ag education

In early December, three member of the Idaho Farm Bureau Federation were chosen to join national committees with the American Farm Bureau Federation. Alan Clark, Photo: IFBF Alan Clark, a rancher and farmer from Rigby, was selected to serve a two-year term on AFBF’s Promotion and Education Committee. The ...

In an effort to keep the future of the farming industry strong, America’s Farmers Grow AG Leaders works to award scholarships to students pursuing a variety of agriculture-related careers. Erin Glarner, Grow Ag Leaders Program Manager, said the program was developed in 2015 to encourage rural students. “ ...

One of the many events that took a hit in 2020 because of the pandemic, the local, regional and even state fairs across the northwest. In an effort to help those fairs weather this financial storm, Central Washington’s Dan Newhouse is a co-sponsor of the Agricultural Fairs Rescue Act. The ...

Columbia Basin College’s Agricultural Program has been named the “Outstanding Post-Secondary Agriculture Program” in the western United States for 2020, a region that is made up of ten states. The National Association of Agricultural Educators (NAAE) will recognize CBC’s program in a conference tentatively scheduled for December. CBC’s Ag Program offers ...

In an effort to educate consumers about the importance of international trade and retailers, the Washington Apple Commission has launched a series of videos.   The series is divided into nine segments highlighting Trade, Technology, Food Safety, Journey of an Apple, Marketing Washington Apples, Integrated Pest Management & Organics, Lifecycle of an Apple Tree, History of Washington Apples and

Congratulations to Nathan and Jessica Moore.  Not only are they both Ag teachers and FFA advisors in Washington, he with Colton, while she works in Oakesdale, they both were awarded national money to improve their efforts to teach Ag in the Classroom, through the Grow Rural Education Program by Bayer.  ...

Walla Walla’s Hannah Ruth Pettyjohn discusses why she's so focused on becoming an Ag teacher.       If you have a story idea for the Washington Ag Network, call (509) 547-1618, or e-mail gvaagen@cherrycreekradio.com...

Moses Lake Republican Tom Dent has been elected to the board of directors of the State Agriculture and Rural Leaders origination.  The group focuses on cooperation, leadership and educational opportunities for leaders who are passionate about Ag and the rural community, not just across the U.S., ...

Growth Energy announced a new partnership with the National Association of Agricultural Educators to help promote biofuels in high school classrooms across America.  It’s the first industry-supported biofuels curriculum and designed to provide students with a guided in-classroom experience.  It also ...

Ag Secretary Sonny Perdue is calling on the agriculture industry to fight back against the "Fear Your Food" movement.  At last week’s 95th Ag Outlook Forum, Perdue said the “Fear Your Food” movement could harm efforts to feed the world’s soaring population and shouldn’t go unanswered.   "This growing fear has th...