American Farm Bureau Foundation

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Agriculture in the Classroom (AITC)

AITC is a grassroots program coordinated by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) and conducted in all 50 states. For background information on the National Agriculture in the Classroom program, follow this link: http://www.agclassroom.org/

Each state organizes and operates its AITC activities to suit their needs which results in a rich mixture of approaches to agricultural education. The volunteers and professional staff involved with AITC share creative ideas and information to strengthen programs that help to achieve the common objective of increasing agricultural literacy.

Below are examples of the types of activities offered through Agriculture in the Classroom programs across the nation. Following each category is a list of some states that offer the activity (based on the 2003 State Summaries published by the USDA Cooperative State Research, Education and Extension Service).

Adopt-A-Classroom, Pen Pal Programs
Ag Day Celebrations
Ag Mags & Readers
Ambassador Programs
Awards Programs
Career Events
Classroom Calendars
Classroom Visitations
Commodity Information
Contests for Students
Educational Resource Materials
Farm-City Activities
Farm Tours & Field Days
Gardens & Planting Projects
Grant Programs
In-service & Pre-service Workshops
Learning Barns
Mobile Classroom Units
Newsletters
Subject Specific Kits
Summer Teacher Institute
Teacher Resource Guides