National Ag Week – March 23-29

Join us as we celebrate all things agriculture for National Ag Week March 23-29, 2020!

Check out these ideas for ways to celebrate all week long:

BioPlastics: Growing a Better Environment

Growing a Better Environment With Bioplastics

Plastic pollution from traditional, petroleum-based plastic has become a global problem. A better alternative is renewable corn-based bioplastics made from corn grown by local farm families. Learn more: https://www.watchusgrow.org/innovation-grows-here/

To learn more about renewable products from corn & find a recipe to make your own corn plastic, check out the Corn Ag Mag.

Chick It Out 2020

Registration is now open for Chick it Out 2020!

Classrooms registered for Chick it Out will receive 1 dozen fertilized chicken eggs from University of Illinois campus and enough chicken feed to last the few days you have your chicks. Incubator, egg turner, candler and embryology curriculum are available for check-out from the University of Illinois Extension Office.

Click here for details & to get signed up.

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