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The $40,000 grant will provided a range of educational activities about agriculture for students in pre-kindergarten through eighth grade.
Agriculture plays a major role in the history and economy of the American state of Florida. Florida's relatively warm climate gives it a competitive position for many markets in the United States. Florida produces the majority of citrus fruit grown in the United States.
School food programs have been present in the United States locally since the 1700s, but were first required by law in 1946 by the National School Lunch Act. [5] Since its passage, this law supported childhood nutrition while also making use of federal government commodity purchases to support farmers and protect the agricultural economy. [6]
The program is carried out in each state, according to state needs and interests, by individuals representing farm organizations, agribusiness, education and government. The USDA supports the state organizations by: helping to develop Agriculture in the Classroom programs, acting as a central clearinghouse for materials and information,
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Kids got to pet sheep, chickens, and baby calves, and Northwest Counties Farm Bureau provided a hamburger lunch for all attendees. The main lesson ... Farm tour connects kids with agriculture
CALS administers the degree programs of the University of Florida's Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (IFAS). IFAS is a federal, state, and local government partnership dedicated to develop knowledge in agriculture, human and natural resources, and the life sciences and to make that knowledge accessible to sustain and enhance the quality of human life.
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