Exploring Nutrient Needs for your Winter Traditions

Date and Time – February 4, 2022 10:00  – 11:00 am CT and 1:00 – 2:00 pm CT

There are so many winter traditions, finding that perfect poinsettia, eating that juicy orange or picking out the perfect tree. Before those things were ready to go home with you, they relied on healthy soil to grow. We invite middle school classrooms to join us as we visit farms from across the county and learn about the role fertilizer plays in some of your seasonal favorites.

For more information or questions please email Haley at hsiergiej@nutrientsforlife.org  or Melissa at mbigge@nutrientsforlife.org.

We love fall. The crisp, cool air, autumn leaves and of course all the fun fall of corn mazes, picking the perfect pumpkin for a jack-o-lantern and lots of yummy Halloween candy! Register your classroom for a virtual field trip on October 22 and join us as we “visit” three farms across the country. We’ll travel to different farms to learn about what it takes to make all the fall fun happen from growing perfect pumpkins, planting and harvesting the corn maze, and of course producing all that Halloween candy sugar from a sugar beet farmer.

We will be visiting the following farms:

• Growing Pumpkins at Wayside Farms in Virginia
• Harvesting Corn at Loy Farms in Illinois
• Sugar Beets at Driscoll Brothers Farm located in the upper Snake River plains of Eastern Idaho

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For more information or questions please email Haley at hsiergiej@nutrientsforlife.org  or Melissa at mbigge@nutrientsforlife.org.

October 13, 2021 at 11 AM-2 PM Eastern Time

Guest Speakers

Limited seats available, so don’t delay!

For more information or questions please email Haley at hsiergiej@nutrientsforlife.org 

Date and Time – April 22, 2021 10:00 – 11:00 am CT and 1:00 – 2:00 pm CT

Virginia – Wegmeyer Farms was founded by Tyler and Harriet Wegmeyer in 2002 with a small crop of pumpkins that we sold at the local farmers’ market. The farm opened to the public with the u-pick operation in 2008, and added the first u-pick strawberry field in 2009. Today, Wegmeyer Farms grows 8 acres of raised-bed strawberries direct-to-consumer at three u-pick fields, 75 acres of wholesale and u-pick pumpkins and a large agri-tourism farm operation with a corn maze and fall festival that welcomes over 15,000 visitors each fall.

Kansas – Stephen Bigge is a sixth-generation farmer growing corn, sorghum and wheat, but his true passion is raising exceptional cattle. In 2016 Stephen and his wife Melissa purchased the family farm. Together they operate 1500 acres of farm land and 2500 acres of pasture with 250 cow-calf pairs. Recently, Bigge Land and Cattle has expanded into Bigg E Meats, a business selling farm fresh beef.

Iowa – Dan Dennison operates a century farm in central Iowa with the help of his daughter Debra Kearney. He raises beef cattle, alfalfa and is in row crop production growing corn and soybeans. As founder of Dan-D Farms, he now raises 25 acres of sweetcorn that is sold direct to consumer and wholesale markets.

Registration for the 10am session is now closed. You can still register for the 1pm session by clicking the button below.

For more information or questions please email Haley at hsiergiej@nutrientsforlife.org  or Melissa at mbigge@nutrientsforlife.org.

ARLINGTON, VA–The Nutrients for Life Foundation (NFLF) distributed 54 Fertilizer Fun Boxes in celebration of National Agriculture Day, held March 23, 2021, to classrooms across the nation.  Each box, fully sponsored by fertilizer industry members, contained soil science resources, and classroom sets of lab materials for exploring NPK testing, permeability and porosity and soil profiles.

“It’s exciting to know that these sponsored-classrooms are viewing soil science and crop nutrients in a whole new light with real world lab materials,” said NFLF Executive Director Harriet Wegmeyer. “I am thankful our industry recognizes the value of continuous education in classrooms and communities across the country. As an industry, we must continue to share the science behind fertilizer, nutrient stewardship and the tremendous role fertilizer plays in growing a healthy and abundant food supply.”

The majority of kits were sent via mail, but a few were hand delivered by Nutrients for Life representatives.  Tracy Baxter, NFLF Florida Representative, hand delivered a kit to the Hardee County School Board on March 25, 2021.

“We are so grateful that the fertilizer industry is proactive about educating students and supporting their communities and the schools within them, said Claire Cornell School Board Member at Hardee County. “This box is sure to add an element of fun and excitement to National Agriculture Day.”

To see a list of schools that received a box and fertilizer industry sponsors, please visit the Ag Professionals tab at local.nutrientsforlife.org.

Caption: NFLF Florida Representative Tracy Baxter presented Fertilizer Fun Boxes to members of the Hardee County School Board. Pictured are Hardee County School Board members Claire Cornell and Mark Gillard.

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The GLAG conference is focused on supporting educators in globalizing instruction in food, fiber, and natural resources. The Global Learning in Agriculture Conference is designed to help you create global learning opportunities in agriculture for students in any discipline.

• All educators of all contexts who are interested in global issues related to food, fiber, and natural resources
•  Secondary educators interested in food, fiber, and natural resources
•  Extension educators
•  Post-secondary/university faculty of all disciplines interested in food, fiber & natural resources
•  Post-secondary/ university students interested in agricultural education
•  Agricultural education professionals broadly defined