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Ag in the Classroom Update

Ag Week activities highlight strawberries
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- Ag in the Classroom
- Magazine
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- Georgia Farm Bureau
- Georgia Farm Bureau Ag In The Classroom
- Glascock County Farm Bureau
- Marion County Farm Bureau
05/04/2023
Massei receives National AITC Award

Georgia Ag in the Classroom Teacher of the Year one of nine to receive national honors.
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08/10/2023
Cook & Pierce County students win GFB Art Contests

View the artwork that won the GFB Middle School Bookmark & GFB High School Art Contests.
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08/14/2023
Pollinator gardens honor Rosalynn Carter

County Farm Bureaus & volunteers statewide planted gardens this summer to honor the former first lady.
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- Ag in the Classroom
- Magazine
- Pollinators
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11/07/2022
Ag in the Classroom Update

GFB looking for Georgia Ag in the Classroom Teacher of Year. Applications due May 5.
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- Ag in the Classroom
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02/17/2023
Ag In The Classroom Update

Art contests open to middle & high school students
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- Ag in the Classroom
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11/09/2022
Teachers take crash course in peanuts

GPC, GFB sponsored metro Atlanta teachers in hopes they will work ag into curriculum.
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- Ag in the Classroom
- Magazine
- peanuts
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11/08/2022
GFB looking for Georgia Ag in the Classroom Teacher of the Year
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- Ag in the Classroom
- GFB Women's Leadership Committee
- Magazine
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02/20/2022
Decatur Co. student wins GFB Essay Contest

Writers explored how GFB Certified Farm Markets and agritourism benefit farmers and consumers.
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- Ag in the Classroom
- Magazine
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- Ag in the Classroom
- Decatur County Farm Bureau
- GFB Essay Contest
- Lauren Goble
05/15/2021
Certified Farm Markets & Agritourism benefit farmers & consumers

GFB Essay Contest winning entry by Walker Elrod
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- Ag in the Classroom
- Georgia Farm Bureau
- Magazine
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05/14/2021
Tale of a book illustrator

Ward Jenkins taught children how to draw a cow during the Farmtastic Fun Day event.
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- Ag in the Classroom
- Magazine
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08/31/2021
GFA & Georgia EMC gift ag books to libraries
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- Ag in the Classroom
- Magazine
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- Georgia EMC
- Georgia Farm Bureau
- Spalding County Farm Bureau
08/22/2021
Healthy Forests, Healthy Communities STEM Challenge open to grades 3-5

Nov. 12 deadline to enter this contest coordinated by the Georgia Foundation for Agriculture & sponsored by Georgia Assc. of Conservation Districts.
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- Ag in the Classroom
- Georgia Foundation for Agriculture
- Magazine
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- GACD
- Georgia Association of Conservation Districts
- Georgia Foundation for Agriculture
- GFB
- STEM
08/28/2021
GACD sponsors Georgia AG Experience STEM Challenge

Students to explore the real-world issue that farmers face of maintaining soil health.
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- Ag in the Classroom
- Georgia Foundation for Agriculture
- Magazine
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02/20/2021
Georgia agriculture comes to life through GFB Art Contest

Twiggs County's Abigail Mongomery sketched the winning drawing.
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- Ag in the Classroom
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08/31/2020
Georgia Ag Experience prepares to hit the road

Interactive lesson stations show students how farmers plant and harvest their crops, take care of their animals and preserve the natural resources on their farms.
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11/14/2020
Garland wins GFB teaching award

Cherokee County teacher uses the school’s vegetable garden as a springboard for teaching her students math, writing and science skills.
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- Ag in the Classroom
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11/09/2020
Sokolowski pens winning essay in GFB contest

Students were asked to discuss the relationship between farmers and natural resources.
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05/25/2020
Ag Education Hatches in Elementary Schools

The amazing world of agriculture is being introduced to a new audience as a pilot program to offer ag education classes to elementary students is underway in 26 schools statewide.
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- FFA
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11/15/2019
Ag in the Cafeteria: Teaching students how farmers grow their food

County Farm Bureaus expand Ag in the Classroom to include school nutrition staff.
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02/23/2020
Cole named GFB teacher of year

Barrow County teacher recognized for incorporating information about agriculture into her classes.
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- Ag in the Classroom
- Magazine
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- Ag in the Classroom
- Diana Cole
- Georgia Farm Bureau
02/11/2020
GFB Women's Leadership Committee promotes ag literacy

The GFB Women's Leadership Committee is helping county Farm Bureaus increase the awareness and understanding consumers have of agriculture. Get details of the upcoming GFB Educational Leadership Conference in April & the National AITC conference in June.
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- Ag in the Classroom
- GFB Women's Leadership Committee
- Magazine
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- Ag in the Classroom
- GFB Women's Leadership Committee
02/17/2019
Long County's Carlee Lynn wins GFB Essay Contest

For the 2019 Georgia Farm Bureau Middle School Essay Contest, students statewide pondered the question, “What would happen if there were no farmers or ranchers?”
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- Ag in the Classroom
- Magazine
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- Carlee Lynn
- Georgia Farm Bureau
- GFB Essay Contest
05/22/2019
GFB Art Contest brings Georgia agriculture to life

Annual contest draws 671 entries from 69 counties. The winning entry, shown here, was by Manuel Rodriguez of Elbert County.
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- Ag in the Classroom
- Magazine
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- Art Contest
- Georgia Farm Bureau
- GFB Women's Committee
- Manuel Rodriguez
05/22/2019