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Join Minnesota Agriculture in the Classroom (MAITC) this July for our Summer Teacher Tour and the first-ever Growing Minds Conference! These events feature immersive agricultural tours, interactive resource sharing sessions, and networking opportunities to inspire all K-12 educators to use agriculture as a context for learning.
- Tour Smude Sunflower + Angus Farm and Sprout MN Food Hub
- July 15, 2026
- Little Falls, MN
- Find registration info and more details here: https://mnagmag.org/teacher-tour/
- Experience interactive breakout sessions, fast-paced mini sessions, and immersive agriculture tours! Tours include:
- Integrated Indigenous Experience - aligns with American Indian History and Culture license renewal category
- Hmongtown Marketplace - aligns with Cultural Competency license renewal category
- Seeds, Science and Beef
- America's Dairy and Berry Land
- Behind the Scenes at Gertens
- July 27-28, 2026
- St. Paul College, St. Paul, MN
- Find registration info and more details about the conference here: https://mnagmag.org/growing-minds/
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Check out this brand-new series of Harvest of the Month videos to explore six delicious Minnesota-grown foods: greens, cucumbers, beans, apples, peppers, and squash. Meet the farmers who grow them, the students who enjoy them, and discover what makes each of these foods special. Visit the YouTube Playlist today!
If you share these videos with your students, we'd love your help in evaluating their impact. The process is very simple:
- Select one or more videos to show to your students from the playlist.
- After viewing the video(s), ask the students: "Did you learn anything new about fruits and vegetables? If yes, please raise your hand."
- Record the number of students who raised their hands on this survey form.
By completing this process, you will provide valuable data and build a case for funding similar projects in the future. Thanks in advance for your help!
 Forget the guinea pig. How about adopting a 1,500-pound dairy cow for your classroom mascot? Discover Dairy will provide photos and stories about your cow's life on the farm. Bring agriculture into the classroom this school year with the Adopt a Cow program! Enroll anytime May 1, 2026 – January 31, 2027. Enroll by September 1 to get a mailed welcome packet.
Learn more at discoverdairy.com/adopt
June Trivia Question: June is National Dairy Month! What is the most popular breed of dairy cattle in the United States?
Send your answer to sue.knott@state.mn.us. The first two people to respond with the correct answer will win a MAITC travel mug.
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