The Ag in the Classroom program is proud to announce SC's first AG Simulator, an interactive, mobile educational display unit tht allows users to experience harvesting various row crops. By combining video and audio, participants who "ride' in the combine cab are able to see and hear how SC's farmers harvest their crops.
The AG SImulator is available for use by Farm Bureau members at agriculture fairs, Ag Days, schools, or other events where your county Farm Bureau wants to tell the "farm Story."
To reserve the unit for your school event, contact your county Farm Bureau office.
Leon Hesser’s The Man Who Fed the World is an amazing biography that engages the reader in the story of Norman Borlaug, a man who saved hundreds of millions of lives from starvation.
In our efforts to further educate about agriculture, we are proud to support The Man Who Fed the World by Leon Hesser and other literature that successfully tells the story of agriculture. Share this spectacular and inspiring book and help tell the story of agriculture. Buy a copy for state or national legislators, ag reporters, local or school libraries, ag teachers, government officials, teachers and friends. To order The Man Who Fed the World, click here.
The American Farm Bureau® Foundation for Agriculture continues to expand its agricultural literacy efforts with the latest edition of our recommended book list. As with all of our efforts, the focus is to identify more accurate information about agriculture. Because of this focus, the majority of books are non-fiction.
Each listing provides the book title, author, International Standard Book Number (ISBN), retail cost, age levels best served by this book and a description. You will find any flaws the book may have and what areas may need to be addressed in this description.
The SC commodity map contains colorful graphics showing where various crops and livestock are produced. To order call 803.936.4409. To download a map click here.
"Ag-Discovery" is an outreach program to help students learn about careers in animal science, veterinary medicine, agribusiness and plant pathology. This 2 week program allows participants ages 12-17 to live on a college campus and learn about Agricultural science from university professors, practicing veterinarians and professionals working for the U.S. Government. Students chosen to participate in Ag-Discovery will gain experience through hands-on labs, workshops, field trips and other group and team building activities. For more information, please see http://www.aphis.usda.gov/agdiscovery/
For more information contact:
Ag in the Classroom SC Farm Bureau Federation P.O. Box 754 Columbia, SC 29202-0754
Vonne Knight, Director of Ag Literacy Programs Telephone: 803.936.4409
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