Ag in a Bag Activity Kits
Check out our featured Fall Ag in a Bag Activity kits!
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Category: Ag in the Classroom
2025 Summer Ag Institute: Roads, Rivers & Rails
Sign up for this year’s Summer Ag Institute by May 15! Earn up to 21 hours of professional development with the option of one hour of graduate credit through the University of St. Francis. New option this year: choose to attend one, two, or all three days of our workshop. Scheduled tours include a local grain farm, Anvil Brand equestrian store in Lexington, a Lexington-Chenoa Route 66 Ag History Tour with local ag historian Don Meyer, Evergreen FS at Yuton, Midwest Food Bank, Peoria Lock and Dam, and the Illinois State University Vertical Farm. We’ll also have presentations by Illinois Agriculture in the Classroom, University of Illinois Extension STEAM in the Classroom and various commodity organizations. Learn more here!
The Science of Sourdough Workshop
The Science of Sourdough Teacher Workshop
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Roads, Rivers & Rails: Summer Ag Institute 2025
Summer Ag Institute 2025Ride along with us this summer and learn about fun transportation activities, just in time to celebrate the 100 year anniversary of the Mother Road!
See details and sign up for this year’s summer workshop below! Questions? Contact Carrie Vogel, McLean County Ag Literacy Coordinator at aitctablet@gmail.com.
Summer AITC Registration
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Ag Science Grants Available
Looking to add some hands-on learning to your classroom? Check out the Ag Science Grants from McLean County Farm Bureau Foundation!
Apply for funding to purchase one of the suggested learning kits or create your own project related to the science of food and farming.
Find details & the online application at www.mcfb.org/grants
Application deadline is February 21, 2025.