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On a new Teachers’ Lounge podcast, Tracey teaches agriculture, woodworking, welding, horticulture and sometimes she needs to learn yet another skill to help one of her students, like building guitars."He literally starts laughing. He goes, either you're the best teacher ever, or you have no idea what you're doing! I'm just chuckling. I have a kid who has this need, I can reach the kids need by learning this new skill. I'm going to learn this new skill."Building her students’ confidence…and whatever else they want to build. It’s on a new Teachers' Lounge.
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Cesar has cerebral palsy and uses a wheelchair. But it hasn’t stopped him from pursuing his passion for agriculture.
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On this episode of Statewide, Governor J.B. Pritzker talks candidly about being in charge through a public health emergency and a near economic shutdown...
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The new coronavirus pandemic has affected how and even when Illinoisans buy food from grocery stores. But the virus has also impacted the farmers...
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Illinois’ climatologist, Trent Ford, said the effects of climate change are becoming evident throughout the state. Ford said the primary effect of climate…
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The decreased purchasing power of Chinese markets as a result of the coronavirus is creating further uncertainty for Illinois farmers. The Chinese economy…
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It’s late afternoon and the sun is setting over the fields next to Central High School in Burlington. Inside, four students stand at the front of a…
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Illinois Future Farmers of America set a record last year for membership. They also broke their record for enrollment across all agriculture education.…
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John Sullivan was chosen by Gov. J.B. Pritzker to head the Illinois Department of Agriculture, succeeding former director Raymond Poe.
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Farmers are entering their 5th year of low crop prices and now soybeans have reached a 10-year low, in part due to Chinese tariffs. Economists say this…