It’s time for another Purple Plow challenge from the American Farm Bureau Foundation for Agriculture! The interactive challenge, Growing Your Community, will run through May 1 and asks students to research, design, construct, test, and report on a solution to combat food insecurity in their communities. The top three entries will win a 3-D printer […]

Ag educators looking for a new children’s activity and display for fair season?  The American Farm Bureau Foundation for Agriculture has you covered with “My Little Ag Me” game and a new agricultural literacy display resource, the My American Farm Fair Display Kit. The new version of My Little Ag Me features five new agriculture […]

A young blacksmith’s quest to design a better plow is the theme of the American Farm Bureau Foundation for Agriculture’s 11th “Book of the Year” award. Tracy Nelson Maurer is this year’s recipient for her book “John Deere, That’s Who!” Maurer is the author of more than 100 books, including many nonfiction books for children. […]

#GivingTuesday, a global day of giving, takes place on Nov. 28 and on that day the American Farm Bureau is urging support for #AgGive.

To help celebrate their 50th anniversary, the American Farm Bureau Foundation for Agriculture presented 50 educators with $50 teacher resource grants.

Calling all teachers! If you are looking for a good resource to teach your students where food comes from and who grows it, look no further than the new Food and Farm Facts book, map, and pocket guide, produced by the American Farm Bureau Foundation for Agriculture. “Food and Farm Facts provides the opportunity to […]

A shout out to these three middle schools winners of the American Farm Bureau Foundation for Agriculture Purple Plow Challenge for the inaugural spring season of the maker-space contest. The following teams were selected as winners in this national competition: 5th Grade GATES Class, Hatfield Elementary Teacher: Rebecca Davis Northwest Independent School District, Justin, Texas […]

Looking for a good read for the littles this January? Then you need to check out “Sleep Tight Farm.” The American Farm Bureau Foundation for Agriculture presented its 10th “Book of the Year” award to Eugenie Doyle for “Sleep Tight Farm.” In this beautifully illustrated book, a farm family prepares for winter while reminiscing about […]

Thanksgiving is right around the corner and this year, the American Farm Bureau Foundation for Agriculture is asking pre-K to first-grade students to “Thank an American Farmer or Rancher.” The free Thanksgiving-themed lesson plan helps teachers explain where food comes from and includes a letter from a farmer, suggestions for books to read, class discussion […]