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HOT, HOT, HOT - National FFA Convention & Expo Student Engagement Grant Closes: Aug. 30 AND #SpeakAg Showcase Submission Deadline: Sept. 25
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Illinois FFA has a great deal to celebrate with National FFA Finalist
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Illinois FFA August Board Report
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Illinois Farm Bureau Harvest for All FFA Program Launch & Updates
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Setup Your 2024-2025 Courses on ILAgEd.com
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Illinois FFA has a great deal to celebrate with National FFA Finalist
We are thrilled to announce our Illinois finalists. Illinois Results: click here.
Congratulations to our 10 National Proficiency Award Finalists, 10 National Agriscience Fair Finalists, 2 American Star Finalists, 3 National Chapter Award Finalists FFA Chapters and our 2024 National Officer Candidate Mr. Thaddeus Bergschneider, Franklin FFA Chapter! Wishing you all the very best of luck. You make Illinois FFA very proud!
The moment we’ve been waiting for is here! The 2024 National Finalist Selection results for the Agriscience Fair, Agricultural Proficiency Awards and National Chapter Awards have been announced. Join us in recognizing these remarkable achievements and inspiring the next generation of ag leaders.
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Illinois FFA August Board Report
The Illinois FFA Board met on Thursday, August 1, 2024. Please click here for the highlights and the August Board Report.
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Illinois Farm Bureau Harvest for All FFA Program Launch & Updates
Message from Illinois Farm Bureau:
Hello Agriculture Teachers!
We are excited to announce the launch of the Harvest for All Program for the 2024-2025 academic year! This program is designed to highlight and recognize efforts that chapters are making to serve their communities. Please note that this year, we are asking for submissions to be made on a semester basis due to matching American Farm Bureau’s tracking system. Overall section and state winners will be selected based on their total combined efforts of dollars donated, pounds of food donated, or hours volunteered, from May 1st, 2024 – April 30th, 2025.
Semester Tracking Periods - New in 2024-2025
Events Occurring Between: May 1, 2024 - December 31st, 2024 | Form Due January 1, 2025
Events Occurring Between: January 1, 2025 - April 30th, 2025 | Form Due May 1, 2025
About the Program
Harvest for All is a program championed by American Farm Bureau and lead in our state by the Illinois Farm Bureau Young Leader Committee. This program is all about finding a need, filling a need, and giving back in your community. This looks like reporting ANY community service efforts as an FFA Chapter. This could include hosting a food drive, volunteering somewhere, raising money, or anything else you see fit.
Rules
From May 1, 2024 through April 30, 2025, each chapter tracks dollars donated, pounds of food collected, and the number of hours volunteered for community service efforts.
On January 1, 2025 and May 1, 2025, chapters will use this JotForm to report their calculations for the tracking period. Chapters will receive 1 point for each volunteer hour, 10 pounds of food donated, and $10 donated. A minimum of 10 cumulative points is needed for a chapter to be recognized.
Application
List each Harvest for All event including the following information: date of event, organization being supported, dollars donated, pounds of food collected, and number of hours volunteered. The advisor should be ready to verify that the total amount is accurate.
Semester Tracking Periods - New in 2024-2025
Events Occurring Between: May 1, 2024 - December 31st, 2024 | Form Due January 1, 2025
Events Occurring Between: January 1, 2025 - April 30th, 2025 | Form Due May 1, 2025
The application must be submitted by 11:59 p.m. on either January 1 or May 1 depending on the tracking period.
FFA Harvest for All Awards
Following the final tabulation of donations as of the May 1, 2025, deadline, the top FFA chapters in each section and state-wide will be recognized and receiving the following prizes:
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Section Winner – State FFA Convention Recognition
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1st Place - State FFA Convention Recognition, $200
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2nd Place - State FFA Convention Recognition, $175
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3rd Place - State FFA Convention Recognition, $150
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4th Place - State FFA Convention Recognition, $125
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5th Place - State FFA Convention Recognition, $100
If you have any questions, please contact youth@ilfb.org with any questions about this program or application. Illinois Farm Bureau is excited to see how you’ll impact your communities this semester and school year!
