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Agriculture Industry Volunteers invited to read for Ag
Lit Day
Farmers, growers, ranchers, FFA teachers and students, University of Florida IFAS extension and 4-H agents,
Farm Bureau members, Cattlemen and Cattlewomen and other agriculture industry
representatives are invited to read for Florida Agriculture Literacy Day
scheduled for Tuesday March 23.
A new book
has been developed for this year's event called "Green Florida Farms." The
Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services' Division of
Marketing's Gary Seamans and Michael Wright wrote and illustrated it. It
teaches students about the environmental contributions Florida farmers make to the state.
For more
information and to register to read, visit www.agtag.org
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Volunteer Grant
Deadline set for March 12
Florida
agriculture industry volunteers who have a project that teaches students in
pre-kindergarten through 12th grade about the importance of Florida agriculture are
eligible to apply. AgVenture field trips, Arbor Day programs and other efforts
have been funded with Florida Agriculture in the Classroom volunteer grant
money in the past. For more information and an application, visit www.agtag.org
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Volunteers invited to
"Serve Up" Florida
Agriculture Education at Workshop
Agriculture industry volunteers can learn fun, new
activities that teach students about the Florida
agriculture 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 or volunteer 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.
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