Each year, 7th grade students from Queen Anne's County Public Schools attend Agriculture Awareness Days to learn about Maryland's #1 industry. This once in a lifetime educational experience to learn about Maryland agriculture includes a coalition of agricultural educators, professionals and youth involved in 4-H and FFA, who join together to present a science-based educational experience to teach kids about the variety of careers available to them in fields like technology, crop science, aquaculture, botany, farm operations, and animal husbandry.
Highlights from the 2024 Ag Awareness Days
Almost 600 youth from QACPS attended
Over 100 volunteers from the community participated
A new Career Station was added to help students think about potential careers
Over 20 local administrators attended the event
Students submitted essays on the topic of “How did your experience change the way you view agriculture?” with several prizes winners:
- Overall Winner: Ellamae Athey, Centreville MS
- 1st Place: Sara Klakring, Centreville MS
- 1st Place: Delaney Grace Pugh, Matapeake MS
- 1st Place: Connor Paterno, Stevensville MS
- 2nd Place: Teyauna Johnson, Centreville MS
- 2nd Place: Wyatt Stephens, Centreville MS
- 2nd Place: Vivian Dorsey, Matapeake MS
- 3rd Place: Lucas Henderson, Centreville MS
- 3rd Place: JP Tyler, Centreville MS
- 3rd Place: Jessica Lynn Busch, Matapeake MS
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on our Annual Agriculture Awareness Days
Read the latest press release from the 2024 Agriculture Awareness Days
Download the printable 2024 fact sheet
Sponsors, Donors, and Educators
Horizon Farm Credit | Mike & Jill Cohey |
Maryland Grain Producers Utilization Board | Mountaire Farms |
Maryland Soybean Board | Nagel Crop Insurance |
Queen Anne’s County Board of Education | National Chicken Council |
Queen Anne’s County Farm Bureau | PepUp, Inc. |
Queen Anne’s Soil Conservation District | Pony Express 4-H Club |
University of Maryland Wye Research & Education Center | QACTV – Queen Anne’s County Television |
A Sure Bet Farm | Queen Anne’s County 4-Her’s |
Arnold Farms | Queen Anne’s County 4-H All Stars |
Atlantic Tractor | Queen Anne’s County Commissioners |
Bright Star Farm | Queen Anne’s County Economic Development |
Catoctin Mountain Orchard | Queen Anne’s County Government |
Choptank Electric | Queen Anne's County High School FFA members |
Delmarva Chicken Association | Queen Anne’s County Master Gardeners |
Edwin Remsburg Photographs | Queenstown Lions Club |
Farm to Market 4-H Club | Shear Joy Acres |
Growmark FS | Sheubrooks Family Farms |
Higgs Highland Cattle | Shore United Bank |
Hoober | Stony Knoll Farm |
Humble Hearts Catering & Events | Sudlersville Ruritan |
King Show Lambs | The Mill of Kingstown |
Maryland Agricultural Education Foundation, Inc. | Tidewater Seed |
Maryland Dairy Princess Association | Tomahawk Farms |
Maryland Department of Agriculture | USDA Farm Service Agency |
Maryland Farm Bureau | Upper Shore Regional Council |
Maryland Sea Grant | University of MD Center for Environmental Science, Horn Point |
Maryland State FFA | Wheaton Show Pigs |