- Science For Kids - http://www.ars.usda.gov/is/kids/
Offers news about plants, animals, and other agricultural issues. Also includes pop quizzes, and pictures. Site is available in Spanish.
- CyberSpace Farm - http://www.cyberspaceag.com/
A virtual look at Kansas farms from the experts who live and work there.
- Camp Silos - http://www.campsilos.org/
Explores the prairie, pioneer farming, the story of corn, and the future of farming.
- USDA for Kids Page - http://www.usda.gov/news/usdakids/index.html
Dozens of kid-friendly links to sites about food, agriculture, and the environment.
- National Agricultural Library Kids' Science Page - http://www.nal.usda.gov/kids
Lists of books, articles, and websites on specific agricultural subjects. Also includes related science fair projects, biographies of leading scientists, and 4-H projects.
- Kids Organic Club Fact Site - http://www.kids.organics.org/fact_site.htm
Presents the methods, health benefits, and environmental factors of organic farming.
- Wheat Mania - http://www.wheatmania.com/
A day in the live of Kansas wheat farms with virtual tours and trivia.
- MooMilk - http://www.moomilk.com/
Learn about cows, milk, and the dairy industry through fun facts, games, recipes, and a virtual tour.
- Kid's Field Day - http://www.oznet.ksu.edu/fieldday/kids
Helps children understand the importance of agriculture in everyday life through information on soil, crops, weather, and equipment.
- Virginia Apples - http://www.virginiaapples.org/kids/
Lots of information on apples like recipes, activity sheets, and the story of Johnny Appleseed.
- 4-H Virtual Farm - http://www.ext.vt.edu/resources/4h/virtualfarm/main.html
Online tours of wheat, dairy, fish, beef, and poultry farms.
- Factory Farming - http://www.factoryfarming.org/
Explores the negative side of intensive animal agriculture.
- Food and Agricultures of the World - http://museum.agropolis.fr/english/default.htm
Covers topics such as the history of food, nutrition, and agriculture as well as current farming practices across the globe.
- Death of a Dream - http://www.pbs.org/ktca/farmhouses/
Explores the rise and fall of Midwestern farmhouses, and the literature they inspired. Also examines the cost of advances in agriculture. From PBS.
- Farm Life and Farm Animals - http://edtech.kennesaw.edu/web/farmanim.html
Students from more than a dozen countries tell about life on the farm.
- Harvest of Fear - http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/harvest/
Reports on the risks, benefits, hopes, and fears of genetically modified food crops. Includes interviews with scientists, food industry representatives, farmers, and critics. From PBS.
- Kids Farm - http://www.kidsfarm.com/
About animals, plants, activities and people who live and work on ranches on the western slope of the Colorado Rocky Mountains.
- KBears' Farm - http://www.kbears.com/farm.html
Interactive guide to life on the farm. Includes pictures, animal sounds, and related links.
- Friendly Farm Club - http://www.friendlyfarmclub.com/
For junior members of the NFU. Offers information, activities, and games relating to farming and the countryside.
- Vermont Life on a Farm - http://www.pcc.com/~christin/farmproject/htm/farmhome.htm
Typical day in the life of a dairy farmer as well as fast facts about Vermont farming in general.
- Farms Around the World - http://www.benicia.k12.ca.us/henderson/fawproject.htm
Science, geography, and writing project intended to teach people about farming. Includes sites designed by kids in different regions of the world that give personal accounts of farming.
- Farm Safety 4 Just Kids - http://www.fs4jk.org/
Includes safety tips, coloring pages, print-and-color brochures, and interactive quiz.
- Farming in Alberta for Children - http://www3.telus.net/public/cvaage/farming_in_alberta_for_children.htm
Tells about the animals and produce raised on one family farm. Includes photographs.
- Why Biotech - http://www.whybiotech.com/
Explains how advances in food biotechnology could help feed a growing population, grow more nutritious foods, and keep the earth productive and healthy.
- FarmNet - http://www.teachnet.ie/farmnet/
Features cartoons outline basic farm safety rules, a virtual field trip to some of Ireland's sheep farms, and a look at animal physiology and classification.
- Farm Service Agency for Kids - http://www.fsa.usda.gov/ca/Kid_Pages/agforkids.htm
Features fun facts, coloring pages, and other printables. From the U.S. Farm Service Agency.
- The Story of Florida Orange Juice - http://members.aol.com/citrusweb/oj_story.html
Describes the process of quality testing, harvesting, storing, labeling, and juice extracting of this healthy beverage. Includes related photos of the process.
- George Washington: Pioneer Farmer - http://www.mountvernon.org/visit/plan/index.cfm/pid/37/
Several photographs and facts about the farming techniques and technologies practiced at Mount Vernon.
- Straus Kids and Adult Projects - http://www.strausmilk.com/pages/kids.html
A dairy farm in California presents fun facts about cows and milk, as well as instructions for making curds and whey, butter, and milk glue.
- The Inside Scoop on Farms - http://library.thinkquest.org/TQ0312380/
Thinkquest site offering a look at dairy, livestock, and crop farms, as well as machinery. Includes a glossary and games.
- Organic Kids' Zone - http://www.ebfarm.com/Kids/index.aspx
Learn how organic farmers use earth-friendly methods to grow healthy food. Includes an activity book to download, and instructions for building a worm compost bin.
- John Deere Kids - http://www.johndeerekids.com/
Interactive story and coloring books from this farm equipment manufacturer.
- What is Food? - http://tiki.oneworld.net/penguin/food/food1.html
Explains what food is, where it comes from, and how it is made.
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