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Georgia elementary students to get more opportunities to engage with agriculture

Georgia elementary school students could start taking agriculture education classes and engaging with local farms starting in the fall.

Currently, Georgia middle and high school students can take the classes, but a new law signed by the governor this spring extends the opportunity to younger students by making an existing pilot program permanent.

Under the new agriculture education program, elementary students would start learning about agriculture in the classroom and apply those lessons to hands-on experiences like school gardens. They could also visit local farms, take up home farming projects and participate in events held by the Georgia chapter of the National FFA Organization.