All our best,
Taylor Hartke & Lori Jackson | Illinois Farm Bureau
Youth & Collegiate Program Coordinators
thartke@ilfb.org | ljackson@ilfb.org
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Setup Your 2024-2025 Courses on ILAgEd.com
With the start of each school year comes the setup of your students’ digital spaces. Please follow these steps (instructions here)
Login to the ILAgEd.org website, go to your dashboard on the left, go to Account Settings and review all of the information on that page- particularly be sure to update the “Total Year Teaching”, “Years at Current School” and salary range (including 3 Circles Grant funds if you receive the grant).
At the bottom add all courses you plan to teach this year, making sure to also add “Graduated” and “Course Conflict”, if needed. “Exploratory Food and Agriculture” is the commonly used course name for middle school courses. Use July 1, 2024 as the start date, and the course end date should be no later than June 30, 2025. Course Period is not used for data collection purposes and is there only for your ease of use in the case of multiple courses with the same title.
You will also need to add the courses you plan to teach this year into your AET account. The systems do not automatically sync. Review the instructions HERE.
Once you have entered your courses on the IL Ag Ed website and your class
rosters are set for the year, your students may begin entering their data for this
school year.
Contact your FCAE-LPS Program Advisor with any questions!
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*Please NOTE that clicking on Dates & Deadlines will take you to the www.ilaged.org calendar.
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August 9-18, 2024 - Illinois State Fair, Springfield, IL
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August 23-September 2, 2024 - DuQuoin State Fair, DuQuoin, IL
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August 23, 2024 - DuQuoin State Fair Parade
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August 26, 2024 - DuQuoin Farm Follies, DuQuoin State Fair, DuQuoin, IL
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August 30, 2024 - IL FFA Center Closes at 2:30 p.m. for the Holiday
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September 2, 2024 - IL FFA Center CLOSED for Holiday
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September 3, 2024 - District I Star Conference, Black Hawk College East Campus, 26230 Black Hawk Rd, Galva, IL 61434
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September 4, 2o24 - District II Star Conference, Joliet Junior College, Main Campus, U Building, 1215 Houbolt Rd, Joliet, IL 60431
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September 5, 2024 - District IV Star Conference, Lake Land College, 5001 Lake Land Blvd, Mattoon, IL 61938
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September 9, 2024 - Virtual FFA Board Meeting, 3:30 p.m.
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September 10, 2024 - District V Star Conference, Southern Illinois University, 1263 Lincoln Dr, Carbondale, IL 62901
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September 10, 2024 - Elite Conference Registration CLOSES
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September 10, 2024 - District V Greenhand Conference & COLT, Southern Illinois University, 1263 Lincoln Dr, Carbondale, IL 62901
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September 11, 2024 - WIU Greenhand Conference, Western Illinois University, 1 University Cir, Macomb, IL 61455
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September 12, 2024 - District III Star Conference, John Wood Comm College; John Wood Community College, 37803 St Hwy 104, Baylis, IL 62314
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September 13, 2024 - Special Accommodation Form DUE for State Forestry CDE
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September 14, 2024 - Early Bird Registration ENDS for State Forestry CDE
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September 16, 2024 - Virtual IAVAT Board Meeting, 3:30 p.m.
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September 20, 2024 - Elite Conference, Heartland Community College, Normal
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September 25, 2024 - IL FFA Center CLOSED, Office Calendar/Cleanout Day
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September 28, 2024 - State Forestry CDE, SIU College of Agricultural Sciences, 1205 Lincoln Dr, Carbondale, IL 62901
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September 30, 2024 - Virtual ICAE Meeting, 12:30 p.m.
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October 1, 2024 - FFA ROSTERS DUE
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October 1, 2024 - 2024-25 FFA Chapter Strategic Plan DUE
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October 1, 2024 - IL FFA Alumni and Supporters Letter of Intent DUE
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October 2, 2024 - Early Bird Registration ENDS for State Land Use CDE
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October 2, 2024 - Special Accommodation Form DUE for State Land Use CDE
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October 3, 2024 - National Convention Prep Day, IAA Building, Normal, IL
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Mindy Bunselmeyer
Illinois FFA Center
Phone: 217-753-3328 Cell: 217-412-5646
Email: mbunselmeyer@illinoisffa.org
Address: 3221 Northfield, Springfield, IL 62702