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Buy An Ag Tag
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Florida Agriculture in the Classroom is funded by sales of the specialty agricultural license plate known as the Ag Tag. Add $32 to the standard license plate renewal fee. This amount includes a one-time $10 charge for your new metal plate. Subsequent annual renewals are an additional $22, $20 of which goes to Florida Ag in the Classroom. and $2 of which goes to the state for administrative fees. Purchase online today!
FAITC
Board of Directors
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Lisa Gaskalla
Executive Director

Vina Jean Banks, Chair
Florida Beef Council

Jennifer W. Sills,
Vice Chair
Dairy Farmers, Inc.

Joan Kyle, Treasurer
Florida Fertilizer & Agrichemical Association

Barbara Wunder, Secretary
Florida Fruit and Vegetable Association

Cara Martin,
Past Chair
Florida Farm Bureau

Gary Albarell
 Florida Institute of Phosphate Research

Larry Arrington
University of Florida/
IFAS Extension

Ken Barton
Florida Peanut Producers

David Boozer
Florida Tropical Fish Farms Association

Lyn Cacella-DuBois
Farm Credit Association of Florida

Leslie Coleman
National Watermelon Promotion Board

Cheryl Fulford Flood
Kissimmee Island Cattle Co.

Sue Harrell
Florida Strawberry Growers Association

Darica Land
Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services

Carole McKenzie
Clear Springs Co.

Heather Nedley
Polk County Farm Bureau

Jennifer Nelis
Florida Nurserymen, Growers and Landscape Association

Marilyn Norman
University of Florida/ IFAS 4-H

Heather Russo
Florida Turfgrass Association

Eva Webb
Florida Farm Bureau

Tamara Wood
Florida Citrus Mutual
Teachers invited to "Serve Up" Florida Agriculture Education at Workshop
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  Teachers in pre-kindergarten through 12th grade learn new, real-life applications for your language arts, math, science and social studies lessons while enjoying a beachfront resort this summer. Florida Agriculture in the Classroom has scheduled its 2010 State Teacher and Volunteer Workshop for June 17-19 at the TradeWinds Beach Resort on St. Petersburg Beach.
      It's only $170 if you share another room with a teacher attending the workshop, which includes two nights lodging, most meals and materials. And you'll earn professional developments and visit area farm tours at the same time. Visit www.agtag.org for more information.

 
Two Teachers Win 2010 Excellence in Teaching about Agriculture Award
 
     A Central Florida elementary teacher and a Tampa Bay area middle school teacher have won Florida Agriculture in the Classroom's 2010 Excellence in Teaching about Agriculture Award.
     John Chybion, a science teacher of kindergarten through sixth grade students at Endeavor Elementary Magnet School in Cocoa won the elementary and overall Florida level. He has taught his students about the importance of Florida agriculture with schoolyard hydroponics garden funded with a grant from Florida Agriculture in the Classroom.
      Dianna Bone, a sixth grade science teacher at Electa Lee Magnet Middle School in Bradenton, won for the middle school level. She teaches her students about farming by having them become farmers themselves in an activity in which they join a cooperative and make decisions about the crops they will produce, among other activities.
     They will be honored at Florida Agriculture in the Classroom's 2010 State Teacher and Volunteer Workshop "Serving Up Florida Agriculture Education" June 17-19 at the TradeWinds Beach Resort on St. Petersburg Beach and at the National Agriculture in the Classroom Conference "Pioneers of Ag: Sailing into the Future" June 24-26 in Baltimore.

 
FAITC Funds 33 Teacher Grants for 2009-2010 School Year

 teacher grant 2009Florida Agriculture in the Classroom selected 33 teacher grant projects for funding for the 2009-10 school year. Projects include traditional schoolyard gardens and hydroponics gardens, among other efforts. The deadline for teacher grants for the upcoming school year is Oct. 1, 2010. Please check Florida Agriculture in the Classroom's website at www.agtag.org for more information.