Education

Discover what is happening in agricultural education from elementary school through college. This section contains information on 4-H, FFA, ag-related degrees, and more.
Kennedy Spriggs riding horse Pesto
FFA program introduces members to careers in the equine industry
Kinlyn Hinson leans against a fence, also displaying two navy blue FFA jacket.s
FFA New Century Farmer Conference paves the way for aspiring producers
Kansas State '23 graduate Sydney Garrett.
15 minutes with Kansas State University graduate Sydney Garrett
Young adults closing the back of a packed moving truck
'Brain drain' persists in much of America's heartland
Astronaut Peggy Whitson holds soybeans growing in space in July 2002.
Peggy Whitson: From 4-H to space
Peter Bliss is named the 2022 National FFA Star Farmer
How FFA helped shape Peter Bliss' future in farming
Keisha Thompson
15 Minutes With a Farmer podcast: How FFA brought Keisha Thompson back to ag
Illustration of a family of five standing outside their two-story house in the snow, next to a red present almost as tall as the house.
Farmer asks: When is the best time to give large financial gifts?
Foraged and pickled dandelion greens
Edible weed species in your own backyard
Heather Barnes demonstrating sheep shearing
How 4-H changed my life
School nutrition director meets farmers
School nutrition directors on the farm
Doctor visit
Continuing education for physicians focuses on farmer mental health
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Successful Farming staff remember their FFA days
Adam Ingrao teaching beekeeping skills to veterans
Veterans protect national food security by becoming beekeepers
New farmers of America book
Discovering the New Farmers of America
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Attend a Women in Ag conference in 2023
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Iowa State to host Farm Transitions Conference
School covers
School days featured on vintage Successful Farming covers
Men build a road as part of the CCC
On this day in agriculture history | April 5
A field of emerging corn.
Successful Farming magazine's history is no April Fool's joke
Map of drought conditions April 1, 2003
On this day in agriculture history | April 1
An ethanol plant with the sunset in the background.
On this day in agriculture history | March 30
A flooded field.
On this day in agriculture history | March 29
Distinguished 4H students from around the country and Canada came to the U.S. Department of Agriculture to present ideas
On this day in agriculture history | March 28
Norman Borlaug statue
On this day in agriculture history | March 25
teenage girls on laptop
Virtual conference includes sessions for farm youth
FFA students stand wearing blue jackets at National FFA Convention
Blue jackets return to Indianapolis for 2021 FFA Convention
Oregon dairy farmer and author Derrick Josi stands in his cattle barn wearing a blue shirt and jeans
Q&A: Derrick Josi, Oregon dairy farmer and author
4-H clover logo
Successful Farming staff share favorite 4-H memories
ag teacher and students in greenhouse
Conference helps educators teach about ag
Luke Prater in a cornfield wearing an FFA jacket
Senior year traditions mean more in 2021
A storm rolls in over a farm.
On this day in agriculture history | Monday, April 12, 2021
Milk being put into a glass bottle
On this day in agriculture history | Thursday, April 8, 2021
Black and white photo of Henry Ford
On this day in agriculture history | Wednesday, April 7, 2021
Perude and his wife tour Keenland in Kentucky
On this day in agriculture history | Tuesday, April 6, 2021
A windmill at a ranch
On this day in agriculture history | Friday, April 2, 2021
A flooded field in summer.
On this day in agriculture history | March 31
A UTV rides across a farm at sunset.
On this day in agriculture history | Saturday, March 27, 2021
Grain spills out of a flood ravaged grain bin in Iowa
On this day in agriculture history | Friday, March 26, 2021
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A degree didn't make me a farmer
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On this day in agriculture history | Wednesday, March 24, 2021
A windmill at a ranch
On this day in agriculture history | Tuesday, March 23, 2021
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On this day in agriculture history | Monday, March 22, 2021
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A beautiful way to learn
Wilson sisters
Cooped-up farm kids have had it with COVID-19
prater boys getting off school bus
Learning in uncertain times
food bullying book cover
Food Bullying: Excerpts from the book
all natural food label
Food bullying: part 2
Olivia Harrington with 4H fair project
Virtual fair available for 4-H members
prater boys getting off school bus
COVID-19 resources available for rural educators
Emily Wilson fair
Online auctions an option for some amid fair closings
Jake Prater graduation parade
A strange end to senior year
Working from home
Rural Internet Access A Challenge
Jane Marshall teaches a cooking demonstration in her farmhouse kitchen.
What time is supper?
A farmer doing chores.
Shark Farmer: Is knowing you're right enough?
Jayson and Will Prater walking fence
Keep kids' minds engaged while school's out
Ag students can learn online
kid art
Agriculture Answers a Mother's Prayer
Food Bullying by Michele Payn
Food bullying: Part 1
2020 FFA week is underway
A sea of blue jackets
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Q&A: Catherine Feuillet, Geneticist and Molecular Biologist
Nutrition students visit farm
Strength In Numbers