The United States Department of Agriculture Natural Resources Conservation Service (USDA-NRCS) is constantly seeking qualified employees that have a desire to ensure the agency’s mission is a success. However, often agriculture students have little knowledge of NRCS and the job opportunities available within NRCS. The objective of this study was to determine if NRCS educational tours were an effective means of increasing student knowledge and appreciation for NRCS. Students from Texas A&M University-Kingsville (n = 5) and University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez (n = 8) participated in a three-day NRCS educational tour in California. Following the educational tour, the students completed a retrospective post-pretest survey about NRCS, the agency’s role in agriculture, and career opportunities within NRCS. The results would indicate that the educational tours increased the students’ knowledge and appreciation for NRCS as all scores in the retrospective survey increased when reflecting on what they thought they knew before the tour and then what they learned on the tour. Specifically, the survey indicated that the tours resulted in the students believing the tours allowed them to have high or very high knowledge about NRCS and California agriculture as all the scores in the after-tour category were 4 or higher, on a 5-point scale. Furthermore, they either agreed or strongly agreed that the tours helped their educational and career plans leading them to want to seek internships and/or jobs with NRCS. Based on the results of this project, educational tours increased student knowledge and appreciation for NRCS, and the results indicated that having educational tours where agencies are highly involved in demonstrating activities conducted by their employees can be an effective tool in recruitment of college students for internships and/or jobs.