Agriculture education is getting started earlier in the classroom as many citizens of the community are unaware of what happens in the fields that border their cities. Rebecca Livingston spends the school year traveling to the various schools in Christian County, spreading the word about agriculture literacy.

Livingston notes that only 2% of the population is part of a family farm. This makes the farm-to-fork view difficult to grasp for youngsters. Livingston teaches 30-minute hands-on classes at the elementary school level to teach the importance of farming and agriculture.

Livingston is a 6th generation farmer and enjoys relaying her knowledge to the youth community. When natural disasters like dust storms or tornadoes appear, Livingston focuses on these issues and accepts any and all questions from the students.

Livingston displays her passion and knowledge to the students every day in the classroom. She said students are eager to learn and their questions are thought-provoking. Livingston makes the effort to educate the youth on how special Illinois is, in its agriculture and farming abilities.

Rebecca Livingston appeared as a guest on the WTIM Morning Show.