads North recognizes outstanding women in Agriculture in the following California counties:
Alpine, Amador, Butte, Calaveras, Colusa, El Dorado, Glenn, Lake, Monterey, Napa, Nevada, Placer, Plumas, Sacramento, San Joaquin, Sierra, Solano, Stanislaus, Sutter, Yolo and Yuba.

Visit the Common Threads North Website

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Glenn County Fair Foundation

A bridge between the community and fairgrounds, to preserve and maintain our Glenn County event center.

For more information contact heritagefoundation@glenncountyfair.org

Glenn County Dairy Replacement Heifer Program

To enable 4-H members, FFA members, Grange and Independent Exhibitors to raise and sell quality dairy heifers and, in doing so, learn the fundamentals of dairy heifer husbandry and management.

Durham Ag Boosters

Working to make sure students participating in agricultural education classes and programs do not go unrecognized for their hard work and dedication to enhancing their educational opportunities.

For more information visit their Facebook.

Sierra Oro Farm Trail

The Sierra Oro Farm Trail supports local agriculture through the Sierra Oro Farm Trail Passport Weekend the second weekend of October. The event allows local farms and wineries to open up to the public and showcase their products and increase agriculture awareness and education.

Visit the Sierra Oro Farm Trail Website

Farm City Celebration

The Farm City Celebration connects the urban neighbors to the rural community around them through a week of events. It features Kids Day at the CSU, Chico Farm, an Agribusiness Bus Tour, and Harvest Festival . These extremely popular events sell out each year and are community favorites.

Visit the Farm City Celebration Website

Silver Dollar Fair Foundation

The Silver Dollar Fair Foundation's mission is to preserve and enrich the heritage of the Silver Dollar Fair and showcase agricultural industries to the community. It will offer support to the 4-H and FFA programs, create agricultural education opportunities, promote public awareness and support for on-going projects sponsored by the Silver Dollar Fair in maintaining and improving the current facility to further service the needs of the community.

For more information, visit the Silver Dollar Fair Foundation Website

Friends of Agriculture

The Friends of Agriculture was originally formed to support the Chico High School FFA program from potential budget cuts. They have now grown to support ag education in all of Butte County. The group raises funds through an annual dinner.