Beef IN The Classroom
The Indiana Beef Council is proud to present the 2025-2026 BEEF in the Classroom grant program!
Beef IN The Classroom
Beef IN the Classroom is a grant program funded by the Indiana Beef Council in partnership with Indiana’s beef farmers and ranchers who pay the beef checkoff. This program is designed to add financial assistance for classrooms to use beef & beef related products in their lesson plans. Our goal is to teach students about the cattle industry and beef.
There will be fifty $100 grants awarded for the 2025-2026 school year. Recipients will be provided with multiple lesson plans and resources to use in their classrooms, or they will be able to create their own lesson plan. We have lesson plans available for grades K-12 and for a wide variety of subjects including health, FACS, agriculture, and science classes!
Ready to take the next steps? Fill out our application.
Applications on due by Septmeber 30, 2025.
Grant Recipients will be notified in October 2025.
Please contact Hannah Gee at hgee@indianabeef.org with questions.
Additional Teacher Resources
Confident Cooking With Beef
Confident Cooking with Beef is a comprehensive guide to selecting, preparing and cooking beef. Created by beef professionals for you, the beef enthusiast, this resource will bolster your knowledge, giving you added confidence when working with beef. With tips and tricks, comprehensive cooking lessons and timing charts, you’ll have what you need to ensure beef success every time!
Beef Cut Chart
This handout gives an overview of the beef retail cuts. It also gives cooking methods and where the cuts come from on the animal. An all around great resource!
School Foodservice BEEF Resource Guide
The School Foodservice Beef Resource Guide aids school foodservice professionals in understanding the significance of incorporating beef in menus and utilizing locally sourced options.
Find local Indiana producers near you HERE!
New Content
Educational Resources
Environmental Impact
It is often an untold story, but ranching families have led conservation efforts across the United States for generations. Today’s farmers and ranchers are strong examples of true environmentalists.
Beef Sustainability
Sustainability is not a destination. It is a continuous journey being carried out by each generation of farmers and ranchers responsible for raising and supplying beef across the world.
Beef for All Ages
Beyond the special memories around the table and the tasty delights we experience across a lifetime, the foods we eat provide our bodies with fuel to thrive and grow.
Nutrition
To help cut through the confusion over what contributes to a balanced, healthful diet, America’s cattle farmers and ranchers have over the years worked hard to support and build a solid foundation of knowledge based on the latest science and nutrition research.