Kentucky Agriculture and Environment in the Classroom was formed in 1992 to provide agricultural, environmental, and practical living literacy programs across the Bluegrass. This is accomplished through developing partnerships with Kentucky’s agricultural and educational organizations.
#TeachKyAg has developed and updated many lessons that meet current Kentucky Academic Standards for subject matter you are already teaching. You may browse our catalog by topic, by grade level soon.
We have several mobile programs and presenters that will visit schools throughout Kentucky. Programs are available for K-12 and vocational classrooms.
#TeachKyAg provides training workshops for teachers, pre-service teachers, agri-business professionals, volunteer educators, and potential program facilitators.
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.
MIDDLE SCHOOL SCIENCE: Students will gain a deeper understanding of how the pig, as a natural resource, can be used to aid in the needs of humans as our populations grow.
Incubating and hatching eggs in the classroom is a great way to teach students about animal life cycles and needs of living things. Here are several resources to help you do this successfully.
Intermediate Science: Students will understand how plants (cover crops) on the farm prevent soil erosion and filter water.
Learn the life cycle, jobs, and communication skills of honey bees!
GRADES: 3+ Cash Cow takes students on a journey of caring for a herd of beef cattle in hopes they will maximize their profits at the end of the game. Sponsored by the Kentucky Cattlemen's Association and Kentucky Beef Council.
Learn about agriculture and farming in your community by choosing the county where you live.
Kentucky Farm Bureau Teacher Workshops Will Be Held Across Kentucky this June
Feeding the Future
We work to provide students and teachers with accurate knowledge of food, fiber, and renewable resource production with hopes of instilling an appreciation for agriculture’s impact on our quality of life. Today’s students are tomorrow’s consumers and food and farming workforce.
Our sponsors and program partners make our work possible. Thank you to our Kentucky agricultural community!
Each year, we work to bring agriculture literacy to more students and teachers than the year before. We do this through programs, resources, and training, but our impact grows when individuals and organizations introduce #teachkyag in their communities.
These students participate in our programs and receive instruction from teachers and volunteer educators who utilize our resources and training.
Each of these counties has utilized our programs and resources in some way over the past five years. Red counties have been recently added.
We have more than 2,000 teachers and educators utilizing our programs and resources. Many more continue to use our resources regularly.
Our team is made up of passionate agriculture advocates and educators. We are regularly looking for more people to serve in various capacities.
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