The Arizona Foundation for Agricultural Literacy (AFAL) just announced the release of five educational videos that highlight top Arizona agriculture commodities. Featuring beef, citrus, cotton, dairy and leafy greens, the videos complement Arizona’s third-grade educational requirements and supplement lesson plans that teach about Arizona’s 5 C’s – cattle, cotton, citrus, climate, copper.

Each video features the agriculture commodity from fields, farm and ranch to harvest, processing, and distribution. Along the way, Arizona farming and ranching families are introduced from across the state. Each video’s story is enhanced by beautiful imagery of Arizona’s diverse landscapes where crops and livestock flourish.

Generously funded by the Kemper and Ethel Marley Foundation, each video is crafted to complement lesson plans that cover diverse topics, including Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM), Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics (STEAM), environmental sciences, technology, sustainability, water use, animal care, food safety, nutrition, and agriculture.

All five videos are hosted on AFAL’s YouTube channel: www.youtube.com/@AzAgFoundation  

Founded in 1997, the Arizona Foundation for Agricultural Literacy (AFAL) provides programs that develop an agriculturally literate society that understands and can communicate the source and value of agriculture as it affects our quality of life in Arizona. More information can be found at azagfoundation.org.