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National Teach Ag Campaign:

The National Teach Ag Campaign was organized to raise awareness about the lack of agricultural teachers in the United States. According to an interview with Steve Hickey, director of Indiana FFA leadership programs and part of the Indiana State Department of Agriculture, "Fewer students are going into teaching is only part of the problem. Convincing young people to teach is not hard- keeping them is hard." The Teach Ag Campaign website provides present and future agricultural teachers with helpful insights on how to not only get involved, but stay involved in teaching agriculture. The following sources are just a few of many that the website has to offer:

• Webinars
• Recruitment tools
• Supply and Demand Statistics
• Promotional activities, lessons, and games
• News and publications
• Teach Ag stories and blogs
• Job demands
• Frequently asked questions
• Annual Reports 
 

National Teach Ag Day:

According to the Teach Ag Press Release, “National Teach Ag Day is a component of the National Teach Ag Campaign, an effort to raise awareness of the need to recruit and retain high quality and diverse agriculture teachers, encourage others to consider a career teaching agriculture and celebrate the positive contributions that agriculture teachers make in their schools and communities.” In 2016, National Teach Ag Day will be held on September 22^nd. The event will be hosted in Lexington, Kentucky, and will recognize agricultural teachers from across the nation as well as encourage prospective agricultural students to pursue the career. There will also be a live webcast that will feature appearances from leaders in agriculture from across the United States. For more information about the event click here.