“Catalyze innovative education and training for current and future professional crop management practitioners"To carry out this mission, the Foundation: Supports the education goals and activities of the National Alliance of Independent Crop Consultants (NAICC):1) Support quality educational sessions for independent crop and research consultants2) Sponsor the annual Richard L. Jensen Memorial speaker at the NAICC Annual Meeting3) Facilitate development, funding and implementation of a leadership programFacilitates and administers scholarship endowments for the benefit of encouraging students pursuing a career in professional crop management:1) Richard L. Jensen Memorial Scholarship Fund for undergraduate students2) Earle Raun Endowment Scholarship Fund for University of Nebraska, Lincoln studentsSupports the communication goals and activities of the NAICC:1) Awareness of the profession2) Membership recruitment and participationThe FEAE understands the term “professional crop management practitioners" includes both researchers, crop consultants and quality assurance professionals.