Idaho Agriculture in the Classroom

Idaho Agriculture in the Classroom Practical, hands-on, and instructional provided to Pre-K through 12 educators to increase agriculture literacy and awareness in students.

AITC is a pro-active state association with membership representing the agriculture industry, commodity commissions/organizations, businesses, individuals, and educators. Materials that are practical, hands-on, and instructional are provided to Pre-K through 12 educators to increase agriculture literacy and awareness in students. AITC is affiliated with the USDA. Idaho's quality programming and ma

terials are provided by a cooperative partnership between the agriculture industry, Idaho State Department of Agriculture, and the University of Idaho College of Agricultural and Life Sciences (CALS).

Teachers, have the idea? We've got the funding. 🌾Idaho AITC is awarding $500 classroom grants to Pre-K–12th grade educat...
08/31/2026

Teachers, have the idea? We've got the funding. 🌾

Idaho AITC is awarding $500 classroom grants to Pre-K–12th grade educators bringing agricultural literacy into their lessons. If you've been wanting to try something new in your classroom, this is your sign, apply by October 9th!

Learn more and apply: https://idaho.agclassroom.org/for-teachers/grants/

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🌏 Join the program that has impacted 9.4+ MILLON students across the globe since 2020! Help us reach 10 million this yea...
08/24/2026

🌏 Join the program that has impacted 9.4+ MILLON students across the globe since 2020! Help us reach 10 million this year!
The Adopt a Cow program is a free, year-long experience for your classroom. After pairing you with a calf from a dairy farm in the United States, you’ll receive progress about her growth and other activities throughout the year – including photos, video updates, activity sheets, suggested lessons that follow Common CORE standards, and even opportunities to write letters to your calf!

➡️ Learn more: discoverdairy.com/adopt

Happy National Potato Day! 🥔🎉Fun fact: Idaho grows more potatoes than any other state, so we had to celebrate.Here's the...
08/19/2026

Happy National Potato Day! 🥔🎉

Fun fact: Idaho grows more potatoes than any other state, so we had to celebrate.

Here's the best part for teachers: the Curriculum Matrix has lesson plans built around potatoes, and they're not just for ag class. These lessons tie into math, science, ELA, and social studies, so if you're teaching any of those, you're already halfway to a potato lesson.

Not an ag teacher? No worries! These are made to plug right into what you're already doing in your classroom.

Head to idahoaitc.org to check out the Curriculum Matrix and find lessons for your grade level.

Welcome back to school! 🍎 A new school year means new chances to bring agriculture into your classroom. Looking for fres...
08/17/2026

Welcome back to school! 🍎 A new school year means new chances to bring agriculture into your classroom. Looking for fresh lesson plans this year? Our AITC Curriculum Matrix has you covered, with resources sorted by grade level and subject so you can find exactly what you need in minutes. Check it out and start the year off strong! https://idaho.agclassroom.org/matrix/

When you choose the agriculture specialty license plate, you're doing more than showing your support for Idaho agricultu...
07/20/2026

When you choose the agriculture specialty license plate, you're doing more than showing your support for Idaho agriculture. Together, we're planting the seeds of knowledge today so Idaho's students can Harvest the Future tomorrow.

Every agriculture specialty plate costs $35, and $25 from each purchase goes directly to Idaho Agriculture in the Classroom. Those funds help provide classroom resources, hands-on learning opportunities, teacher training, and agricultural literacy programs that connect Idaho students with the people, products, and industries that feed, fuel, and clothe our world.

Order your ag plate today! https://dmvonline.itd.idaho.gov/

Thank you for supporting agricultural literacy across Idaho!

07/14/2026

📣Last Call 📣
To register for the free, virtual conference, "Illuminating Agriculture" on Thursday, July 16, 2026 at 10:00 a.m. CST

Join Keynote Speaker, Author Lindsay Metcalf and then sessions will then break out into an Elementary and Secondary track.

Reserve your free spot today at http://bit.ly/4p629ua

⏰ Last Chance to Register! Registration is closing soon for Idaho Agriculture in the Classroom's 2026 On the Road Summer...
07/14/2026

⏰ Last Chance to Register! Registration is closing soon for Idaho Agriculture in the Classroom's 2026 On the Road Summer Workshop on July 28-29.

Join educators from across Idaho for two days of hands-on learning as we tour a cattle operation, hop farm and processing facility, sugar beet farm, Amalgamated Sugar, and a watershed education program. You'll gain firsthand insight into Idaho agriculture while collecting classroom-ready resources and ideas to take back to your students.

⭐Participants will earn professional development credit, receive transportation and meals, and earn bonus points during the 2026-2027 Idaho Agriculture in the Classroom Classroom Grant application process.

Register today before it's too late: https://idaho.agclassroom.org/for-teachers/summer-workshop/

🌱 Grant Spotlight: Prairie Elementary/Jr. High School An AITC classroom grant provided K-8 students at Prairie Elementar...
07/09/2026

🌱 Grant Spotlight: Prairie Elementary/Jr. High School

An AITC classroom grant provided K-8 students at Prairie Elementary/Jr. High School, led by Stephanie Lewis, with resources to explore agriculture through hands-on learning.

Students dissected flowers to learn about plant parts and pollination, explored the role of bees, studied plant life cycles, and discovered how plants grow and reproduce. They also connected agriculture to history by learning about cultivation, Westward Expansion, and Idaho's agricultural roots.

The grant also supported the transformation of a science space in the school's Learning Annex, where students will continue growing seeds and expanding their agriculture education throughout the coming school year.

Through these hands-on experiences, students corrected misconceptions about pollination, photosynthesis, plant reproduction, and plant survival while building knowledge they could apply in their classroom garden and future learning.

🌾 Have you checked out our grant program yet? It's designed to help bring hands-on agriculture education into classrooms across Idaho. Learn more and apply today! https://idaho.agclassroom.org/for-teachers/grants/

🚨 By popular demand, Idaho Agriculture in the Classroom Classroom Grants are back and now LIVE! Idaho Pre-K through 12th...
07/06/2026

🚨 By popular demand, Idaho Agriculture in the Classroom Classroom Grants are back and now LIVE!

Idaho Pre-K through 12th grade educators can apply for $500 classroom grants to bring agricultural literacy into their classrooms.

Visit our website to learn more about eligibility and apply before the October 9, 2026 deadline.

⭐ Bonus! Teachers who participated in this year's Idaho Agriculture in the Classroom Summer Workshop will receive additional points during the grant evaluation process.

Apply today! https://idaho.agclassroom.org/for-teachers/grants/

Have you heard about the new ePotato Curriculum or Dairy in a Box? 👀One of the featured stops during the Idaho Agricultu...
07/03/2026

Have you heard about the new ePotato Curriculum or Dairy in a Box? 👀

One of the featured stops during the Idaho Agriculture in the Classroom Western Idaho Workshop is a special curriculum session with Matt Fisher, where you'll learn how to confidently integrate both the ePotato and Dairy in a Box curriculum into your classroom.

Matt will walk you through the lessons, share classroom implementation tips, and show you how these engaging, standards-aligned resources can help bring Idaho agriculture to life for your students.

✨ Even better? Every workshop participant will receive the curriculum kits to take home and use in their own classroom!

If you've been looking for ready-to-use, hands-on agricultural literacy resources, this is a session you won't want to miss.

📅 July 28-29, 2026
📍 Western Idaho

Register today and leave with practical classroom resources, fresh ideas, and curriculum that's ready to use this school year! https://pci.jotform.com/form/260824340774155

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