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Local Ag Ed Departments Earn 2022 Equipment Grants



The Compeer Financial Fund for Rural America program has awarded nearly $330,000 in Agriculture Education and Classroom Equipment Grants this spring. Coordinators say high school agriculture programs in cooperative's 144-county territory were eligible to apply for up to $4,000 per school to promote agriculture education and inspire youth to gain a deeper understanding of the ever-changing agriculture industry by funding programs and the modern classroom equipment.

"The goal of this grant program is to help develop and enhance modern, comprehensive agriculture education in schools, teaching students about its importance and limitless potential," said Corporate Giving Specialist Karen Schieler. "The agriculture industry offers a variety of career opportunities, and exposing young adults to this starts in the classroom. These grants help to fuel the inspiration and exposure students receive in high schools."

The organizations receiving grants in 2022 include:

** Cuba City School District: simulator with removable cervix, reproductive tract and cow hide cover; gloves; stages of corpus luteum development models; stages of fetal development models; Quick start guide; and Online access to curriculum

** Wisconsin Heights High School: hydroponic tower garden

** Dodgeville FFA: fertilizer injector, cart and plumbing kit, water line, drip lines and adaptors, start-up seeds, digital scales, fertilizer, irrigation control, pollinators, growing supports, picking trays, grow bags, pruning shears, PVC pipe and components, and submersible pumps

** Pardeeville Agri-Science Department: corn stalk model and butcher beef cuts model

** Mauston FFA: hydroponic system and LED grow lights

** Prairie du Chien High School: tables, labeling system, seed packet organizers, fertilizers and seeds; fix watering system in the greenhouse,

** Weston School District- Weston FFA: walk-in poultry cage, steel garden wagon and a live stream camera

** Princeton School District: 3D models of different animals and plant structures

** Oakfield School District: vertical automatic feed hydroponics unit, fertilizer injector system and soil mixing table

** School District of Omro: hydroponic system

** Central Wisconsin Christian School: hydroponic growing systems with LED indoor grow lights and support cages

** Bangor FFA: maple syrup evaporator, installation of a water hydrant for school garden, induction hot plates, and a convertible refrigerator-freezer

** De Soto FFA: greenhouse controller

** Brookwood High School: commercial grade egg incubator, equipment for egg candling, brooder boxes, feeders and waterers

** Holmen High School Agri Science: hydroponic tower systems, chicken model, and dog uterus model

** Whitehall School District Agriculture Department and FFA: calf simulator

** Osceola FFA/Osceola Agriculture Department: hydroponic grow tower

** Baldwin-Woodville High School: gates, mats, halters, feeding troughs, watering dishes and other equipment for the barn

** Drummond Area School District: Ag Tech Systems and Mechanics Curriculum Guide and Answer Key, tool chests, tool sets, tool chest liners and securing materials

** Independence Middle/High School: Advanced Veterinary Training: Critical Care Fluffy and Goldie-K9 Breath-Heart Sound Simulator, and suture kits

** Colfax Agricultural Education: lab incubator, cabinet incubator, humidity pump, beef cut ID Program, tree ring dating, Electrochemical Remediation of Wastewater, tree study kit, Modeling Stream Erosion and Deposition, Conformation workbooks, Dairy Cattle Judging DVD, Practice Dairy Cow Judging, Livestock Evaluation text, tablets and CD player adaptors

** Black River Falls FFA: raised bed mix in the high tunnel, storage shed brackets, shelving, ladder and fasteners; re-roof and re-side the bee equipment storage shed; paver base material in the high tunnel; beekeeping equipment and pollinator shrubs

** Cumberland School District Agriculture Education Department: cheese, root beer, medication administration, kitchen science, seed, germ and soil kits; churn; scat and yeast labs; thermometers; clipper; spiralizer; peeler set; corn cutter; sheep organ - heart and brain; cow eye; dog skeleton model; photosynthesis chamber; pH strips and kit; barometer; and coriolis effect kit

** Monroe High School - Agriculture Department: swine litter processing simulators and supply pack

** New Glarus High School: hydroponic grow tower

This is the fifth year for the grant program.

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