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Summary 2021 — Illinois
State Contact
Illinois Center for Agricultural Engagement
1701 Towanda Avenue
Bloomington, IL 61702
P: 309.557.3334
E: kdaugherty@ilfb.org
Website
Innovative Programming Conducted and Educational Resources Developed
- Pollinator Ag Mag http://www.agintheclassroom.org/TeacherResources/AgMags/Pollinator%20AgMag%20INTERACTIVE_4.15_Proof.pdf
- Pumpkin Ag Mag
http://www.agintheclassroom.org/TeacherResources/AgMags/Pumpkin%20Ag%20Mag_11.18.21__INTERACTIVE.pdf - Corn Ag Mag
http://www.agintheclassroom.org/TeacherResources/AgMags/Corn%20AgMag%20INTERACTIVE_7.16_P.pdf - Water Ag Mag
http://www.agintheclassroom.org/TeacherResources/AgMags/Water%20Ag%20Mag_2021_Online.pdf - Career Ag Mag
http://www.agintheclassroom.org/TeacherResources/AgMags/CareerAgMag1214.pdf - Double sided Apple and Pumpkin Poster
https://beyondthebarndoor.files.wordpress.com/2021/10/21-388-aitc-pumpkin-apple-poster-print.pdf - New IL History and Agriculture Website
https://il.stateaghistory.org/
Major Program Impacts or Outcomes
Our program year was still marred by COVID related concerns. Our typical teacher training, volunteer training and coordinator training continues to be primarily virtual. While we were able to squeeze in 19 in person Summer Ag Institutes, this is down by 50% as is our teacher number. Our typical program year involved 3 in person meeting for our county coordinators. The last time our entire state program has been together was September of 2019....which seems so far away. IL has also been in the news due to our rigid COVID restrictions that have been challenged in courts and that are different not only at the county level but within the county. Our major impact for 2021 was that we survived and continued into the next year.
Program Leader Biosketch
Kevin Daugherty is the Director of the Illinois Center for Agricultural Engagement.
Kevin has been with Illinois Farm Bureau® since April of 2000. Prior to joining the Farm Bureau® staff he had experience in publishing, training and development and as an award winning junior high history teacher in central Illinois.
Daugherty holds a BS in Secondary Education from the University of Illinois, and a MS in Adult Education from Eastern Illinois University.