Ag Literacy Week

In celebration of New York agriculture, volunteers throughout the state will read a book with an agricultural theme to elementary students, with a focus on second grade classrooms. Farmers, FFA and 4-H members, adults engaged in a career in agriculture and engaged in our food system volunteer to enthusiastically engage your students in a paired hands-on activity related to the book to extend learning. The book will be donated to the school or classroom library with a bookplate recognizing the donor and our celebration of New York Agricultural Literacy Week. 3,100 books were donated last year with over 103,000 students participating in the book reading and related hands-on activity.

Agricultural Literacy Week: March 15-19, 2027

The selected book is Its Corn Picking Time! Written by Jill Esbaum and Illustrated by Melissa Crowton

It's Corn Picking Time! is a lively book that takes readers into the heart of a corn harvest. Through rhyming text and colorful illustrations, it follows farmers as they work together to bring in the crop, highlighting the machinery, hard work, and seasonal routines involved in farming. The book celebrates the excitement of harvest while providing a relatable introduction to agriculture and the important role farms play in communities.

NY Ag in the Classroom Ag Literacy Week Resources

2027 Ag Literacy Week SCHOOL SIGN-UP Form

2027 Ag Literacy Week VOLUNTEER READER Form

2027 Ag Literacy Week BOOK DONATION Form

Visit the NYAITC website for Ag Literacy Week Resources. 

Thank you to all of our volunteers and donors who help make Ag Literacy Week a success every year!

Last updated October 13, 2026