Kansas Foundation for Agriculture in the Classroom

Board Member Monday!
Say hello to board member Jennifer Latzke! Jennifer is the Editor of Kansas Farmer. She travels across the U.S. to share stories about wheat, sorghum, corn, cotton, dairy, and beef, offering breaking news and policy updates at the local, state, and national levels. She brings years of experience in communications and marketing to the board as well as many important industry relationships.
Jennifer believes connecting children to the natural world around them through agriculture and the ag sciences can only put them on a path to success as adults.
We are grateful for Jennifer's passion, skills, and support to help us move forward in 2026!

TODAY is the LAST day to apply for one of our $500 educator mini-grants! These mini-grants are open to educators in two categories: first-year teachers/those new to a specific grade level, and teachers who want to start a new agriculture-based project in their classrooms.⁠
Learn more: https://ksagclassroom.org/teacher/grants_mini/

From the smallest towns in southwest Kansas to the largest cities in the northeast corner, KFAC is there. We are a statewide nonprofit made up of board members, educators, and partners from across Kansas, all working together to bring ag literacy into classrooms in every corner of the state. Our reach spans all 105 Kansas counties, and everything we do is rooted in Kansas and focused on Kansas students. We are a statewide organization in every sense of the word, and we are grateful for every person who makes that possible.

Did you know the Adopt a Cow program impacted 1.7+ million students last school year? Here are some fast facts about the program:
✔️ Ideal for virtual or in-person instruction
✔️ Follows some Common CORE standards
✔️ Interactive farm tours and virtual chats available
✔️ FREE for all classrooms
➡️ Enroll by September 15: discoverdairy.com/adopt

For 21 days, Danel Wolcott's fourth graders in Plainville monitored an incubator, candled eggs, tracked temperature and humidity, and waited.
When the first chick pipped through its shell, the room went silent.
A KFAC Educator Mini-Grant funded the full experience: incubator, fertilized eggs, brooder supplies, heat lamps, and everything needed to do it right. Students who started the project believing eggs came from the grocery store finished it able to explain poultry production, animal development, and the role Kansas agriculture plays in their daily lives.
The empathy that showed up along the way was something Wolcott did not expect. Students became genuinely protective of the eggs, and then the chicks, because real responsibility tends to do that.
They were still talking about it long after the chicks were gone.
Applications for the next mini-grant cycle are now open. Learn more about Danel and apply here: https://ksagclassroom.org/teacher-center/grants-and-scholarships/featured-educators/danel-wolcott/
Sponsored by the Kansas Department of Agriculture.

The summer is a great time to look at when planting and harvesting crops happen in Kansas!
Here is a poster for your classroom, too! https://ksagclassroom.org/ksresource/kansas-harvest/

Looking for a ready-made classroom resource that brings agriculture to life? Where The Food Comes From is a TV and YouTube show that travels the country, visiting farms and following the food chain, from research labs and college campuses to packinghouses and distributors. With 65 episodes and 400 shorts covering everything from conventional farming to urban agriculture and even space farming, there is something for every classroom. Now officially part of USDA National Agriculture in the Classroom, each episode aligns with the NAITC lesson matrix, making it easy to find the right fit for your students. Explore episodes and educator resources at

Ag In The Classroom - Where The Food Comes From Explore Where The Food Comes From episodes for teachers. Browse educational videos by NAITC-related food, farming, and agriculture categories.

Every lunchbox has a story.
A sandwich started as wheat in a Kansas field. Milk began on a dairy farm down the road. An apple was grown, picked, and packed, and most students will never know where it came from unless we teach it.
On August 25, 2026, KFAC is joining the Alma Community Foundation's Match Day for a third year. Donations made through the Alma Community Foundation to participating nonprofits, including KFAC's fund, will be matched 50% that day.
Every gift helps put that story into more Kansas classrooms. Together, we can help thousands more Kansas students see agriculture every time they open their lunchbox.

Looking for posters for your classroom to start the school year off right? We've got you covered! Our supporting resources page includes everything from plant part labeling posters and growth cycles to by-products and fun facts. Many of our posters now have different versions to suit different learning levels.
Check out all the free, printable posters at
https://ksagclassroom.org/ksresource/supporting_resources/

Kindel Baxter teaches sixth-grade ELA. She also runs an after-school garden club for third- and fourth-graders in Shawnee because she decided city kids deserved a real connection to where their food comes from.
The Green Garden Club at Ray Marsh Elementary ran eight weeks in the fall and eight weeks in the spring, funded in part by a KFAC Educator Mini-Grant. Students made homemade ice cream, grew two outdoor gardens, learned about Kansas crops and commodities, and made butter from scratch.
Most of the fall members came back for spring. One student showed up with plants she had grown at home and explained the whole process to her classmates.
That is what happens when curiosity gets a place to land.
Applications for the next mini-grant cycle are now open. Learn more about Kindel and apply here: https://ksagclassroom.org/teacher-center/grants-and-scholarships/featured-educators/kindel-baxter/
Sponsored by the Kansas Department of Agriculture.