Ag Education
Agricultural education teaches students about agriculture, food and natural resources.
Grains: Fuel for life!
Did you know that grains are the edible seeds of specific grasses? We as humans get about 48% on average of our calories, or food energy, from grains! Grains also can be used to feed livestock and manufacture cooking oils, fuels, cosmetics and even hand sanitizer. True cereal grains include wheat, oat, rice, corn, barley, sorghum, rye and millet.Grains are annual plants, which means they have only one growing season per year and yield one crop. Let 's talk about a few grains we use every day!
National Read a Book Day
National Read a Book Day is September 6th! Read an Accurate Ag Book!
Fall 2019 White-Reinhardt Mini-Grants Awarded to Enhance Ag Literacy
Our Fall 2019 White-Reinhardt grant winners have been chosen by our panel of judges.
New Book! A Berry Good Project
Thanks to sponsorship from Nichino America, we're pleased to offer a brand new FREE book in the My Little Ag Me series from Feeding Minds Press. Our latest title "A Berry Good Project" is now available to download and print.
Aquaculture is Farming
What is Aquaculture? And what does it have to do with farming? Let's find out!
Career Spotlight! Food Waste Connoisseur
We interviewed Ryan Brewster, General Manager of Food & Beverage at the Kimpton Hotel Palomar in Washington DC to learn more about food waste technologies.
How My American Farm Grows Opportunity
A Guest Blog Post by Bill Belzer, Corteva Agriscience tm Farmers have long understood that developing a community based in mutual cooperation lays the foundation for their own success. They know that if everyone does well, they will do well. Now, in the digital age, we have new ways to connect, and new ways to build community. But the core principle still holds true, a rising tide lifts all boats. That 's one of many reasons why Corteva supports agricultural education through the American Farm Bureau Foundation for Agriculture and the My American Farm platform.
Online Poultry Game
An Egg-citing Poultry Adventure Launched on My American Farm!
Lessons from an Informal Educator on the NGSS Journey – Part 1: Background
The first in a series of blog posts by Seth Derner, education consultant for the American Farm Bureau Foundation for Agriculture. Derner will document the experience of learning how to develop science curriculum materials that meet standards for earning an NGSS Design Badge.
Spring is the season of hope
Spring has sprung! Spring is always a season of hope—hope for brighter days ahead and for the future of agriculture.
