December 31, 2007

ISSUE 1199

FLORIDA AG IN THE CLASSROOM FUNDS TEACHER GRANT PROJECTS

Students around the state will learn about the importance of Florida agriculture, food safety and more as part of 25 teacher grant projects funded by Florida Agriculture in the Classroom, Inc. for the 2007-08 school year.

Teachers in elementary, middle and high schools around the state will reach nearly 8,900 students with their projects, which range from growing strawberries, blueberries, nursery products and other commodities and reading historic Florida novels about the state’s agriculture industry.

Florida Ag in the Classroom uses proceeds from the sale of agriculture specialty license plates, or the ag tag, to pay for these grant projects, which totaled more than $28,000 this school year. Click here for a llink to more information and a site where you can purchase an ag tag.