Last week, LLCC Ag hosted an invitational agronomy career development event for schools across Illinois. Ten FFA chapters competed. The event included equipment, insect, crop and weed identification, crop judging and an exam. LLCC Ag also hosted a dairy foods workout for FFA members to practice their skills for their section and state FFA events. The workout included an exam, cheese identification, milk grading and real versus artificial food identification. Seven schools competed in dairy foods.

In addition, LLCC’s second Ag Expo of the year took place on Friday, Dec. 1. There were 115 students in attendance who participated in workshops on ag sales, ag technology, food labels and information about the LLCC Ag program. Students also got to propagate a plant in the greenhouse and take it home with them. LLCC Ag ambassadors and student volunteers facilitated workshops, led groups and answered questions on a student panel.