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The ninth annual National Teach Ag Day celebration will take place on Thursday, September 19. National Teach Ag Day is designed to encourage others to teach school based agriculture and recognize the important role that agriculture teachers play in our schools and communities. Every year the National Teach Ag Campaign hosts a live webcast event somewhere in the country in conjunction with National Teach Ag Day. National Teach Ag Day is a part of the National Teach Ag Campaign, an initiative of the National Council for Agricultural Education, led by the National Association of Agricultural Educators. Funding for the National Teach Ag Campaign is provided by the CHS Foundation, Corteva Agriscience™ Agriculture Division of DowDuPont™, Growth Energy, and BASF as a special project of the National FFA Foundation.
National Teach Ag Day is for anyone who wants to celebrate school-based agricultural education, share the story of agricultural education’s importance and effectiveness in the United States, and encourage students to consider careers as agricultural educators. Anyone who wants to participate can find a variety of resources to help them talk about agricultural education at www.naae.org/teachag.
Agricultural educators and agricultural education advocates will engage in a variety of activities to celebrate and promote the career of agricultural education. These activities may include capitol rallies, special lessons, community activities, and more. The Teach Ag website is a clearinghouse of resources to help teachers and advocates, and free resources found there include a video, suggested teaching activities, games, and giveaway items.
National Teach Ag Day is a part of the National Teach Ag Campaign, an initiative of the National Council for Agricultural Education, led by the National Association of Agricultural Educators and sponsored by the CHS Foundation, Corteva Agriscience™ Agriculture Division of DowDuPont™, BASF, Herman & Bobbie Wilson, and Growth Energy, as a special project of the National FFA Foundation.
Highlights from 2018 National Teach Ag Day
2018 Teach Ag Day Media Packet
News Release Template
Modify this and send to your newspaper or other media outlets to share how your class or program celebrated National Teach Ag Day.
Newsletter Article about National Teach Ag Day
For state association newsletters, or any place an article about National Teach Ag Day is needed. Use as is or modify.
Click the button to the left to search for media in your area, then share your Teach Ag Day Plans.
Social Media Tips and Starters
This year's Teach Ag Day hashtag is #tagged18
Example wording for an official Teach Ag Day proclamation
Rep. Travis W. Childers (D-MS) sponsored an official national proclamation for Teach Ag Day 2010, and several states followed suit. Here is the national proclamation, which can be used as an example for creating something at the state level.
Minnesota has also offered to share their proclamation wording in Word format so it can be easily modified.
Tag a Future Ag Teacher!
Do you know someone who would make a great ag teacher? Send them this card to encourage them to begin their journey to the BEST.CAREER.EVER!
Follow this link for a PDF version of the card.
Teach Ag Day Ads
Looking to promote National Teach Ag Day? Check out these advertisements that you can use in your program, on social media, and however else you would like to promote National Teach Ag Day! Downloadable in .jpg format.
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Click here to download all of the ads in a PDF document.
We want to hear about what you're doing on Teach Ag Day. Drop us a line at ethompson.naae@uky.edu. Need help planning an event? Send an email to the same place, and we'll help any way we can.
There are no limits to the ways you can do to bring attention to the great profession of agricultural education, especially on Teach Ag Day. Here are links to some resources we've created to make the job easier.
Teach Ag Activities, Lessons, & Games
Find resources for middle/high school, post-secondary level, adult farm-business management, university programs, state agricultural education leaders, and the general public. We also have a list of ways to use social media for Teach Ag Day. Also be sure to check out our section of games and other cool stuff.
Teach Ag Promotional Materials
Why re-create the wheel? We've got logos, posters, news release templates and more. Just modify these resources to meet your needs.
Teach Ag Day Commercial Contest
Submit your unique and creative video and win!
The 2018 National Teach Ag Day live celebration was hosted by Corteva Agriscience Agriculture Division of DowDuPont at their facility in Johnston, Iowa on Thursday, September 20.
The live webcast event included special appearances by leaders in agriculture and agricultural education, panels of current and future agriculture teachers, a future agriscience teacher symposium, and a special presentation by Southeast Polk Agriscience Students.
