Growing Minds Conference 2026

About This Conference

A two-day professional development conference for K-12 educators organised by the Minnesota and Wisconsin Agriculture in the Classroom programs. Educators explore hands-on ways to bring plants and animals, food, and agriculture into any classroom while meeting academic standards. Day one features immersive agriculture site tours — Syngenta's research campus and Cannon Valley Ranch, UW-River Falls dairy processing and White Pine Berry Farm, land stewardship and bison at the Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community, Gertens garden centre, and HmongTown Marketplace in St. Paul. Day two brings three rounds of interactive breakouts plus fast-paced mini sessions on ag literacy, STEM challenges, project-based classroom agriculture, nutrition, and agriculture career pathways.

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