Our Mission
Be a voice for agriculture by providing leadership and services that enhance the quality of life in Whiteside County.
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Events & News
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Farm Bureau Host Urban Farm Camp
As part of our annual summer Farm Camp program, Whiteside County Agriculture in the Classroom hosted a three-day Urban Farm Camp in the district of the county’s adopted legislator, Illinois House Speaker Emanuel “Chris” Welch, of the 7th District. Campers spent two days in the classroom learning about agriculture and its connection to Bellwood, Illinois. They participated in a variety of hands-on and group activities. Just a few of the activities included making butter, learning about a cow’s digestive system and then making cow “poop” with potato chips, water and pop rocks, and a food nutrition judging competition. Day three was a field trip to Whiteside County to visit farms. Kids brought along family members for our day in the country. We started our field trip by visiting Kile Long and their family’s dairy farm. Campers learned about what cows eat and the milking process. One camper event got the opportunity to help milk a cow. When the milking was done, we headed to the nursery to visit the calves. Next stop was at Selmi’s where campers learned about growing vegetables and apples. Then campers shucked sweet corn and eat it fresh out of the field. Yum! Our third stop was at Green Rose Farms and Tyson Rosengren to learn about farm machinery. The kids got to climb in a tractor and combine and one camper helped Tyson move a tractor. Boy, if you could have seen the smile on his face when he climbed down. The day’s final stop was a Mitchell Melons to learn about, you guessed it, melons. We learned about the growing process and “helped” as melons went through the washer before being sorted and packed. We capped the day off sampling watermelon and Sensation melon. |
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AITC on Facebook
Attention teachers! Whiteside County Agriculture in the Classroom is on Facebook. Get updates on programs, grants and FREE resources available for use in your classroom.
Attention teachers! Whiteside County Agriculture in the Classroom is on Facebook. Get updates on programs, grants and FREE resources available for use in your classroom.
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Illinois Agricultural Association
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