Centreville, MD — Seventh-grade students from Queen Anne’s County Public Schools recently participated in a unique, hands-on educational experience designed to highlight the importance of Maryland’s leading industry—agriculture.
As global populations continue to grow, understanding agriculture and its role in sustaining communities is more important than ever. To help students make these connections, a coalition of agricultural educators, industry professionals, and youth leaders from 4-H, FFA, and the Teachers’ Academy of Maryland (TAM) collaborated to host this countywide event.
The 9th Annual “Agriculture Awareness Day” took place over two days, welcoming students from Stevensville and Matapeake Middle Schools on Tuesday, April 21, followed by Centreville and Sudlersville Middle Schools on Wednesday, April 22.
The program is aligned with the Next Generation Science Standards and Maryland Environmental Literacy Standards, ensuring that students gain meaningful, curriculum-based insights into agriculture. Throughout the day, students rotated through a series of interactive educational stations, engaging in hands-on activities that showcased the diversity of agricultural industries. Topics ranged from crop and livestock production to environmental stewardship and emerging agricultural technologies.
In addition to learning about where their food comes from, students were introduced to the wide range of career opportunities available within the agricultural sector, helping to inspire the next generation of agricultural professionals.
This collaborative effort continues to strengthen connections between education and industry while fostering a deeper appreciation for agriculture’s vital role in everyday life.
For more information about Agriculture Awareness Day or future educational programs, please contact the University of Maryland Extension – Queen Anne’s County Office.