One of my favorite things to do as a student was picking out school supplies. Even as an adult I enjoy going shopping for pens and sticky notes. One thing I think we forget and at times take for granted is the role farmers and agriculture have when it comes to a successful school year. Outside of farmers providing the nutritious food for lunches, farmers have a big role in the materials we use. I thought I’d share some fun facts about agriculture products that you would commonly find in a school.
- The average American owns seven pairs of blue jeans made from cotton.
- There are 150 yards of cotton in a regulation baseball.
- Wood from California cedar trees is most used to make pencils and notebooks.
- Corn starch is used in the formation of plastic items to help coat molds to help in efficiency of plastic products.
- Hand sanitizer can be made with alcohol produced from Illinois corn.
- Illinois wheat is used for chocolate chip cookies, Illinois Specialty Growers produce apples, and Prairie Farms Dairy farmers provide thousands of ½ pint milk cartons filled with milk.
We wish all our county students, teachers, and other school staff a successful and safe school year
Ag In The Classroom back to school: Coordinators and Agriculture In The Classroom Programs across the state are gearing up for a school year full of educating students about agriculture and where their food comes from. To see photos and read about area programs visit these Facebook pages.
- Ogle- Carroll Ag In The Classroom
- Stephenson County Ag In The Classroom
- Illinois Agriculture In The Classroom
Trips, Travel, Program Suggestions: Do you have an idea of a trip or program you’d like the Farm Bureau to host? Do you have a skill you’d like to learn? An area of agriculture you want a better understanding of? If so, please contact Farm Bureau Manager, Victoria Hansen. If you are a Carroll County member, please call 815-244-3001 or email [email protected]. If you are a Stephenson County Farm Bureau member, please email [email protected] or call 815-232-3186. We can’t guarantee that we will be able to do all the trips or programs suggested but we do want to plan activities that are of interest to our members and provide the most value and benefits for our members.
Nut and Candy Information Coming Soon: We are working on finalizing nut and candy information and it will be available on or before September 11th. To learn more please reach out to your County Farm Bureau.