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In: Agricultural Literacy

23
May

Fun (and Facts) at the Fair: Ag Education at State Fairs

3 teenagers interact with a standup display for ag education at a state fair.

Reality check: can your ag education programs compete against baby animals, roller coasters, and cotton candy…

06
Dec

What’s the Problem with “Feeding the World” Arguments?

Teal-colored harvesting machine in a wheat field.

The ag industry has been concerned about food shortages for decades, long before COVID-19 caused temporary…

08
Nov

How to Tell Your Farming Story Effectively

Young woman shaking hands with old man in soybean field

We often hear that farmers need to “tell their story” to persuade consumers to trust modern…

11
Oct

Beyond the Deficit Model in Agriculture Education

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If you start talking shop with your fellow ag educators, it probably won’t be long before…

30
Aug

How Well Do Ag Education Programs in Schools Work?

Two little girls with watering cans standing beside raised garden bed

You wouldn’t think ag education programs in schools could be a possible problem for agricultural literacy….

02
Aug

Creating Memorable Ag Education Programs

You probably remember this from your school days:  you studied for the exam, but when it’s…

06
Jul

Showing Consumers How Agriculture Impacts Daily Life

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We spend all day, every day working with checkoffs, fairs, farm bureaus, and other groups trying…

07
Jun

Getting Past Distrust of the Ag Industry

You’ve heard the arguments before. “GMOs are poison.” “Farming and ranching destroys the environment.” Whether it’s…

10
May

Changing Outdated Ideas about Agriculture

Farmer with tablet kneeling in field to inspect crop

Sometimes the difficulty with learning is really a difficulty with unlearning. If you’ve ever tried to…

12
Apr

Why to Create Partnerships with Other Ag Groups

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What do burgers remind you of? Memorial Day cookouts? Summertime? Us too. They also remind us…