Nebraska Agriculture in the Classroom

Nebraska Agriculture in the Classroom is wrapping up another impactful school year, helping students and teachers discover how agriculture fuels our communities and economy.

Through hands-on lessons, we're inspiring the next generation to understand the importance of agriculture in Nebraska.

You can help keep this momentum going! Make a gift today to invest in the future of Nebraska agriculture:

Thank you for your support! 🌾💚

June marks National Dairy Month – a time to celebrate cattle farmers and ranchers and the dairy industry. Learn more about dairy and how to incorporate this topic in your summer program or at your county fair!

🧈Make Butter 👉 https://nefbfoundation.org/make-take-activity-better-butter/
🧀Make Mozzarella 👉 https://agclassroom.org/matrix/lessons/813/
🍦Make Ice Cream 👉 https://nefbfoundation.org/make-take-activity-ice-cream-in-a-bag/

Meet Presley, a farm girl who takes you inside the busy world of a modern corn farm! Follow along as she and her family plant, protect, and harvest one of America’s top-producing commodities. Discover all the hard work, teamwork, and fun that go into every ear of corn. Don't miss out on the adventure. Grab your copy today!

My Family's Corn Farm Meet Presley – a farm girl who narrates the busy life of a modern, working corn farm in this fun and informative picture book about a family growing one of the top crops of American agriculture. There are a lot of jobs to do on the family farm! Presley and her farm family work on planting corn, wa...

Thank you to our sponsors of the 28th Annual Nebraska Farm Bureau Foundation Golf Classic!

A special thank you to Lancaster County Farm Bureau, our Title Sponsor, along with Sarpy County Farm Bureau, our Lunch Sponsor, and Douglas County Farm Bureau, our Cart Sponsor. Your support helps make this event possible and advances the Nebraska Farm Bureau Foundation’s mission of promoting agricultural literacy across Nebraska.

Join us on Monday, July 13, at Tiburon Golf Club in Omaha for a great day on the course supporting a great cause.

There’s still time to register your team! For more information, contact Lona at (402) 421-4780 or [email protected].

Tomorrow, June 5, 2026, is the last day to pre-register for conference. All registrations after this date must be done on-site at the conference.

Tomorrow, June 5, 2026, is the last day to pre-register for conference. All registrations after this date must be done on-site at the conference.

Join us in Providence, Rhode Island, June 22-25, 2026, for the premier professional development event for pre-K through 12th grade teachers, volunteers, and professionals in agricultural literacy.

Conference registration includes teacher professional development workshops, delicious meals, a traveling workshop experience into Rhode Island's and Massachusetts's agriculture industry, networking and resource sharing with fellow educators and industry experts in agriculture and education, optional tours, and more!

Register today at https://agclassroom.org/conference/.

May is National Beef Month! 🥩 Let's celebrate our amazing cattle farmers & the beef industry. Check out our Beef A to Z poster and explore more materials designed to help teachers teach and students learn. 🌱📚 https://bit.ly/3X12a6f

🇺🇸🌺 Honoring Memorial Day 🌺🇺🇸

On the last Monday of May, we observe Memorial Day, formerly known as Decoration Day. Today, we commemorate all the brave men and women who have made the ultimate sacrifice in military service for the United States. 🕊️🎖️

Let's honor their sacrifice and cherish the freedoms they fought to protect. 🙏🇺🇸

A $100 gift can support a Nebraska Agriculture in the Classroom presentation for K-12 students, helping bring agriculture directly to schools across Nebraska.

These interactive presentations spark curiosity, build connections to agriculture and help students better understand the role agriculture plays in their everyday lives.

Your generosity today can create learning opportunities that make an impact all year long.

Make your gift at: nefbfoundation.org/donate-now/

Apply for a Christina Sue Lilja Resource Grant! 🌾

The Christina Sue Lilja Resource Grants offer financial support to educators seeking to acquire agricultural literacy resources from the Ag Foundation store.

Previously known as White-Reinhardt Resource Grants, these grants are funded by the CSL Foundation.

The CSL Foundation was founded to uphold the late AFBFA director Christy Lilja's commitment to aiding those in need while promoting the education of K-12 teachers and students about the significance of agriculture.

Don't miss out—applications are due July 17! 👉

Christina Sue Lilja Resource Grants | American Farm Bureau Foundation for Agriculture Christina Sue Lilja Resource Grants provides funds for educators to purchase ag literacy resources from the Ag Foundation store.