Generations of Brake’s family have been caring for the land at Oakleigh since the 1800s, now Matthew Brake is providing a Dairy Deep Dive learning event.
The 2023 Farm Bureau Foundation Fellows have launched four free Applied Digital Skills lessons for students to learn about food, fuel, and fiber.
Discover Dairy’s “Adopt a Cow” program, a free program that impacted 1.2 million students last year is now open for enrollment for the 23-24 school year.
There are numerous ag literacy programs around the country, from Ag in the Classroom to 4-H, and others, but one unique program caught my attention this week while late-night perusing Facebook: Ms. Harrison’s Flat Farmers. The high school teacher was inspired by “Flat Stanley” four years ago during her first year of teaching. Seizing the opportunity, she posted a call for farmers on social media to help with her newly-dubbed “Flat Farmer” project. The response was overwhelmingly positive.
Mirhonda Good didn’t know much about agriculture. She didn’t want to show livestock, and she didn’t come from an ag background, but FFA was what she needed.
The American Farm Bureau Foundation For Agriculture awarded $9,400 in grants earmarked to recognize and assist ten literacy programs across the country.
The National FFA Organization encourages its members to share their passion and knowledge for agriculture at every opportunity they get.
American Farm Bureau awarded $26,000 in scholarships and grants to help educators, volunteers and communities connect agriculture to students’ daily lives.
Community Supported Agriculture and U-pick models have been helpful to Black farmers by creating connections and supporting agriculture literacy.
Kansas agriculture educator Serita Blankenship as the recipient of its 2021 Partnership in Agricultural Literacy (PAL) Award.