Pork Field Trip-July 2 with Zach Perkins, 2020 Illinois Pork Ambassador

Our recorded Zoom Presentation is available at https://youtu.be/hUdoYfanVW8 Zach's field trip video! https://youtu.be/aG22S3PoaOc Pork Nutrient Cycle https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EiD2L3bGSE8 Illinois AITC  Pork Ag Mag Illinois AITC Pork Reader Illinois AITC Pork Young Readers Breeds of Pigs  Animal Cares-Pork Cares Pork Bi-Products https://www.ted.com/talks/christien_meindertsma_how_pig_parts_make_the_world_turn?language=en Books! Pig 05049 by Christine Meindertsma Pigs and Pork in the Story of Agriculture by …

Some Summer Reading!

Looking for something to read this summer?A recent survey found that over half of the audience for Young Adult Literature (YA) are adults!  Why not join the ranks and take some YA with you this summer out to the back yard! Young Adult Literature, includes pieces you probably remember. Huckleberry Finn, The Outsiders,  and even Harry Potter  are considered YA, …

Beef Field Trip-June 18, 2020 McKenzie Davison, Illinois Beef Association

Recorded Zoom presentation available here https://youtu.be/_Lpb6UqI_rs Welcome to our Beef Field Trip with McKenzie Davison, Illinois Beef Association Intern. https://youtu.be/6uIFD54ZW3U Illinois Animal Ag Leading Counties illnois-animal-ag-leading-countites-1Download Looking to purchase beef locally? https://www.illinoisbeef.com/membership/local-beef-directory Illinois AITC Ag Mag http://www.agintheclassroom.org/TeacherResources/AgMags/Beef%20Ag%20Mag%20for%20Web_FINAL.PDF Illinois AITC Beef Readers http://www.agintheclassroom.org/TeacherResources/TerraNova/clr_beefnews.pdf Illinois AITC Beef Young Readers http://www.agintheclassroom.org/TeacherResources/Young%20Reader%20Fact%20Sheets/BeefYoungReader.pdf Breeds of Cattle http://www.thecattlesite.com/breeds/beef/ Animal Health https://www.watchusgrow.org/2017/01/02/raising-kids-and-cattle-its-all-about-choices/ …

Dairy Field Trip-June 11, 2020 Hayley Jackson, Midwest Dairy Association

Recorded Zoom Presentation will be available here: https://youtu.be/0BVjd5fTWDU Welcome to our field trip...today we work with Hayley Jackson, 2020 Midwest Dairy Association Intern.   https://youtu.be/btctFusQbC0 We are all about Dairy this Week!  Be sure to check out our facebook page lesson site http://www.beyondthebarndoor.wordpress.com for lots of lessons this week.   Additionally, If you didn’t catch the …

June 4 Summer Field Trip: Grand Prairie Farm, Natalie Pratt

Following today's farm field trip, please fill out this quick reflection by Tuesday, June 9. Then we will send you a Certificate of Completion for today's session. Unfortunately, due to technical issues, we were unable to recored the entire meeting. The portion we could record is at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nscwk-JDOXc Welcome to our field trip...today we head …

#RightThisVeryMinute-Samantha Bunting-Livingston County – 6/3

Join Samantha Bunting from Livingston County-making hay, while the sun shines! She is helping check bales for moisture content. https://vimeo.com/425254570

Tales of the Dairy Godmother-as Read By Kelsi Kessler, 2020 State County Fair Queen

Kick off Dairy Month with a special reading of "Tales of The Dairy Godmother-Chuck's Ice Cream Wish". Special thanks to Kelsi Kessler, Carmi, White County the 2020 State County Fair Queen for reading this for us! https://vimeo.com/421743101

#RightThisVeryMinute-Todd Megginson-Christian County – 5/29

Join Todd Megginson from Christian County as he plants white corn which will be used for your tortilla chips after harvest! https://vimeo.com/423742688

Scrambled States: Alabama and Alaska – 5/20

Intro Today we're talking about two "A" states that both have very different climate and agriculture than Illinois!  Find out more about Alabama's peanuts and Alaska's daylight hours below! K-3 One acre of peanuts will make enough peanut butter for approximately 30,000 PB&J's! Let's take a trip down to Alabama where 900 peanut farmers grow …

IAITC Coordinator Meeting Notes and Highlights

This is the place to find materials related to all things related to the IAITC Coordinator Meeting on 5-12. Coordinator Meeting Recording https://web.microsoftstream.com/video/1aa47475-e5a8-484b-a0f7-5df7834f0ff4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-6wcL-6nU0U Kevin PowerPower Point may-2020-coordinator-meeting-kevin-powepoin-1Download Susan Moore/IAAF Powerpoint may-2020-susan-moore-iaa-foundation-1Download Gracie Weinzierl Consumer Engagement PowerPoint consumer-engagement-in-the-face-of-covid19_5.12.20-1Download Tips and Tricks for Learning on the Fly-_Chris and Stephanie Update may-2020-coor.-meet-chris-and-stephanieDownload Remember, we as Peggy Thomas …