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Your local source for agriculture-related materials, 
resources, and programs for you and your classroom.

Why teach about agriculture?
Agriculture is relevant to the lives of your students. 

Regardless of whether they live in a city, town, or in the country, farming and the agricultural industry provide their food, clothing and many everyday products.

- corn syrup in fruit juice
- corn starch in paper
- cotton in blue jeans
- down in clothing and bedding
- ethanol from corn in gasoline

- fatty acids from pork in plastics
- leather in footwear & sporting goods
- soybean oil in newsprint
- soy lecithin from soybeans in candy
- wood in homes & furniture

Agriculture fits every subject area.  Agricultural concepts can enhance your curriculum in language arts, math, science, social studies, and more.

- analyzing charts & graphs
- conducting experiments with food  
identifying beneficial insects
- investigating ag in literature
- comparing and contrasting farm  
       practices of past & present 
- learning about life cycles
- observing weather’s effect 
        on plant life
- demonstrating economics
        of supply & demand
- exploring how agriculture shapes 
      state, national, & world history
- recognizing links between 
       farming & consumers

An understanding of Agriculture can prepare your students for a fulfilling career.  One of every six working people in the U.S. is employed within the ag industry.

- animal scientist            -  mechanical engineer    - entomologist    - veterinarian
-  marketing specialist     -  botanist                       -  farm manager  
-  food scientist               -  soil scientist                - truck driver