Education

Educational Information Available

To request copies of the following materials, please send an email to info@maca.org

Ambassador Speakers Program – Trained people participate in this grassroots communications program. Their goal is to talk with American consumers to build confidence and assurance in the U.S. food and agriculture system. If you need a speaker or would like to become an Ambassador, please contact Janet Braun at 314-849-9446 or 800-625-2767.
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Amazing Agriculture- video shows how food is produced and how the resources agriculture uses, are managed.  A short video that BASF has produced that is designed to be a provocative and insightful,  highlighting the many amazing things this industry has and will continue to achieve over the next few decades.  Check it out.

Careers in Precision Agriculture – Drive into the Future with a Career in Precision Agriculture. Information about training and scholarships for preparation for a career in precision agriculture.

Field Marking System [PDF] - A field identification system for crop protection technologies.

Fundamental Principles for Product Traceability – Recent events in the agriculture industry indicate the desirability of a system to track products throughout the entire distribution chain. The purpose of this document is to provide some assistance in identifying basic components of a traceability system.

Mini-Bulk Containers – Check out the many resources available.

Pesticide Training/Info. – Pesticide training dates and other information by respective state.

Product Standards [PDF] - Employees promote environmental stewardship to ensure a safe and abundant food supply.

Social Communication: Understanding Tweets, “Likes, Tags and Texts – Maggie Fairchild, Director of Social Media & Member Services, Optimist International, explains the basics of social media.

Teacher Resources – Educational materials about crop chemicals and plant development.

Traceability Implementation Project - Information and resources.

“The Rapid Evolution of Ethanol as a Universal Gasoline Blending Component” - “The Rapid Evolution of Ethanol as a Universal Gasoline Blending Component,” the topic of Gene Peters’ presentation to the MACA Board of Directors meeting on Thursday, November 13, 2008.

War of the Weeds Presentation – Learn about the challenge of weed control faced by farmers and the history of technological advances from human labor, mechanical advances and scientific methods used by humans to solve the problem. Explore how science is a human endeavor. Scientists don’t always agree and will come up with different conclusions. Students can contemplate alternates methods for weed control if modern technologies were not employed?

Water Issues Brochures – A reference to 30 commonly asked questions about pesticides and health issues.

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