Farm Service Agency for ki

United States 

Department of 

Agriculture 

www.fsa.usda.gov/ca/agforkids.htm 
The Farm Service Agency is a

federal government agency in t

U.S. Department of Agriculture

exists to help farmers protect their land, get theifarms back in order after floods or tornadoes (andother disasters), make loans to farmers who need and to make sure farmers know about special progCongress creates for them.

The Farm Service Agency got its new name 

1994, but it has been around since the 1930s.

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Play the game! Draw a circle around the foods that give 

you calcium for strong bones. Draw a square around the fruits and vegetables. You’ll need five servings each day. Draw a triangle around the grains. 

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Farms come in all sizes 

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Some states have aquaculture which inclu

lobster, abalone, shrimp, seaweed and fis
American farmers help grow the food 

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Farmers grow the ingredients for your favori

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Farmers markets are great places

to go and meet the farmers whogrow your food
All these are U.S. crops! 

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The first two are done for you, you do the 

GRIN TURN

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Farms provide a home to many birds and 

First color these pictures, then cutout them out to make a mobile!

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Can you find these words? straw, barley, corn, oats, mill, elevator, grain, 

wheat, silo, flax, soybean, sunflower, rye, chaff, hull, flour

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Farmers grow lots of fruits and

vegetables. Remember to eatseven servings every day!

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Thinking about spring? Farmers grow the 

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Some farmers use beneficial

insects such as ladybugs andfireflies to control pests

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The wizardry of agriculture
In the west, some people raise 

and are called ranchers 

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Some farmers 

Pick operations you can go and your own applepeaches or oth

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Find all the foods that come 

from animals and color them first 

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Honey facts 

Did you know... • there are more than 

200,000 beekeepers in the United States. 

• it takes more than 2 

million flowers to make each pound of honey. 

• honey bees fly more 

than 15 miles an hour! 

• each honey bee visits 

between 50 and 100 flowers during one collection trip. 

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gov/ca/a

gforkids.htm 
All these are U.S. crops!

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Can you find these crops

cow, chicken, hen, eggs, sheep, hog, calf, milk, pig

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Quick Facts about California Agriculture: 

For more than 50 years in a row, California has been the # 1 food and agriculture producer in the US. California is the number one dairy state in the nation. Grapes are the state’s second most valuable crop after milk & cream. California has about 89,000 farms. More than 350 different crops are grown in the state. ww
Congratulations from the

Farm Service Agency!

Has completed the

FSA for Kids

Coloring & Activity Book

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The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) prohibits discrimination in all

its programs and activities on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, religion, age,disability, political beliefs, sexual orientation, and marital or family status. (Not all prohibitedbases apply to all programs.) Persons with disabilities who require alternative means forcommunication of program information (Braille, large print, audiotape, etc.) should contactUSDA’s TARGET Center at 202-720-2600 (voice and TDD).

To file a complaint of discrimination, write USDA, Director, Office of Civil Rights,

Room 326-W, Whitten Building, 14th and Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, D.C., 20250-9410, or call (202) 720-5964 (voice or TDD). USDA is an equal opportunity provider andemployer.