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05/18/2026

🚜📚 Exciting news for Kentucky educators! 📚🚜

The Kentucky Department of Agriculture: Ag Education and Outreach is partnering with Kentucky Farm Bureau to provide high-quality, agriculture education professional development opportunities for teachers this July! All costs, including lunch, are covered by Kentucky Farm Bureau!

📍 Workshop Dates & Locations:
• July 13 – Lexington
• July 16 – Louisville
• July 22 – Bowling Green
• July 23 – Owensboro

Each workshop will feature:
🌱 An agriculture-based tour
📖 Sessions for both elementary and middle/high school educators
✏️ Connections for ALL content areas
📦 Classroom-ready resources to use throughout the school year
⭐ Exclusive first access to resources for Fall All In for Ag Education Week!

✅ Registration is NOW OPEN: www.bit.ly/2026KFBTeacherWorkshop

Don’t miss this opportunity to grow your classroom resources, connect with educators across Kentucky, and bring agriculture to life for students! Not an educator? Share with the educator in your life!

*In JCPS? Yes, this will count for PD credit.

05/18/2026

Join Kentucky Farm Bureau and KDA: Ag Education and Outreach for a hands-on teacher PD this July!

🌟 Meet the Presenters: Lexington & Louisville Workshops 🌟

• Bethany Mattingly, KDA Ag Education & Outreach Director — Former Louisville ag teacher with 14 years in ag education who built urban ag programs and helped launch statewide initiatives like All In for Ag Education Week and the School Garden Challenge at the Kentucky State Fair.

• Warren Beeler, Deputy Commissioner, KDA — Raised on a Grayson County dairy farm, longtime KDA leader and national livestock advocate who helped advance Kentucky Proud and agricultural education efforts statewide.

• Keeley Cooper, Agriculture Teacher, Madison Central High School — Lifelong Madison County educator and cattle/horse producer focused on agricultural education and connecting students to real-world ag.

📍 Lexington – July 13 | Louisville – July 16
🌱 Includes ag tours + elementary & secondary sessions across ALL content areas + lunch + ready to use classroom resources + Fall All In for Ag Education Week Resources

✅ Registration is NOW OPEN: www.bit.ly/2026KFBTeacherWorkshop

05/18/2026

Join Kentucky Farm Bureau and KDA: Ag Education and Outreach this July for hands-on professional development for teachers!

🌟 Featured Presenters: Bowling Green & Owensboro Workshops 🌟

• Bethany Mattingly, Division Director of Agriculture Education and Outreach, Kentucky Department of Agriculture — Former Louisville ag teacher with 14 years in agricultural education, including 12 years in the classroom where she built urban agriculture programs and student-run enterprises at Seneca High School. In her current role, she leads statewide initiatives such as Ag Education Week, working to expand access to agriculture education.

• Warren Beeler, Deputy Commissioner, Kentucky Department of Agriculture — Raised on a dairy farm in Grayson County, Warren has spent his career advancing Kentucky agriculture through leadership in livestock programs, agricultural policy, and youth development. He played a key role in establishing Kentucky Proud and has long been a statewide advocate for agricultural education, producer support, and strengthening the connection between agriculture and the classroom.

• Charlotte Holtzclaw, 4th Grade Science Teacher, Robert B. Turner Elementary (KDA ACE) — A 13-year educator from a farming family in Mercer County, Charlotte integrates agriculture into her science classroom through hands-on, inquiry-based learning experiences. As Titan Farm & Ag Club Sponsor and Ag Education Week Coordinator, she helps students make real-world connections between science concepts and agriculture while building early interest in ag careers.

• Cara Rogers, Special Education Teacher, Washington County Schools (KDA ACE) — With 16 years of teaching experience across elementary and high school levels, Cara brings agriculture to life through enrichment courses, experiential learning, and district-wide ag events. Drawing on her background in agriculture and public service, she is passionate about making agriculture accessible to all learners through meaningful, hands-on instruction.

🌱 Includes ag tours + elementary & secondary sessions across ALL content areas + lunch + ready to use classroom resources + Fall All In for Ag Education Week Resources

✅ Registration is NOW OPEN: www.bit.ly/2026KFBTeacherWorkshop

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