Teaching and Outreach

2+ day, 16+ hour ago   (178+ words) Farm to school is going strong across the U.S., reaching millions of students with school gardens, farm field trips and local food on cafeteria trays. These practices help children learn about where food comes from and make healthier choices while also…...

2+ day, 19+ hour ago   (462+ words) Mains of Culsh named finalist in Dairy Farm of the Year The Scottish Farmer McLean family merges organic farms into 300ha system Mains of Culsh, New Deer, is home to the McLean family’s 170-cow pedigree organic Holstein herd, run under the…...

3+ day, 9+ hour ago   (270+ words) LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (KAIT) - The U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development announced $4,872,385 in Distance Learning and Telemedicine grants for seven educational institutions across Arkansas to expand access to education for rural students. USDA Rural Development Arkansas State Director David Branscum announced…...

3+ day, 12+ hour ago   (54+ words) WHSV John Wayland Elementary School celebrates ‘Farm to School week’ Page County schools post gains in state performance results This Day in History: The Office of Homeland Security is created The Paw Report: A visit to the RHSPCA and tips…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (270+ words) A student practices with her stethoscope. Ag students pose with livestock. Here’s some highlights about Eastern Teacher Mrs. Campbell and her efforts to revitalize the agriculture program: Kristen Campbell joined our staff last year. In one year, she has grown…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (27+ words) South Sumter High School celebrated the selection of its agriculture teacher and FFA advisor to participate in the Florida Agricultural Education Leadership Program for the school year....

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (405+ words) PATHANAMTHITTA: At a government school tucked away in the Sabarimala forest, lessons do not end with books and blackboards. Here, children are taught self-reliance through the food they eat, the clothes they wear, and the care they receive from their…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (167+ words) A well-established 121-hectare dairy farm in the Hauraki Plains, offering productive pasture, quality infrastructure and a strong focus on long-term farm resilience. With the option to continue with the dairy operation or transition to a large-scale runoff system. Since 2022, the…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (239+ words) Robert is the fifth generation of Troys to farm in Newtownshandrum and the fifth of 12 children himself. He studied mechanical engineering, but a three-month placement in New Zealand in 1993 opened his eyes to what grass-based dairying could achieve. He returned…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (623+ words) Irish Farmers Journal Two cows in the 180-cow Loughrey herd carry a significance out of all proportion to their numbers. They belong to 12-year-old Tom. His father, Thomas, pays the feed bill and does the work, but the milk cheque,…...