The Kentucky Agriculture and Environment in the Classroom is seeking an individual, association, or firm to manage its operations, fundraising, and educational programs for 15-20 hours per week. The ideal candidate will be skilled in project/association management and communications and passionate about Kentucky agriculture. This will be a contract position, where the selected vendor will provide office space, office equipment, and transportation to designated events and functions.
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Field trips are an excellent way for students to apply skills they have learned in the classroom to real-world situations. What better place than a farm? Offering educational programs on your farm reconnects children to their heritage and opens doors to future citizens who care about farming and food.
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Kentucky students are invited to enter the Kentucky Department of Agriculture’s (KDA) annual Poster and Essay Contest, Commissioner of Agriculture Jonathan Shell has announced.
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Agriculture Commissioner Jonathan Shell has announced the winners of the Kentucky Department of Agriculture’s annual Poster and Essay Contest. The contest theme, “Agriculture for a Better Kentucky,” reflected on the important role of agriculture in Kentucky.
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National Agriculture Day is March 24, but we encourage you to showcase your local farmers and food all March long, as it’s also National Nutrition Month! Here are several ideas.
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KyAEC made more than 500,000 impressions in 2022 with our resources, programs, and communications efforts! Thank you to all of our sponsors for your assistance.
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Agriculture for a Better Kentucky’ theme reflects on importance of farming to the state
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Help the Kentucky Agriculture and Environment in the Classroom and the Kentucky Agricultural Council collect information to help students find rewarding careers in agricultural right here in Kentucky.
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Interested in studying agriculture or a related field after high school? We've put together a list of scholarship opportunities and where to find more information.
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Join us to help educate your local students about how farmers grow food and how Kentucky agriculture impacts their lives at home and at school.
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The theme of the 2022 Kentucky Conservation Writing and Jim Claypool Art Contest is soil. In addition to the student guide, here are some additional lessons and resources about this essential natural resource.
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Paul King and Brad Hay were among the teachers selected for the 2022 National Excellence in Teaching About Agriculture Award. They both teach seventh and eighth grade at Simmons Middle School in Flemingsburg, KY.
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The Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA) today announced an educational grant of $5,000 for Kentucky Agriculture & Environment in the Classroom to support the STEM programs offered to Kentucky students.
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The Kentucky Agriculture and Environment in the Classroom (KyAEC) has announced it will hold two New Teacher Workshops to bring our most popular standards-based lessons to teachers entering the classroom in the 2022/2023 school year. Good luck, teachers!
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KyAEC made more than 500,000 impressions in 2021 with our resources, programs, and communications efforts! Thank you to all of our sponsors for your assistance.
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Learn about this exciting new live virtual field trip program. Several participation options available this spring.
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Commissioner of Agriculture Dr. Ryan Quarles invites Kentucky students to enter the Kentucky Department of Agriculture’s (KDA) annual Poster and Essay Contest. 'Kentucky Agriculture Sustains Me' theme reflects on importance of farmers.
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The first Thanksgiving was celebrated in 1621. For the next two centuries, it was a sporadic holiday. Congress made it an official holiday in 1941, and modern-day Thanksgiving is on the fourth Thursday in November. Use this holiday to teach gratitude, thankfulness, American history, and the significant role that agriculture played in this early American feast and in the Thanksgiving meal this year and food everyday!
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Teachers and educators who choose to use the Kentucky Farms Feed Me Virtual Field Trip Series for Farm to School Month may request passport booklets for each of their students, a Linking Farm to Table game, and a flash drive of all the field trips.
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Do you have teaching experience and are looking for a little extra income? Do you love educating about agriculture and food production? We are looking for classroom program educators all across Kentucky to meet the new demand for agricultural learning.
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