Live Webcast Archive: In case you missed our live webcast from Corteva, you can watch it on YouTube.
You can also watch our Teach Ag Day pre-webcast discussion about the Future of Agriscience Education. It included leaders in agricultural education as well as a selection of Corteva employees who currently have careers in agriscience. Watch the Future of Agriscience Education pre-webcast discussion
The 2017 National Teach Ag Day live celebration was hosted by the Chicago High School for Agricultural Scienes, in Chicago, Illinois on Thursday, September 21st.
The live webcast event included special appearances by leaders in agriculture and agricultural education, panels of current and future agriculture teachers, satellite location feeds across the country, and a future agriscience teacher symposium.
Live Webcast Archive: In case you missed our live webcast from the Chicago High School for Agricultural Sciences, you can check it out HERE!
Impact Data: Check out this infographic to see the impact National Teach Ag Day made in 2017!
Teach Ag Champions: Congratulations to our 2017 National Teach Ag Champions, Dr. Jeremy Falk and the Nebraska Farm Bureau Foundation!
Click here to read the Teach Ag Champions press release.
Video Contest: For the second year in a row, Washington State University has won the Collegiate Video Contest! This year, we added a new video contest for all others interested in showcasing their program. Congrats to the Iowa FFA Association on being this year's winner!!!
The 2016 National Teach Ag Day live celebration was hosted by Growth Energy at one of its affiliate sites, POET LLC, in Sioux Falls, South Dakota on Thursday, September 22nd. Click here to read the press release.
The live webcast event included special appearances by leaders in agriculture and agricultural education, panels of current and future agriculture teachers, satellite location feeds across the country, and a future agriscience teacher symposium.
Live Webcast Archive: In case you missed our live webcast from POET in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, you can watch the archived webcast HERE.
Impact Data: Check out our full impact data HERE.
Biofuels 101: Also, we had an interactive learning session about biofuels before the Teach Ag Day webcast. This was a great, informative session with experts in the biofuels industry. You can watch the archived version of that HERE.
Check out our social media wall to see how people all over the U.S. celebrated in their own communities!
The 2015 National Teach Ag Day live celebration was held in Washington, D.C. the week of September 21st, and culminated on Thursday, September 24th with the National Teach Ag Day live webcast!
Live Webcast Archive: Did you miss the webcast? Do you want to watch it again? Click here to watch!
Photos from the Event: Check out some great photos on Flickr of our Teach Ag Day celebration by clicking here.
Impact Data: Find out how many people were directly impacted by National Teach Ag Day. Click here for the infographic.
Collegiate Commericial Contest: Congratulations Texas A&M, the 2015 Collegiate Commercial Contest winner! Click here to view all 11 video submissions.
National Teach Ag Champions Announced: Dr. Steve Brown, National FFA Advisor, and Ms. P.J. Simon were recognized as the 2015 National Teach Ag Champions during the National Teach Ag Day live webcast. Click here to read the press release.
CHS Foundation Provides State Teach Ag Results (STAR) Program Grant Commitment
The CHS Foundation has made an additional $250,000 commitment to provide increased funding for the State Teach Ag Results (STAR) program, an initiative of the National Teach Ag Campaign. The CHS Foundation made their annoument on Thursday, September 24th, as a part of the National Teach Ag Day live webcast. Click here to view the press release.
The National Teach Ag Day 2014 celebration was streamed live from the CHS Inc. headquarters in St. Paul, Minn., from 1-3 pm on September 25th.
We had interactive panels about what it's like to teach agriculture and how to become an agriculture teacher, and we recognized current and future agriculture teachers from across the nation.
Click here to watch the recorded live webcast.
On National Teach Ag Day, CHS Committed 1.5 million over the next three years to further agricultural education in the United States.
2014 Collegiate Contest Winner
Congratulations to the University of Idaho for being selected as the 2014 winner of the Teach Ag Day Collegiate Photo Contest!
Check out these highlights from last year's National Teach Ag Day to get yourself geared up for another year and another awesome celebration!
National Teach Ag Campaign
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