Sixty-two percent of STEM college students are confident their major will lead to a good job according to  a recent Gallup and Strada Education Network survey. That’s good news compared to students with other majors. The 2017 College Student Survey, a new nationally-representative survey of current students examining their perceptions about preparation for the workforce […]

The activities are perfect for kids in grades K-6 and mostly use things you’d have around the house.

Data from the U.S. Bureau of Statistics and United States Department of Agriculture show while women constitute less than 1 percent of the nation’s agricultural scientists, engineers, and policymakers, they occupy the majority, about 60 percent, of lower-paid agricultural jobs on America’s farms and ranches. Six female professors at Montana State University and Flathead Valley […]

In 2018, it is projected that 2.4 million jobs in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) will go unfilled. To help K-12 educators enhance their STEM curriculum and excite their students about these fields, the America’s Farmers Grow Rural Education program, sponsored by the Monsanto Fund, will once again provide farmers with the opportunity to […]

A shout out to these four exceptional 4-H members who recently received the 2017 4‑H Youth in Action Awards from the National 4-H Council.