GREENWICH, N.Y. — Today’s youth will shape the future of agriculture, which is why it is so important for them to stay up to date on the agriculture industry as it continues to evolve. Ag and FFA teachers as well as extension agents can all help young adults start to develop the good habit of staying informed on trending topics. To help these influential individuals in young adults’ lives create good habits for their students, we want to share how Morning Ag Clips can be a great agriculture education toolkit.
Whether it be for contests, class discussions, or research projects, Morning Ag Clips has the most up-to-date Ag industry news to help kids thrive in and out of the classroom. Read on to learn about how we can help students with a unique education toolkit that is readily available every day.
Agriculture Research Projects
Doing a research project doesn’t have to be hard. Morning Ag Clips receives hundreds of articles related to the latest agriculture research and news. Whether students are doing a project on agriculture policy, economy, sustainability, crops, livestock, woodlands, or anything else Ag-related, they can find the most up-to-date information with a quick search.
Even if students are lost on what to write about, they can scroll through various topics and states to see what the latest hot topics are in their area and nationwide. The “Trending Clips” section can help them see what people are most interested in at the moment and decide if it is something worth writing a research article about.
FFA Projects & Contests
Young adults who are a part of FFA complete many different types of projects and contests as they hone their leadership skills. Morning Ag Clips acts as a great resource for things such as extemporaneous speaking, prepared speeches, agriculture issue forums, and so much more.
They can easily access well-researched information from their phone via the app or the mobile version to look things up quickly and trust what they are reading. For example, during extemporaneous speaking, kids can be given their topic and browse articles about it from the Morning Ag Clips topic page to quickly come up with reliable information to talk about.
Classroom Activities
Start your class with an article from the Morning Ag Clips up on the board for a quick discussion to teach students the importance of staying up to date on important topics. You can choose from trending articles, recent articles in your state, or recent articles within a specific topic such as cattle or corn.
Keeping up to date on the agricultural industry within your classroom whether it be every day or once a week, can help form good habits for students. You can even have them choose their favorite article for the week and talk about it in class on Friday.
Forming Good Habits
There are a lot of different aspects to agriculture. Whether your students enjoy the technical side, sustainability efforts, or just updates in the cattle industry, there is lots for them to enjoy within the Clips. Staying up to date on a constantly evolving industry will not only help them as they strive towards graduation but also as they head out into the workforce as active members of the industry.
–Morning Ag Clips
