AITC Between the Rows e-Newsletter
Between the Rows is a monthly newsletter for participating teachers, volunteers, and friends of Nebraska Agriculture in the Classroom.
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June is Dairy Month!
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…
LAST CHANCE! Register for a FREE Conference
Register for the Making the Connection Agricultural Literacy Conference June 9, 2025 at Younes Conference Center North in Kearney. Farmers, ranchers, educators, and agriculture professionals are encouraged to attend…
Featured Picture Book
Chuck’s Ice Cream Wish (Tales of a Dairy Godmother) by VIola Butler With the help of his Dairy Godmother, Chuck is taken—poof!—on a memorable and delicious adventure…
Catch Us at NCE June 11th!
Join our workshop at the Nebraska Career Educators Conference in Kearney. Wednesday, June 11th 9:00 – 9:45 a.m. Chief Careers: Agriculture for every Ambition Science, Technology, Business,…
Classroom Visit Success!
Thank you for a great year – see you this fall! We’re so grateful for the opportunity to work with such passionate and dedicated Agriculture in the Classroom teachers.…
Rooting for Agriculture
Nebraska Agriculture in the Classroom is wrapping up another impactful school year, with our educators actively engaging students and teachers across the state. From hands-on lessons to meaningful classroom…
Apply for Grants!
The White-Reinhardt Grant Program funds projects that will increase agricultural literacy. County and state Farm Bureaus may apply for $1,000 grants for education programs for grades K-12 in order…
Rooting for Agriculture-National Agriculture Week in Nebraska!
We celebrate the industry that feeds, clothes, and energizes our world! We are #RootingforAg because when agriculture does well, we all do well! https://youtu.be/snFumZmn7N8?si=NDSvdwELlLtQmkDL
Ag Pen Pal Program
Classrooms, please send your final letter by April 30. If you have not received a second letter from your classroom pen pal, please contact Hadisa at agpenpal@nefb.org or (402)…
Agriculture in the Classroom Educators Cultivating Ag Awareness Year-Round!
Highlighting the wonders of all things agriculture, the Nebraska Agriculture in the Classroom (AITC) Education Specialists spend their time in classrooms throughout the state. This year, AITC educators have been in 560 classrooms and…
Complete Your Checklist by April 30 to Win SWAG and Classroom Resources!
Nebraska Agriculture in the Classroom (AITC) is excited to recognize and reward teachers who participate in AITC programs and use AITC resources. The first 50 teachers who stamp six…
Agriculture Reading Hour
Thank you to everyone who volunteered to read a book for the Agriculture Reading Hour Program. All books have been distributed. If you received a book, here…
Celebrate Earth Day with your Grade Specific Lesson!
The Soil We Grow In Grades K-2 Students determine the importance and complexity of the Earth’s soil View K-2 Lesson What’s Our Soil Worth? Grades 3-5 Students determine that topsoil…
Featured Book to Celebrate Arbor Day: The Tree Farmer
Challenged by his grandson as to how he can grow beautiful trees only to cut them down, the tree farmer shares his knowledge and understanding of trees as…
Making the Connection: FREE Conference
Save the Date for the Making the Connection Agricultural Literacy Conference June 9, 2025 at Younes Conference Center North in Kearney. Farmers, ranchers, educators, and professionals are encouraged to attend this…
