Wisconsin Farm Bureau Foundation’s Agriculture in the Classroom program has awarded $5,000 to educators and agricultural literacy programs. Grant dollars will support innovative core curricula initiatives that incorporate agriculture concepts while helping students meet academic standards and develop career readiness skills. “Agriculture is one of Wisconsin’s largest sectors, providing nearly one in every nine jobs […]
Jessica Rettler, a teacher from Tri- County Elementary, was recognized today as a 2023 National Excellence in Teaching About Agriculture Award recipient during the National Agriculture in the Classroom Conference. Rettler is one of seven teachers recognized during the conference, which is taking place June 26-29 in Orlando, Florida. The National Agriculture in the Classroom
Jessica Rettler, a teacher at Tri-County Elementary, has been selected as one of eight recipients of the 2023 National Excellence in Teaching About Agriculture Award. The National Agriculture in the Classroom Organization (NAITCO), U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture and Farm Credit partner each year to honor teachers in pre-kindergarten through 12th
Wisconsin Ag in the Classroom awards a total of $4000 to ag literacy projects. Wisconsin Farm Bureau Foundation’s Agriculture in the Classroom program has awarded $4,000 to educators and agriculture literacy programs. Grant dollars will support innovative core curricula initiatives that incorporate agriculture concepts while helping students meet academic standards and develop career readiness skills.
The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection’s (DATCP) Alice in Dairyland program is partnering with the Wisconsin Farm Bureau Federation’s Ag in the Classroom program to promote specialty crops in classrooms across the state. Utilizing a Specialty Crop Block Grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), the partnership aims to breathe new
Jessica Rettler has been named the 2022 Wisconsin Agriculture in the Classroom Outstanding Educator. Rettler is a fourth-grade educator at Tri-County Elementary School in Plainfield. The Outstanding Educator Award honors K-12 educators who work to enhance student learning and achievement in core subjects while increasing student awareness and understanding of the important role agriculture plays
Wisconsin Ag in the Classroom awards a total of $4000 to ag literacy projects Wisconsin Farm Bureau Foundation’s Agriculture in the Classroom program has awarded $4,000 to schools and educators to support innovative core curricula initiatives that incorporate agriculture. “Agriculture is one of Wisconsin’s largest sectors, providing nearly one in every nine jobs in our
The Wisconsin Ag in the Classroom Program announced today that it is launching a new logo. The new logo was selected to better align the program with National Agriculture in the Classroom. The new logo kicks off a rebranding process that will include an e-newsletter and a refresh to the program’s website. “Education is the
Mollie Goral, a fifth-grade student from Denmark, is the state winner of the Wisconsin Ag in the Classroom Essay Contest. Wisconsin fourth and fifth graders were asked to write a 100-to-300-word essay with the theme, ‘What’s Popping in Wisconsin? Corn’s value to our state’s economy’ . Mollie is the daughter of Jeff and Erica Goral.
The Wisconsin Farm Bureau Foundation’s Ag in the Classroom program has awarded $6,000 to schools and organizations to expand agricultural literacy. Groups, schools and organizations can apply for up to $500 as part of the Ag in the Classroom’s matching grant program to support a project, provided they have a source of matching funds. 2022
