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Education | May 01, 2019

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.

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Chew on This | May 01, 2019

Snacks and Sustainability

What do pretzels, chips, and beef cattle have in common?

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Education | Apr 29, 2019

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.

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Education | Apr 25, 2019

Brown Cows Make Chocolate Milk & 5 Other Misconceptions Kids Have about Agriculture

Explore several misconceptions kids may have about agriculture, and how to address them.

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Education | Apr 17, 2019

New STEM app!

We have released a NEW My American Farm app with four STEM games!

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Opportunities | Mar 31, 2019

What do your donations do?

As a donor you generously send in hard earned dollars and then what?

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Common Questions | Mar 27, 2019

How Maple Syrup is Made

Eugenie Doyle, straight from Vermont, tells us how sap turns into syrup!

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Education | Mar 19, 2019

Career Spotlight! Virginia Poultry Farmer

We interviewed Lauren Arbogast, a Virginian Farmer to celebrate National Poultry Day.

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Common Questions | Mar 07, 2019

Cereal: Farm to Spoon

Cereal is the quintessential American breakfast! Nothing like cornflakes, Wheaties, or cinnamon oat squares quite reminds us of Saturday morning cartoons, rushing to school, or midnight snacks. But where do we get cereal? Where does cereal start?

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Chew on This | Feb 24, 2019

March is National Peanut Month!

Here are some peanut-y resources!

Confidently use the Pillars of Ag Literacy, so that you can save time and energy with your ag literacy efforts.