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What Kids Can Learn from Gardening
[caption id="" align="alignright" width="300"] Gardening is a great way to get outdoor time with the whole family. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)[/caption] There is a wealth of…
Summer Time Shouldn’t Be Hungry Time
Help Feed Hungry Kids through USDA’s Summer Food Service Program By Kevin Concannon, USDA Under Secretary for Food, Nutrition and Consumer Services [caption id=”” align=”alignright”…
Kids Can Now Explore Farmers’ Markets Online
The popular agricultural education gaming site MyAmericanFarm.org now includes an updated version of the Farmers’ Market Challenge, a game that helps students in kindergarten through fifth grade…
Temple Grandin Urges Farm Youth to Use Social Media
[caption id="attachment_5893" align="alignleft" width="300"] 4-H came from the idea to make public school education more connected with hands on learning.[/caption] Temple Grandin, a professor at…
Take a Tour of Hickman’s Family Farms… From Home!
[caption id="attachment_4760" align="alignright" width="300" caption="Take a virtual tour of Hickman's Family Farms"][/caption] Coming soon, to a computer screen near you, you’ll be able to watch…
Youth “Telling the Beef Story” Video Blog Contest Launched
[caption id="" align="alignright" width="194" caption="Image via CrunchBase"][/caption] Youth ages 16‐20 encouraged to create YouTube videos focused on beef to win prizes! The Beef Checkoff launched…
Attention Teachers: Online Course Makes Teaching Ag in the Classroom Fun and Helps You Get Your Professional Development Hours!
By Brandon Moak, Program Coordinator, U of A Cooperative Extension, Maricopa County [caption id=”” align=”alignright” width=”198″ caption=”The University of Arizona is offering an online professional…
Arizona Agriculture is Alive and Well and Hiring
A recent article on Yahoo! stated that three of the top five most useless college degrees are in agriculture, which has farmers and ranchers around…
My American Farm Games: Farm Fun and Learning Wrapped into One
My American Farm is a cooperative project that aims to increase agricultural knowledge by using interactive, educational computer games. Most of the current games are…
New ‘My American Farm’ Memory Game Caters to K-2
The “My American Farm” game steps into the world of early-elementary students by introducing a new memory game at myamericanfarm.org. The popular website is the…
Ag in The Classroom Celebrates Fall with FREE Books and Cash Prizes for Teachers
By Katie Aikins, Arizona Farm Bureau [caption id=”attachment_2789″ align=”alignright” width=”300″ caption=”The first 200 teachers to sign-up for the book and presentation will get to…
“I’m an Equipment Engineer!” New Game on My American Farm Gets Kids Engaged in Farm Equipment
[caption id="" align="alignright" width="300" caption="Image via Wikipedia"][/caption] Have you been to My American Farm Lately? If your child loves tractors and trucks and all…
American Century Farms: Meet America’s Farm Families that have farmed for More than 100 Years!
[caption id="attachment_2662" align="alignleft" width="225" caption="Kevin and Janel Rogers, Kevin is President of the Arizona Farm Bureau"][/caption] Information provided by American Farm Bureau’s Staff The American…
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What Nutrition is in Mushrooms? Nature’s Low-Calorie Powerhouses
Mushrooms have long been a curiosity, popping up in fairy tales as enchanted homes for woodland creatures or as potent ingredients in ancient potions. But…
What Nutrition Does Corn Have? Kernel by Kernel
In Arizona, we grow two kinds of corn: sweet corn and field corn. Sweet corn is grown for human consumption, and the field corn is…
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