An Educational Program Using Digital Tools to Explore Smarter, Sustainable Agriculture
Farming today is a data science as much as it is a life science. FarmBeats for Students, built by Future Farmers of America (FFA) and Microsoft, is designed for Grades 5+ and shows how sensors, data streams, and AI modeling now drive the decisions behind modern farming.
Measure Data
Use digital sensors to measure light, humidity, and temperature.
Analyze Outcomes
See how data informs irrigation, fertilizer use, and crop yield predictions.
Optimize Processes
Explore how AI and computer vision improve efficiency in agriculture.
CLASSROOM PACKAGES FOR HANDS-ON AGRICULTURE
Every lesson comes back to the same questions farmers ask daily: Is there enough moisture in the soil? Does this crop need fertilizer? Are the plants stressed? In farming, the answers mean the difference between yield, waste, and sustainability – and in class, students learn how those outcomes can be predicted, measured, and improved with technology.
