
Oklahoma Ag in the Classroom Do humans need grains?
blogs.smithsonianmag.com
many of those who argue that we don't need grains (or should only eat them sparingly) are influenced by something called The Paleo Diet,

Oklahoma Ag in the Classroom Very thorough, interesting article about egg production and the difference between cage free, organic, etc.
www.denverpost.com
At 7:15 on a recent morning, Dhiraj Gurung, a 10-year cook at Dots Diner on 28th Street in Boulder, used one hand to crack the first two eggs of his shift, dropping the wobbly packages of yellow fat ...

Oklahoma Ag in the Classroom Proceeds from sales of these paper towels from the Made in Oklahoma Coalition go to the Oklahoma Food Bank to feed hungry kids.
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MIO_Coalition: Help @MIO_Coalition @rfbo and @HungerIsNotOk feed hungry children. Buy MIO Paper Towels and support Food 4 Kids! http://ow.ly/i/3hq

Oklahoma Ag in the Classroom From Susan Allen at Dairy Max: Sign up for a free wellness kit for your school at http://www.fueluptoplay60.com(school enrollment). She's also holding a drawing for a $100 Visa GiftCard - if you sign up by December 18.
www.fueluptoplay60.com

Oklahoma Ag in the Classroom Very interesting proposal suggesting health care reform could follow the model used by the Cooperative Extension Service in its early days to get farmers to buy in to new technologies. Includes a good history of the beginning of the Cooperative Extension Service.
www.npr.org
Congress is moving closer to passing a health care bill that does not quite reach one of its major goals: guaranteeing some way to cut soaring health care costs. Surgeon Atul Gawande, who also writes for ...

Oklahoma Ag in the Classroom What do you think of the new Sun Maid girl?
finance.yahoo.com
Personal Finance, family-home

Oklahoma Ag in the Classroom
"For Knight, the disconnect between modern kids and farms was
illustrated last month by a small boy who drew a picture of the
grass-fed beef hotdogs.
"He drew a picture of a hotdog eating grass," she said.
www.startribune.com
The butternut squash that students at Highland Elementary in Apple Valley ate for lunch one day last week looked delicious: steaming hot, sweetened with sugar and cinnamon, drizzled with butter

Oklahoma Ag in the Classroom Great story about a renewable use for turkey litter. Happy Thanksgiving, Everyone!
www.usda.gov
A million turkeys also generate a lot of waste – on the order of 17,000 tons of litter per year. Local farms are happy to use it as fertilizer, but a little litter goes a long way – and at this point, the litter has to go farther and farther away. ...

Oklahoma Ag in the Classroom Thank you, Farmers and Ranchers. Gov. Henry has declared today "Thank a Farmer Day."
agblog.ok.gov
As agriculturists our jobs haven’t changed much from generation to generation but the way we do them sure has! Our roles as providers of the nation’s food and fiber and stewards of the land remain the ...

Oklahoma Ag in the Classroom
Happy Birthday, Oklahoma! http://oklahoma4h.okstate.edu/aitc/lesso ns/legacy2.pdf

Oklahoma Ag in the Classroom Oklahoma Ag in the Classroom is set to launch the DVD - Action Agriculture Across Oklahoma this week!!

Oklahoma Ag in the Classroom
American Farm Bureau reports the cost of a Thanksgiving dinner will cost 4 percent less this year. Use the OAITC lesson "Make Mine Turkey" to help students plan their own Thanksgiving dinner: http://oklahoma4h.okstate.edu/aitc/lesso ns/primary/turkey.pdf
www.fb.org
WASHINGTON, D.C., November 12, 2009 – Menu items for a classic Thanksgiving dinner including turkey, stuffing, cranberries, pumpkin pie and all the basic trimmings dropped 4 percent in price this year, according to the American Farm Bureau Federation.

Oklahoma Ag in the Classroom
Learn more about bison from the OAITC lesson "At Home on the Range." http://oklahoma4h.okstate.edu/aitc/lesso ns/intermed/bison.pdf
Head 'Em Up, Move 'Em In - Yearly bison roundup brings share of challenges even in modern times - Ne
www.urbantulsa.com
Harvey Payne recalls the night before the first herd of 300 bison was due to be released on the Tall

Oklahoma Ag in the Classroom
Oklahoma Ag in the Classroom has Smart Board activities and Power Point presentations to enhance your teaching. Look for them here: http://oklahoma4h.okstate.edu/aitc/lesso ns/extras/index.html
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