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IN THE CLASSROOM
Agriculture in the classroom is a nationwide
program to help students in grades K-12 gain a broad-based knowledge of the food and fiber
system. Agriculture is the number one industry in the state and over 400,000 Kentucky jobs
are agriculture-related.
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| Lending
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Close to 500 - and growing - resources including KERA-based lesson
plans, thematic units, bulletin boards, games, puzzles, activity booklets,
toy farm implements, videos, fiction and non-fiction books--all
available for fall instructional units.
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| Farm Bureau Volunteers |
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Assist in planning farm tours and school ag fairs, make
classroom presentations and inform you about new ag education programs.
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| Partners
for Ag Literacy Teacher Conference |
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Since 1994, Farm Bureau has conducted an annual statewide teacher
conference. Attendees have learned new ways of incorporating
agriculture into their curriculum and improve their teaching skills by
working with nationally recognized teacher trainers.
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| Lesson Plans |
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Packets of lesson plans (Preschool, K-3, 4-6, 7-8, 9-12) developed around
agriculture themes and the six KERA learner goals. Resource topics include
food sourcing, consumerism, economics, animal welfare and the environment.
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| Ag Ambassadors |
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Be an ag contact for your school! Receive program updates and assist in
the distribution of materials to fellow teachers.
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| Adopt A Classroom |
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Programs have farm families and other agriculturalists "adopt"
classrooms through exchanges of letters, videos, photos, field trips and farmer classroom
visits...
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| Youth Activities |
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| Farm Bureau provides opportunities from county to state
levels for young people to compete for scholarships, cash awards and other
prizes such as a Congressional Tour through the Outstanding
Farm Bureau Youth and Variety Contests. Farm Bureau also supports
4-H, FFA, and IFAL
(Institute for Future Agricultural Leaders)...
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| Agriculture - Kentucky's Growth Machine |
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- Farming generates more than $17 billion in economic activity per year in our state.
- Our farmers pay more than $200 million a year in wages and over $50 million in property
taxes.
- 65% of Kentucky's land is classified as cropland.
- 98% of our farms are owned by families.
- Kentucky agriculture is diverse: we have 8 farm commodities with annual sales of more
than $100 million...tobacco, corn, soybeans, dairy, cattle, hogs, horses, poultry.
- Our farmers spend nearly $2 billion a year for production expenses.
- Over 400,000 Kentucky jobs are agriculture-related.
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| Education
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Check here for a list of agricultural education resources found on the web. View
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For additional information or assistance with agriculture
education, contact your county Farm Bureau or the Agriculture Education Department of Kentucky Farm
Bureau at (502) 495-5000 x7221.
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