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Career Spotlight! Agricultural Entrepreneur
We interviewed Matt Wolters, a founding partner of SureFire Ag Systems to learn what it takes to be an agricultural entrepreneur.
Historical Accurate Ag Books
You know accurate ag books cover topics related to agriculture, but did you know that some also explore history too?
Why Do They Do That? - Antibiotics
Why are animals given antibiotics? Will Fett, Executive Director of the Iowa Agricultural Literacy Foundation breaks it down.
Career Spotlight! Culinary Arts Teacher
"I try to impress upon my students that without ranchers and farmers we would not eat or have jobs in foodservice. I thank farmers and ranchers everyday for allowing me to teach about food and cooking!" Chef Erickson
New Game App Ag Across America
Where does our food come from? Learn about US geography and agriculture with this new app - Ag Across America
Career Spotlight! Agricultural Communications
Levy Randolph & Tiffany Rogers-Randolph tell us about their careers as videographers and what it takes to get into the field!
YOU helped us reach 12,000 Urban Youth at the USA Science & Engineering Festival
Thanks to donations from generous people like you, we were able to teach approximately 12,000 urban youth and their families about agriculture at the USA Science & Engineering Festival in April.
Pickles Are Really Cucumbers and 5 Other Food Facts That May Surprise Your Kids (and maybe you!)
Did you know about this?!
4 Easy Button Activities & Displays for Fairs
We have a plethora of resources to make incorporating ag literacy into your fair display easy!
Feeding Minds Press will Focus on Accurate Agriculture Books for Children
Bringing children accurate knowledge about how their food is grown is the goal of Feeding Minds Press, a new children’s book publishing venture from the American Farm Bureau Foundation for Agriculture.
Spring 2018 White-Reinhardt Mini-Grants Awarded
Seven county Farm Bureaus have received $1,000 mini-grants for ag literacy programs through the White-Reinhardt Fund.
Careers in Agriculture Resources
Help students understand all of their ag career options with these resources!
Growing Your Community
Students are more engaged when they are tasked to help address REAL world issues. The newest Purple Plow STEM challenge asks students to tackle food insecurity in their communities.
New My American Farm Fair Displays and Activities
Update your fair or event with these colorful and engaging My American Farm banners!
Ag Innovations
"Practical application of knowledge - I don’t know about you but that sounds like agriculture to me." This year the Foundation is focusing on celebrating Ag Innovations! Read this inspiring speech made by Beverly Flores, North American Media Relations and Communications Manager for John Deere, made at the 2018 Flapjack breakfast.
