The LLCC Environmental Club is holding a plant sale to raise funds for their club activities. Proceeds will go toward club events and field trips that allow them to explore different areas of science.
The fundraiser will be held 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., April 21-25 in A. Lincoln Commons. There will be varieties of tomato plants as well as pepper plants. The cost is $5 per plant and $1.50 for a mystery tomato plant.
The LLCC Agriculture Club will be hosting the Farmer’s Share Luncheon on Friday, April 25, from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. in Kreher Agriculture Center, Room 1131.
The meal of pork chop or chicken breast sandwich, vegetable and cheesy pit-tatoes is being catered by Nelsons, along with desserts from Ag Club members. 100 tickets will be sold for $1 apiece, which represents the portion of American’s food budget that goes back to the farmers and ranchers who raised the food.
Guests will be able to win fabulous prizes by correctly answering agricultural trivia questions. Tickets will be available by contacting Liz Conrady or Bill Harmon, LLCC Ag Club advisors.
The LLCC Environmental Club is holding a plant sale to raise funds for their club activities. Proceeds will go toward club events and field trips that allow them to explore different areas of science.
The fundraiser will be held 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., April 21-25 in A. Lincoln Commons. There will be varieties of tomato plants as well as pepper plants. The cost is $5 per plant and $1.50 for a mystery tomato plant.
The LLCC Environmental Club will be selling tomatoes and orange peppers next week to raise funds for club events and field trips. Tomato and pepper plants will be $5/plant. There will also be a mystery variety of tomato available for $1.50/plant.
Tomato varieties include: Amish Paste, Cherokee Purple, and Isis Candy Cherry.
The sale is Monday-Friday, April 21-25 in A. Lincoln Commons from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m or until sold out.
The LLCC Environmental Club is holding a plant sale to raise funds for their club activities. Proceeds will go toward club events and field trips that allow them to explore different areas of science.
The fundraiser will be held 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., April 21-25 in A. Lincoln Commons. There will be varieties of tomato plans as well as pepper plants. The cost is $5 per plant and $1.50 for a mystery tomato plant.
The LLCC Agriculture Club will be hosting the Farmer’s Share Luncheon on Friday, April 25 from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. in Kreher Agriculture Center, Room 1131.
The meal of pork chop or chicken breast sandwich, vegetable and cheesy pit-tatoes is being catered by Nelsons, along with desserts from Ag Club members. 100 tickets will be sold for $1 apiece, which represents the portion of American’s food budget that goes back to the farmers and ranchers who raised the food.
Guests will be able to win fabulous prizes by correctly answering agricultural trivia questions. Tickets will be available on Wednesday, April 16 from Ag Club officers and members or by contacting Liz Conrady or Bill Harmon, Ag Club advisors.
LLCC had a strong presence at the 2025 Central Illinois STEM Fair, held April 9 at Rochester High School’s Athletic Complex. More than 1,000 people attended the event, including middle and high school students, families and educators from across the region. Faculty, staff and students from multiple LLCC departments—including natural and agricultural sciences, health professions, mathematics and computer science, workforce and others—came together to offer hands-on activities and highlight the college’s wide range of STEM-related programs.
Participants included David Pietrzak, program director, aviation maintenance; Annabelle Sneyd, surgical tech program; and Scott Searcy, dean, math and computer science; along with a team from Natural and Agricultural Sciences: Dean Butzow, Jennifer Davis, Karrie Prescott, Jennifer Ramm, Liz Stamberger, Brent Todd, Lisa Volk-Draper and Rosie the Boa. Mac Warren and Channing Fullaway-Johnson also supported from other areas of the college.
Student volunteers played a key role in engaging with attendees. Representing the Agriculture program were Maggie Bland, Malena Kirgan, and Michael Matesa. From the Chemistry Club: Lauren Curry, Peter Dracos, Steven Lawrence, Aaron Robertson, and Tyler Lafountain. Environmental Club participants included Cameron Hudgins, Kyra Jagels, Rae Richards, and Eleanor Stuckey.
LLCC’s space featured interactive displays ranging from chemistry and life science experiments and GIS technology to live reptiles, drawing steady crowds and sparking conversations throughout the evening.
Special thanks to all who helped make LLCC’s presence at the STEM Fair such a success!
Congratulations to our LLCC Ag students who took top honors a the 2025 National Professional Agriculture Student Conference (PAS) held in Sheridan, Wyo. in mid-March.
Read about how two of our teams placed first and many others went on to great finishes, including individual awards. You can check out photos of the trip and awards on the LLCC Ag Program Facebook page.
Professor Tony Rothering, LLCC Natural & Agricultural Sciences, presented, “Hope Is A Thing with Feathers: The Science and Value of Bird Banding,” at the Grand Prairie Bird Alliance on March 3, 2025. Rothering discussed his work at the Midwest Migration Network Bird Banding Station at Jubilee Farm in Springfield during the spring and fall migration seasons. He also shared insights from his research on breeding bird productivity at the station during the summer months and his efforts to determine the sex of species where males and females have similar appearances.
Members of LLCC’s Ag Student Club, who were part of the first place swine and soils teams at the recent PAS Conference, were interviewed by Capitol Radio Group on Monday.