Education Articles
Stories related to KFB's Education efforts
6/4/2018
In its ongoing support of Kansas FFA Association, KFB awarded 10 grants worth $5,000 to FFA chapters. The grants help fund chapters partnering with county Farm Bureaus on local projects.
4/12/2018
Five deserving teachers will be selected as regional winners of the KFB Foundation for Agriculture Excellence in Teaching Award. These individuals will be awarded $600 to apply toward attending the National Agriculture in the Classroom Conference in Phoenix, Arizona, or a $200 cash prize to purchase agriculture education supplies for his/her classroom.
1/30/2018
The American Farm Bureau Foundation for Agriculture has awarded seven $1,000 mini-grants to communities across the nation through the White-Reinhardt Fund for Education program.
12/21/2017
Registration for 2018 Be Ag-Wise workshops is now open. Workshops will be held in Manhattan, Colby, Garden City and Bonner Springs.
11/1/2017
The Kansas Farm Bureau Foundation for Agriculture and Kansas Foundation for Agriculture in the Classroom are announcing the 2018 Excellence in Teaching regional award winners. This award is given to exemplary teachers who integrate agriculture into their classroom.
11/1/2017
The U.S. Apple Association, the School Nutrition Association and the National Association of State Departments of Agriculture are teaming up for a new initiative called Apples4Ed.
10/26/2017
Kansas Farm Bureau and Kansas Family, Career and Community Leaders of America are teaming up to make grants available for projects in communities across Kansas.
7/11/2017
The American Farm Bureau Foundation for Agriculture has awarded 10 $500 mini-grants to communities across the nation through the White-Reinhardt Fund for Education program. The grants are allocated through county and state Farm Bureaus and are used to create new agricultural literacy projects or expand existing agricultural literacy efforts.
6/20/2017
Five Farm Bureaus (two of whom are in Kansas!) were selected from a competitive pool of applicants to each receive a $500 grant from the American Farm Bureau Women’s Leadership Program to help fund “Our Food Link” projects.