Ag group rolls out student resources

Tim Kenyon
Mar 12, 2026
Mar 12, 2026

Students listen to a teacher talk about how agriculture impacts their lives outside the Nutrien Seed Survivor Mobile Classroom at Oskaloosa Elementary in Oskaloosa, Iowa.
Photo courtesy of IALF

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Hundreds of Iowa students will continue to get hands-on opportunities to bone up on agricultural knowledge thanks to the Iowa Agriculture Literacy Foundation.

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