(SPRINGFIELD) Over $668,000 is being granted to 80 agriculture literacy coalitions across 89 Illinois counties. The Illinois Agriculture in the Classroom Program gives teachers many different resources to help students connect to agriculture, such as educational lessons, training, learning materials, and various activities for the 2025-2026 school year. The funds come from the IAA Foundation, the charitable arm of the Illinois Farm Bureau and from individuals. Last year county programs presented 31,233 individual programs around the state. There were 643,958 students and 36,335 teachers engaged in ag literacy lessons, which included classroom presentations, attending agriculture expos, and taking farm field trips.
