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For many kids growing up in rural areas, agriculture is more than just a way of life, it’s an integral part of their daily experience. But for those who might not live on a farm, connecting with ...
TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) -- Inside a greenhouse here, high school students studying hydroponics are growing lettuce and basil without soil. In Philadelphia, teenagers tend to a herd of cows. And in ...
DAVENPORT, Iowa (KWQC) - We are surrounded by agriculture, but since the Quad Cities are more urban, some children might not know much about it. Because of that, the Rock Island Farm Bureau and ...
Ty Murphy brushes his hog's hair at the Missouri State Fair (Jana Rose Scheise/KBIA). SEDALIA — On a hot and humid afternoon in the Swine Barn of the Missouri State Fair in Sedalia, brothers Cole and ...
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7 questions with EHS' new agriculture teacher

Joey Birrittier is an agriculture educator who has just begun his first-year teaching at Edwardsville High School in District ...
Third grade students in Davenport learned about agriculture today at the Mississippi Valley Fairgrounds. Topics included dairy, meat, corn, soybeans and farm machinery. Students also learned about the ...