Ag in the Classroom

Thanks to Our Lady of Lourdes for hosting Ag in the Classroom today! Seventy first, second and fourth graders learned about all of the farms it takes for just one McDonald's Happy Meal!

Photo: Mrs. Barringer's fourth graders read the Poultry Ag Mag

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Illinois Farm Bureau News

Defining clean transportation standards for Illinois

October 15, 2025

A CTS is a market-based policy designed to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from transportation fuels.

More than half of Illinois communities have enacted a local grocery tax

October 15, 2025

Gov. JB Pritzker signed bill eliminating a statewide tax, allowing local governments to create their own.

Jefferson County AITC brings fifth graders to the farm

October 15, 2025

The classroom moved to IFB District 12 Director John Howard's farm for a day.

Above-normal temperatures to mostly continue through October

October 15, 2025

Even the first week of November will likely feature above normal temperatures.

IAA Foundation distributes over $660,000 to Ag in the Classroom

October 14, 2025

Eighty ag literacy coalitions in 89 Illinois counties receive $668,150 in grants to teach ag.

IAA distributes over $660,000 to Ag in the Classroom

October 14, 2025

Eighty ag literacy coalitions in 89 Illinois counties receive $668,150 in grants to teach ag.