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Indiana Farm Bureau Book of the Year

 

The goal of the Indiana Farm Bureau Book of the Year program is to provide Indiana county Farm Bureaus and Agriculture in the Classroom volunteers with additional tools to promote agriculture literacy and further the mission of our Agriculture in the Classroom program.

Current Book of the Year

 

2026 Book of the Year announcement and toolkit coming soon..

    BOTY Selection Process


    Each year, the INFB Women’s Leadership Committee evaluates several books and sends three or four titles to the Book of the Year selection committee for consideration. The selection committee is made up of five experienced, enthusiastic Agriculture in the Classroom volunteers and educators. The selection committee uses a scoring rubric to evaluate each book received. 

     

    If you have a book you would like the committee to review, please reach out to one of the INFB Women’s Leadership Committee members or the INFB education coordinator.

     

     

    Past Winners

    2025 Book of the Year

    Right This Very Minute by Lisl H. Detlefsen with art by Renée Kurilla

     

    Educator Guide

    2024 Book of the Year

    My Family's Corn Farm by Katie Olthoff with art by Joe Hox

     

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    2023 Book of the Year

    I LOVE Strawberries! by Shannon Anderson with art by Jaclyn Sinquett

     

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    2022 Book of the Year

    My Family's Soybean Farm by Katie Olthoff with art by Joe Hox

     

    Educator Guide

    2021 Book of the Year

    Tales of the Dairy Godmother: Chuck’s Ice Cream Wish by Viola Butler with art by Ward Jenkins

     

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    2020 Book of the Year

    Popcorn County: The Story of American’s Favorite Snack by Chris Peterson with photography by David R. Lundquist

     

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    2019 Book of the Year

    Compost Stew: An A to Z Recipe for the Earth by Mary McKenna Siddals with art by Ashley Wolff

     

    Educator Guide

    2018 Book of the Year

    John Deere, That’s Who by Tracy Nelson Maurer with art by Tim Zeltner

     

     

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