Summer Ag Institute

07/12/2026

Is this post late? Yes. Very. But, this year’s Summer Agriculture Institute was such a success! We had 24 enthusiastic teachers join us for the week, and they heard from more than 25 different industry experts. At the end-of-the-week Appreciation Dinner, two comments that stood out were:

"You just let us in to your world, and my huge takeaway was that farming is being in touch with their environment."

"I had the assumption that above a certain size you have to sacrifice the soil, and that could not be further from the truth."

Thank you to all of the teachers who made the week such a wonderful learning experience!

06/17/2026

Day #2 included a whole lot of fun tour stops! We started at an Organic Valley dairy farm, then to a hazelnut orchard, a hop farm, and then a winery. Mid-afternoon, each teacher got to go on an overnight stay on a local farm - the highlight of the program!

A huge thank you to all our Day #2 presenters and all of our host farms and families!

06/17/2026

We kicked off our week of the 2026 SAI with a hot topic: GMOs! (Yes, we also spent the afternoon outside in the 95-degree sun.)

In addition to GMOs, we learned about land grant universities, plant identification, soil, and grass seed. Thank you to all our presenters, tour hosts, and meal sponsors!

03/15/2026

We are well into planning the 2026 Summer Agriculture Institute! This year, SAI will be held June 15-19 in Corvallis. SAI is a three-credit, week-long, graduate-level class through Oregon State University that educates Oregon K-12 teachers who have little or no background in agriculture.

The goal of SAI is to help educators use agriculture as a context for teaching core academic subjects—science, math, social studies, and English. Reach out or check out our website to find out more!

Summer Agriculture Institute (SAI) is a three-credit, week-long, graduate-level class through Oregon State University that educates K-12 teachers who have little or no background in agriculture. The goal of SAI is to help educators use agriculture as a context for teaching core academic subjects—s...

02/01/2026

🎨 Oregon Agriculture in the Classroom is excited to once again announce its annual Calendar Art Contest!

🧑🏻‍🎨Students in grades K-6 are allowed to enter, and artwork must feature Oregon agriculture. Thirteen lucky winners will be selected, and each winner will receive $50. Winners will also have their artwork featured in the 2026-27 School-Year Calendar.

❗Artwork must be submitted by May 1.

➡️ Check out our website for more information: https://oregonaitc.org/programs/calendar/