Iowa Agriculture Literacy Foundation

Motivate Student Readers!

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Students Can Become a Published Author!

Iowa students in grades 3-8 are welcome to participate in this student writing competition.

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Online Lessons and More!

Find yourself needing to set up online or virtual classes? Need some activities to supplement student learning and keep students active and engaged as learners? Here are some of our best guides and resources.

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Request a Guest Speaker

Our team of experts are ready and on stand-by to help you make core curriculum connections using agriculture. Using agriculture to help students learn about core subjects like science or social studies just makes sense.

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2021 National Agriculture in the Classroom Conference

Join us and more than 500 people from across the U.S. for this exciting professional development conference. Tours, networking, keynote speakers, and much more!

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High Steaks! Beef Marketing Competition

Use your creativity and develop a marketing strategy for beef! Learn about agriculture careers, nutrition, and the beef industry. You can win up to $200 and a beef lunch for your classroom.

Our Mission

The Iowa Agriculture Literacy Foundation mission is to educate Iowans with a focus on youth regarding the breadth and global significance of agriculture.

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Spotlight / Lesson Plans

Agriculture Lesson Plans

Get lesson plans created by IALF as well as successful plans submitted by your teaching peers. All for free!

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Spotlight / Publications

Iowa Ag Today

Iowa Ag Today is a free publication intended for use with students. Each edition comes with a teacher’s guide that includes discussion points, alignment with existing standards and learning objectives, and assessments.

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Just for Students

Looking for interesting information made just for students interested in agriculture? Look no further.

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Latest News

West Pott. Co. Farm Bureau Donates $10,000 to Loess Hills Agriculture in the Classroom

1/12/2021

Read Across Iowa Celebrations to Encourage Students: Free Books Available to Educators for March Activities

1/11/2021

A Bushel of Stories Writing Contest to Inspire Student Authors

1/8/2021

Shelby Co. Farm Bureau Donated $10,000 to Loess Hills Agriculture in the Classroom

12/22/2020

Des Moines Teacher Recognized for Excellence in Teaching about Agriculture

12/16/2020

Agriculture-Related Classroom Projects Around the Country to Receive CHS Foundation Grant Funding

12/15/2020

2020 Annual Report

12/15/2020

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