All Access Pass that will keep you learning through 2025!
Working in agriculture allows you to make a meaningful difference in the world, but to contribute at depth, you have to learn the language, science, and people. That knowledge is a critical element of trust in such a tight-knit industry. Grounded in Ag makes it easy to learn that foundational knowledge, allowing you to focus on customers and the big challenges agriculture faces.
This page shares with you information about all All Access package which provides more than 30 hours of video training allowing you to go deep in a range of crops and livestock!
All Access Combines Crops & Livestock,
More than 50 experts, teaching more than 100 lessons in 13 Courses
Our courses are designed to meet people where they are and begin developing the depth of knowledge, vocabulary, and understanding of agriculture that can be elusive to build without focused, structured efforts. The All Access Program provides you with a full slate of a dozen courses -- courses on the basics of agriculture and sustainability, courses that take you to a focus on crops and a focus on livestock, and nine crop and livestock courses that provide a deep dive into the biggest commodities in the U.S.
Ag 101 and Sustainability Set the Foundation
The Ag 101 course provides multiple sources across the US to provide you with the basic building blocks you need to understand agriculture, but more than that, we give you the context you need to put that information to work right away. The video modules in this course are designed to help you understand:
- Farmers, the way they set up their businesses, the changes they see happening, and their communities
- The industry and business as it works in the real world, with topics including cash flow, mental health, equipment, and farming organizations
The Sustainability course will help you understand the intersection of agriculture and sustainability and what that means for people and planet.
- Sustainability from multiple perspectives discussing varying approaches to soil, water, carbon & climate, pollinators & wildlife, and people.
- Farm tours to show you how farmers apply sustainability concepts to their daily work and business decisions
(more than 6.5 hours running time)
Depth in Crops & Livestock Comes Into Focus
Once you have the foundational knowledge of agriculture, we begin layering in depth. What are things that are considered across different crops or livestock segments? These courses cover topics in that vane:
- Focus on Crops – Topics range from decisions about what crops to plant and how varieties/hybrids are chosen to some of the seasonal activities undertaken. Experts in weed science, entomology, and plant pathology also provide in-depth lessons on these critical challenges farmers face in the field and how the ways those challenges can be addressed.
- Focus on Livestock – We take you through lessons on how farmers choose feed, manage pastures, and day-to-day activities on livestock operations, and combine those with expert perspectives on animal handling, animal health, and other challenges faced by farmers with livestock.
(more than 2 hours running time each)
Nine Commodity Courses
For many in agriculture, their roles require additional depth in a set of crops or livestock (beef, corn, cotton, dairy, pork, poultry, soybeans, specialty crops and wheat). These courses include the various pieces that help you get your bearings each follows a similar structure:
- Must Know Facts & Trivia
- Overview of a Year
- Interviews with farmers/ranchers about key topics
- In-depth discussion with multiple farmers/ experts
- Essential Resources
Additional information on each of these courses below.
(average 2.5 to 3 hours running time each)
Learning from the Experts Across Crops & Livestock
One of the pieces that drives impact of Grounded in Ag is all of the courses and lessons include perspectives from people in the industry who live this day in and day out.
We have people who have learned on the job, lots who put in long days on the farm or ranch, and others who have earned PhDs and lead research efforts geared toward the challenges faced on those operations. You will learn from folks who host field days, quiet-spoken farmers who prefer to stay close to home, and renowned global experts. All of them value having more people working on the challenges faced by agriculture in feeding our communities and preserving our resources. Check out the expertise page on our website to learn more about the experts involved with Grounded in Ag as teachers and advisors.
Dive Deep Into Each Commodity
Our commodity courses give you the depth of knowledge you need to work confidently within each of the industries. Each course builds on all the materials from Ag 101, Sustainability, and Focus on Crops & Focus on Livestock, bringing depth of knowledge on the production. Every lesson has 3-4 interviews with trusted and vetted industry experts, but we ground it with the following basic information:
- Facts and Trivia
- Production for a Year – A visual look at the various points of the season
- Organizations, Media, and Events to Know
In addition to these shared elements, we've collaborated with trusted experts help you see deep inside the commodities and learn beyond what's visible on the surface. Every course includes lessons and interviews with multiple farmers/specialists, and every lesson is supplemented with carefully considered downloadables and vetted resources to reinforce and extend the learning so you can go as deep as you need on each subject. Take a look below to see what you can expect to learn in each course:
Getting Grounded in Cotton Production
What are some of the things that differentiate growing regions? Farmers discuss:
- Growing Cotton on the High Plains of Texas
- Delta Cotton Production - Unique Challenges
- California Pima Cotton & Growing Premium Cotton for Brands
A cotton specialist takes into Cotton Production In-Depth - Crop physiology, challenges, tech, and more.
(approx 2.5 hours running time)
From Seed to Bread: Understanding Wheat Production
Different classes of wheat for different uses and in different areas are served up:
- Double-Cropping with soft white winter wheat in the Midwest
- Growing Specialty Wheat for a Specific Market in the PNW
- Spring Wheat in Montana
An extension specialist provides Wheat Production In-Depth –Physiology & Crop Challenges. And milling employees show us how wheat is tested for use before going to bakers, pasta. makers, etc.
(approx 3 hours running time)
Understanding Specialty Crops Production
Produce, nuts and more are all discussed in this course.
- Honey Bees and Pollination - An essential topic for specialty crops
- The unique needs of specialty production
- The business and marketing of specialty crops
- Why some crops are considered specialty over others
- In-Depth Presentation on Specialty Crops, the farms growing them & businesses involved
(more than 2.5 hours running time)
Discover Dairy and Milk Production
We talk to several dairy farmers in various parts of the country and a couple of experts who grew up on dairy farms and work with dairy farmers in other ways now:
- Getting to Know Dairy Farms
- Deeper in Dairy Farming
- Dairy Veterinary Health
- Getting Dairy to the Market
Explore Cattle Management & Beef Production
Several farmer/ranchers and others involved in producing beef help us get grounded in these lessons:
- An Overview of Beef
- A Look at Cow-Calf Production
- The Role of Feedlots
- Connecting Farms to the Market
Worried this may be too much?
We have packages that concentrate on all the crops or just one crop (corn, cotton, soybeans, specialty crops, or wheat); all the livestock segments or one segment of the livestock world (beef, dairy, pork, or poultry) with Ag 101, Sustainability, and the corresponding Focus Course.
See Other OptionsGet a PDF of information on the courses offered
Want more information? We have a multi-page PDF that gives you the detail on lessons built into the Ag 101, Sustainability, Focus on Crops, Focus on Livestock, and the commodity courses currently available (few still to come in 2025). You can also find information on our blog or social media (LinkedIn, Instagram and Facebook).
New to ag or taking on a new role? Interested in learning all about ag? This program is for you!
Grounded in Ag is geared to be a learning resource. We have courses that build out information and you can come back and revisit them as you dive in deeper. You will learn from farmers directly... but we help them get to an understandable level and we add popups on vocabulary that may be unfamiliar, photography, etc. It's the things that you can learn before you get out on the farm to make each visit, call or client meeting more successful and productive.
