2030 Minnesota Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources Education Blueprint
The 2030 Minnesota Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources (AFNR) Education Blueprint provides a strategic plan for promoting, expanding and improving AFNR education in Minnesota. The strategies in the Blueprint will serve as a foundation for MAELC’s work and are intended to guide all AFNR education efforts while increasing collaboration among stakeholders. MAELC staff will engage with its numerous partners to implement this vision over the next five years.
Teach Ag
Agricultural Education is in short supply of teachers. Minnesota has several organizations to help students become agriculture teachers.
Minnesota Agricultural Education Internship
Minnesota is proud to offer an exciting internship opportunity for college students interested in becoming future agriculture teachers.
State Teach Ag Results (STAR) Program
Minnesota is one of the original members of State Teach Ag Results (STAR), a program created by the National Teach Ag Campaign. STAR is designed to assist states in creating sustainable and effective recruitment and retention plans to help fulfill the agriculture teacher shortage. Minnesota's committee has developed specific strategies to help recruit and retain agriculture teachers.
Professional Development & Mentor Programs
MAELC invests in educator professional development and mentor programs to help retain agricultural education instructors at the secondary, post secondary and Farm Business Management levels.