What’s a Forestry Contest?

As an Ag Teacher, one of the most common questions I hear is "why are we doing this?" Forestry, a category under the Natural Resources career pathway, is a unit where I listen to students try to convince me they don't use trees and trees don't effect them.  Aside from trees helping to purify our…

2017 Farm Progress Show

If you were to ask several Illinois farmers what they did this past week, more than likely they would tell you they found time, amidst their busy endeavors, to attend the annual Farm Progress Show in Decatur, IL. For 64 years, people from all over the country and across the globe have attended this event…