We work with farmers, producers, and growers from across the country who are passionate about speaking out for agriculture. Farmer Ambassadors receive ongoing training and education about key issues and frequently meet directly with policymakers and high-level government staff. Farmers are the agricultural industry’s most effective champions, and we are proud to work with a group of community leaders who represent all aspects of American agriculture.

Our in-state events host federal policymakers in their home districts on tours of our Farmer Ambassadors’ operations or agricultural research facilities at leading universities. Holding localized events allows us to have deeper, more personal discussions with policymakers on pressing issues, and get into specifics about how to put solutions into action.

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Our annual virtual events bring together panels of experts from agricultural, policy, nonprofit, and academic communities. Panel discussions cover our food system’s most important issues, including the nexus of agriculture and nutrition, economic growth, and food security. Our virtual events target college students and future leaders, and has been integrated into classroom curriculum at participating partner universities.

Our Voice of the Farmer Garden program began in 2019 with an experiential learning garden on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., and is now expanding to state venues across the country. These interactive outdoor learning spaces allow visitors to see many of the major crops grown in the U.S., learn about important agricultural issues, and watch engaging videos of farmers and others in the food supply chain telling the story of agriculture.

We regularly write reports and commission academic research from leading universities and research institutions, in order to develop strong positions on important agricultural issues. Recent papers have covered how agriculture impacts global nutrition and how stagnant public funding for agricultural research may affect farmers and consumers.

We offer e-learning and classroom content that tells the story of agriculture through dynamic videos and educational content narrated by a diverse group of farmers from across the U.S. Our latest standards-based curriculum series tells the story of agriculture from the field to the dinner plate.

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Farm Journal Foundation's conservation programs work directly with farmers to help them implement practices on their land to maintain the long-term viability of their operations and protect their natural resources.