Propane Educational Campaign to Benefit 4-H

PERC sponsors contest to raise funds for the national 4-H organization and help the next generation of farmers learn more about versatile, sustainable propane

The Propane Education & Research Council (PERC) is partnering with social media ag educators to promote the use of propane as a clean energy source on the farm for a variety of applications, as well as raise funds for the national 4-H organization through a user-generated contest. 4-H programs are offered by counties to U.S. kids and teens from suburban schoolyards to rural farming communities. 4-H allows youth to participate in hands-on projects in areas like health, science, agriculture and civic engagement where they receive guidance from adult mentors and are encouraged to take on proactive leadership roles.

By partnering with ag educators, PERC hopes to help educate its audience of the many benefits of propane—while raising funds for 4-H.

“It’s important to support youth leadership, especially in agriculture,” said Brandi Buzzard Frobose, Social Media Educator. “If we want to continue to see agriculture evolve and be sustainable for the next 50 years, we have to take steps now to build up and support kids who are passionate about agriculture. Partnering with PERC is one way to do that while also providing valuable information about clean, alternative fuel sources that can help agriculture be more sustainable.”

Each educator will be sharing his or her own experience with the use of propane as an alternative energy on the farm, their personal ties to 4-H, as well as promoting the PERC-sponsored contest.

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LEFT TO RIGHT Zach McCracken, Piper, KS, judge of the Anderson County Market Hog Show; Tyler Gillespie, Grand Champion Market Hog exhibitor, Garnett, KS; Hyatt Frobose, sponsor Grand Champion Market Hog buckle, Greeley, KS.

(Instagram @ brandibuzzard), The Shark Farmer (Instagram @sharkeyfarms), and CropQueenMarcia (Instagram @ cropqueenmarcia) to see post and for contest details. Contests will pop periodically through Q1 and Q2 of 2021.

To participate in the contest, farmers must: • Post a picture of themselves, their propane-powered equipment, and/or their propane tank on their social page. • Tell their followers how they are keeping their farm sustainable through the use of propane. • Tag one of the above ag educators and include the hashtag “#PropaneFor4H”.

For each qualifying submitted post, PERC will donate one dollar to the national 4-H office, up to $5,000. PERC will take all the #PropaneFor4H posts in Q1/ Q2 of 2021 and make the donation to national 4-H most likely in Q2 of 2021.

“If I could pick one rural organization to support, it would be 4-H because it’s an incredible organization that has the ability to make a real difference in the lives of youth across the nation,” said Mike Newland, director of ag business development at PERC. “I’m personally very excited about this campaign because I participated in 4-H myself growing up showing pigs, and my own kids showed pigs and Holland Lop rabbits. The quality time spent together, and the lessons established through 4-H participation is invaluable.”