Yesterday’s $100,000 check presentation outside the BRANDT, Inc. Springfield headquarters was covered by the State Journal-Register, WICS, WMAY, WFMB ag and Springfield Scene magazine. BRANDT, Inc. co-founder Evelyn Brandt Thomas presented the symbolic check to Dr. Charlotte Warren, LLCC president. Both were interviewed along with Bill Harmon, agronomy professor.
Category Archives: Ag
Kreher Agriculture Center
The Kreher Agriculture Center is beginning to take shape as construction continues on the LLCC campus! The 19,750-square-foot, $7.5 million building is being funded by annual distributions from the Kreher Farm Perpetual Charitable Trust to the LLCC Foundation and is expected to open in the spring semester of 2021.
The facility will feature state-of-the-art classrooms and laboratories, student gathering spaces and a spacious, glassed-in expo area for ag simulators. It will incorporate technology and active learning to prepare students for success in the 21st century workplace.
You can also check in on the construction progress of the Kreher Agriculture Center by visiting www.llcc.edu/agriculture. The page features images from a Work Zone Cam, including the option to view a time-lapsed compilation.
Kreher Agriculture Center web cam
Check in on the construction progress of the Kreher Agriculture Center by visiting www.llcc.edu/agriculture! The page features images from a Work Zone Cam, including the option to view a time-lapsed compilation.
March 25 blood drive canceled
LLCC Student Life and Agriculture Club have canceled the upcoming blood drive that was scheduled for March 25. If you planned to donate, we hope you can find some alternative date/time to donate! Donations have dropped drastically due to the recent climate. Please continue reading for more information from the Central Illinois Community Blood Center.
Nationally, and here in our region, the blood supply is being adversely impacted by the outbreak of COVID-19. In some places, elective surgery is already being canceled for blood availability. Most activities have been canceled, and more people are staying home. The pandemic is having a significant impact on participation in blood drives.
We would emphasize COVID-19 presents no known risk to the safety of the nation’s blood supply, only the adequacy of the supply at this time. Individuals are not at risk of contracting COVID-19 from donating blood.
If you are healthy, please consider donating! Read more, and view guidelines.
Central Illinois Community Blood Center – Springfield Donor Center
1999 Wabash Avenue, Springfield, IL 62704
Schedule an appointment online or call 217-753-1530.
Find other locations near you.
Ag Club celebrated Food Checkout Week; made donation to Central Illinois Foodbank
The LLCC Ag Club, a collegiate member of the Illinois Farm Bureau, finished its celebration of National Food Checkout Week with a scramble to collect food at a local Aldi in Springfield. Food Checkout Week is the last week in February and recognizes that Americans have earned enough disposable income by then to pay for all their food for the year. Americans pay less that 10% of their disposable income for food, the lowest rate in the world. The Ag Club had two members, Dalton Bartz of Jacksonville and Sam VanRheeden of Mt. Pulaski, volunteer to get as much food as possible in two minutes. They were supervised by the Ag Club treasurer Alexis Carroll. After planning their run, they loaded up their carts with non-perishable food items. After paying for the items, they were delivered to the Central Illinois Foodbank. The activity was sponsored by Growmark, the parent company of FS.
Farmer’s Share Luncheon today
The LLCC Agriculture Club is holding its annual Farmer’s Share Luncheon today, March 3, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Trutter Center. The club has sold all 100 tickets for the catered meal from Turasky’s, which will include pulled pork or steakburger, green beans, potato salad, cookies and drinks.
Tickets were sold for $.50 apiece. The cost represents the portion of the meal’s cost that actually goes back to the farmers who grew the food. The rest of the cost is for processing, marketing, transportation, etc.
Attendees will also get a chance to test their knowledge of agriculture by answering questions from the quizmaster to win some fabulous prizes! The event is open to anyone in the campus community as an educational activity for the club.
Farmer’s Share Luncheon March 3
The LLCC Agriculture Club is holding its annual Farmer’s Share Luncheon on Tuesday, March 3, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Trutter Center. The club is selling tickets for the catered meal from Turasky’s, which will include pulled pork or steakburger, green beans, potato salad, cookies and drinks.
Tickets are $.50 apiece, and can be purchased from LLCC Agriculture Club officers or by contacting club advisor Bill Harmon at 786-2573, or bill.harmon@llcc.edu. The cost represents the portion of the meal’s cost that actually goes back to the farmers who grew the food. The rest of the cost is for processing, marketing, transportation, etc.
Attendees will also get a chance to test their knowledge of agriculture by answering questions from the quizmaster to win some fabulous prizes! The event is open to anyone in the campus community as an educational activity for the club.
Tickets available for Farmer’s Share Lunch March 3
The LLCC Agriculture Club is holding its annual Farmer’s Share Luncheon on Tuesday, March 3, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Trutter Center. The club is selling tickets for the catered meal from Turasky’s, which will include pulled pork or steakburger, green beans, potato salad, cookies and drinks.
Tickets are $.50 apiece, and can be purchased from LLCC Agriculture Club officers or by contacting club advisor Bill Harmon at 786-2573, or bill.harmon@llcc.edu. The cost represents the portion of the meal’s cost that actually goes back to the farmers who grew the food. The rest of the cost is for processing, marketing, transportation, etc.
Attendees will also get a chance to test their knowledge of agriculture by answering questions from the quizmaster to win some fabulous prizes! The event is open to anyone in the campus community as an educational activity for the club.
In the news
Bill Harmon, LLCC professor and agriculture program coordinator, was interviewed by WLDS yesterday about the college’s ag program and its recognition as a 2019 National Association of Agricultural Educators Outstanding Postsecondary Agriculture Program.
Congratulations to LLCC Agriculture!
LLCC Agriculture is one of just six programs nationwide to receive the 2019 National Association of Agricultural Educators Outstanding Postsecondary Agriculture Program Award. Bill Harmon, agriculture program coordinator, accepted the award at the NAAE annual convention in Anaheim, Calif. on Dec. 3. The award honored LLCC as an outstanding agriculture education program from the Midwest region.