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Volume One Hundred Fifty-eight, Issue Number 3
July 17, 2024
Agriculture Edcation Impacts PC Elementary Students This Summer
Danny Hartwig and Smokey the Bear who visited the PC Library this Wednesday for the Summer Reading Program. Danny shared his experience of being a forestry firefighter and information about fire safety. Submitted by Christy Allen, PC Public Library Director Summer Reading Program Winners Week 3 Annika Houf T-shirt Ariyah Gallup T-shirt Alexzandra Lee Backpack Brityn Gallup Water Bottle Annabelle Gorkowski Compass Parker Leach Compass Beau Jarman Compass Watch Bennett Gorkowski Compass Watch
Lena Dooley Book Week 4 Elysha Houf T-shirt Edward Lewis T-shirt Rhys Robinson Backpack Cooper Lewis Water Bottle Ryker Robinson Compass Kendall Robinson Compass Eden Couchman Compass Watch Britlee Andrews Book Audra Couchman Book
New MDC Hunting Booklets Available JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Missouri deer, turkey, waterfowl, and dove hunters can get the most current information on upcoming fall hunting from the Missouri Department of Conservation’s (MDC) new 2024 Fall Deer & Turkey Hunting Regulations and Information booklet and the Migratory Bird and Waterfowl Hunting Digest 2024-2025. The 2024 Fall Deer & Turkey Hunting Regulations and Information booklet has detailed information on fall deer and turkey hunting seasons,
limits, permits, managed hunts, regulations, conservation areas to hunt, post-harvest instructions, chronic wasting disease (CWD) updates, and more. The booklet is available where permits are sold and online at mdc.mo.gov. The Migratory Bird and Waterfowl Hunting Digest 2024-2025 has detailed information on waterfowl hunting along with hunting doves and other migratory game
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Students participating in hands-on agriculture lessons as part of the summer school enrichment programs. Photo credit: Agriculture Education on the Move™ Ninety students at Putnam County Elementary participated in hands-on lessons about agriculture during enrichment programming this summer with Agriculture Education on the Move™ (Ag Moves). Putnam County Elementary partnered with Ag Moves to provide elementary students with ten foundational lessons on the topics of agriculture. Local Ag Moves educator, Ashlyn Laws, facilitated the lessons to Putnam County’s consumers of tomorrow, helping them make connections to agriculture in their daily lives. “Agriculture education in elementary classrooms is a valuable experience for all involved. Students, teachers, and Ag Moves educators are connecting to the world around them, where their
food comes from, and how agriculture affects daily life. We value each participating school and look forward to returning year after year,” said Heather Fletcher, Agriculture Education on the Move™ program director. Ag Moves is a proactive, educational effort that brings enthusiastic, trained educators to classrooms to build agricultural literacy at elementary ages. During a ten-lesson program, students learn about crops, livestock, soil and water conservation, nutrition, and careers in agriculture. The lessons are STEM-focused and the curriculum meets Missouri classroom objectives. Students make soybean germination necklaces, corn plastic, butter, animal feed ra-
tions, soil profile bookmarks and more to make their learning interactive and fun. Students are exposed to Missouri farm families and learn about their dedication, compassion, sacrifice, and work ethic. Ag Moves is provided at no cost to schools or enrichment programs by the Missouri Farmers Care Foundation. “Connecting students with fundamental agricultural education through Ag Moves creates immense value to entire communities. Students experience the thrill of germinating seeds, understand the basics of how their food is produced and see, many for the first time, the agriculture all around them. Agriculture is the $97 billion economic engine that drives Missouri’s
economy; many of these students will land in careers in agriculture, food, and forestry down the road,” said Ashley McCarty, Missouri Farmers Care executive director. Ag Moves educators, 4-H leaders, University of Missouri Extension and Missouri FFA partner educators taught lessons this summer across the state. Twenty-one college interns have served with Ag Moves this summer, reaching thousands of students while developing their teaching skills and experience. With a shortage of agriculture educators in Missouri, the Ag Moves program is helping close the gap by providing opportunities for tomorrow’s teachers to prepare for their careers. The program’s impact continues to grow, reaching over fifty percent more students when compared to successful efforts last summer. Through extensive partnerships, the program had a positive influence in the lives of more than 10,000 elementary students in Missouri during 2023. As summer schools conclude, the Ag Education on the Move Coloring Fun App can extend learning for elementary students through the summer months. The free app gives youth an opportunity to virtually explore their connection to food, fiber, fuel, and other farm products as they color their
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