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4-H Virtual Farm
http://www.ext.vt.edu/resources/4h/virtualfarm/main.html
Online tours of wheat, dairy, fish, beef, and poultry farms.

ARS Science 4 Kids
http://www.ars.usda.gov/is/kids
Various projects for kids from the USDA Agricultural Research Service.

Camp Silos
http://www.campsilos.org/
Explores the prairie, pioneer farming, the story of corn, and the future of farming.

CyberSpace Farm
http://www.cyberspaceag.com/
A virtual look at Kansas farms from the experts who live and work there.

Death of a Dream
http://www.pbs.org/ktca/farmhouses/
Explores the rise and fall of Midwestern farmhouses, and the literature they inspired. Also examines the cost of advances in agriculture. From PBS.

Factory Farming
http://www.factoryfarming.org/
Explores the negative side of intensive animal agriculture.

Farm Life and Farm Animals
http://edtech.kennesaw.edu/web/farmanim.html
Students from more than a dozen countries tell about life on the farm.

Farm Safety 4 Just Kids
http://www.fs4jk.org/
Includes safety tips, coloring pages, print-and-color brochures, and interactive quiz.

Farm Service Agency for Kids
http://www.fsa.usda.gov/ca/Kid_Pages/agforkids.htm
Features fun facts, coloring pages, and other printables. From the U.S. Farm Service Agency.

Farming in Alberta for Children
http://www3.telus.net/public/cvaage/farming_in_alberta_for_children.htm
Tells about the animals and produce raised on one family farm. Includes photographs.

FarmNet
http://www.teachnet.ie/farmnet/
Features cartoons outline basic farm safety rules, a virtual field trip to some of Ireland's sheep farms, and a look at animal physiology and classification.

Farms Around the World
http://www.benicia.k12.ca.us/henderson/fawproject.htm
Science, geography, and writing project intended to teach people about farming. Includes sites designed by kids in different regions of the world that give personal accounts of farming.

Food and Agricultures of the World
http://museum.agropolis.fr/english/default.htm
Covers topics such as the history of food, nutrition, and agriculture as well as current farming practices across the globe.

Friendly Farm Club
http://www.friendlyfarmclub.com/
For junior members of the NFU. Offers information, activities, and games relating to farming and the countryside.

George Washington: Pioneer Farmer
http://www.mountvernon.org/visit/plan/index.cfm/pid/37/
Several photographs and facts about the farming techniques and technologies practiced at Mount Vernon

Harvest of Fear
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/harvest/
Reports on the risks, benefits, hopes, and fears of genetically modified food crops. Includes interviews with scientists, food industry representatives, farmers, and critics. From PBS.

Illinois Department of Agriculture Kid's Page
http://www.agr.state.il.us/kidspage/
Explains what happens on the farm and how food gets from the farm to the table.

John Deere Kids
http://www.deere.com/en_US/compinfo/kidscorner/johnny_tractor_storybook/index.html
Interactive story and coloring books from this farm equipment manufacturer.

KBears' Farm
http://www.kbears.com/farm.html
Interactive guide to life on the farm. Includes pictures, animal sounds, and related links.

Kid's Field Day
http://www.oznet.ksu.edu/fieldday/kids
Helps children understand the importance of agriculture in everyday life through information on soil, crops, weather, and equipment.

Kids Farm
http://www.kidsfarm.com/
About animals, plants, activities and people who live and work on ranches on the western slope of the Colorado Rocky Mountains.

Kids Organic Club Fact Site
http://www.kids.organics.org/fact_site.htm
Presents the methods, health benefits, and environmental factors of organic farming.

Life on the Farm During the Depression
http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/2107/dadindex.html
A man tells his story of growing up on an Illinois farm during the Depression era.

MooMilk
http://www.moomilk.com/
Learn about cows, milk, and the dairy industry through fun facts, games, recipes, and a virtual tour.

NASS Kids Agriculture and Math Fun
http://www.usda.gov/nass/nasskids/nasskids.htm
Farming statistics and games from the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

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