This list includes some of the best teaching resources that we have previewed and/or used. It is not intended to be inclusive but to give you a guide to "what is available" and "where to look".

Please contact us if we can assist you in helping youth develop and understand or appreciate agriculture and its importance to Minnesota, the nation and the world.

Minnesota CattleWomen and Minnesota Beef Council
2950 Metro Drive, #102 -- Minneapolis, MN 55425
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AUDIO-VISUAL

P AGRICULTURE . . . MINNESOTA’S PROUD TRADITION

Publisher/Producer: Minnesota Beef Council, Land O’ Lakes

Grade Level: 4-6 grades

Format: 16 minute video with accompanying learning activities

Description: Agriculture is the single largest industry in Minnesota. This learning kit shows students the importance and scope of Minnesota’s number one industry — agriculture. It demonstrates that farmers are responsible food producers, taking care of their livestock and land. Careers in agriculture as well as the high-tech side of agriculture help students become aware that a good education is important for many jobs in food production and marketing.

Price: Free

Order From:                            Minnesota Beef Council
                                                  2950 Metro Drive, Suite 102
                                                  Minneapolis, MN 55425
                                                  (952) 854-6980

PDO PIGS SCRATCH THEIR BACKS? . . . AND OTHER QUESTIONS ON THE FARM

Publisher/Producer: Chris Fesko Enterprises

Grade Level: 3-6

Format: 25-minute video (VHS) and teacher guide.

Description: “Do pigs scratch their backs and other questions on the farm” is an animal based video that scores high in education as well as entertainment. Triggered by questions that visitors to the Discovery Center ask Chris, this video takes the most commonly asked questions to the masses.

Price: $19.95 video only
$39.95 video & teacher’s guide

Order From:                             On the Farm Video Series
                                                1261 East Lake Rd
                                                Skaneateles, NY 13152
                                                (800) 747-6470 / Fax 315-636-8044
                                                website: www.fesko.com

P EVERY DAY IS EARTH DAY

Publisher/Producer: Chris Fesko Enterprises

Grade Level: K-12; Adults

Format: 25-minute videotape and teacher guide.

Description: Every Day is Earth Day celebrates the stewardship of the earth practiced on a well-run farm. In this video, the Fesko family and their neighbors demonstrate care and sensitivity for nature as they work to maximize their farms' production. Wonderful wildlife footage captures the farm habitat and illustrates the delicate interaction of the farmer and nature. Contemporary environmental practices for crop rotation and pest management are shown in detail, with emphasis on natural methods. Water's critical role in the ecological life cycle is presented, along with management of flooding and erosion. A segment on wildlife management, narrated by Todd Fesko, 15, demonstrates how farming and wildlife can co-exist in harmony (2000)

Price: $19.95 – video only / $49.95 – video & teacher’s guide

Order From:                          On the Farm Video Series
                                                1261 East Lake Rd
                                                Skaneateles, NY 13152
                                                (800) 747-6470 / Fax 315-636-8044

P FIXIN’ ON THE FARM

Publisher/Producer: Chris Fesko Enterprises

Grade Level: Pre-K; K-3; 4-6

Format: 25-minute videotape and Teacher Guide.

Description: Come behind the scenes and see how Rick and Chris Fesko and their family fix daily problems on the farm. Combines, tractors, barns, fences, even fields need fixing. Watch as they “fix” some unplanned and unusual situations such as the cows getting loose, a tractor catching fire, and a wagon tipping over. VHS 25 mn. (January 1998)

Price: $19.95 – video only
$49.95 – video & teacher’s guide
(Quantity discounts are available)

Order From:                           On the Farm Series
                                                 1261 East Lake Rd
                                                 Skaneateles, NY 13152
                                                 (800) 747-6470 / Fax 315-636-8044

P HOOK’N UP . . . AND HOW IT WORKS

Publisher/Producer: Chris Fesko Enterprises

Grade Level: 4-6

Format: 29-minute videotape & teacher’s guide

Description: Action packed machinery based video builds on the very first On The Farm release, “Summer on the Farm 1”. This video explains the development of simple machines into more technical machines. Includes ground driven, self-propelled RPM and PTO and what they mean.

Price: $19.95 – video only
$39.95 – video & teacher’s guide

P SUMMER ON THE FARM

Publisher/Producer: Chris Fesko Enterprises

Grade Level: Pre K – K, 1-3, 4-6

Format: 28 minute videotape and Teacher Guide

Description: From planting in the spring to harvest in the fall, this video helps students see what life on the farm is like. Developed by a farmer, this video is the first in a series of three. It has background information and vocabulary listings. It was recognized by a Telly Award. It is in use in the United States and Canada (1994).

Price: $19.95 – video only
$49.95 – video & teacher’s guide
(Quantity discounts are available)

Order From:                          On the Farm Video Series
                                                1261 East Lake Rd
                                                Skaneateles, NY 13152
                                                (800) 747-6470 / FAX 315-636-8044

P SUMMER ON THE FARM 2: ANIMALS

Producer: Chris Fesko Enterprises

Grade Level: preK – K, 1-3, 4-6

Format: 28 minute videotape and Teacher Guide

Description: Focusing on animals, this second video in a series of three provides an insight into farm life from the farmer’s perspective. Included are dairy calf to cow, pigs, chickens, ducks, sheep and horses. This resource has background and reference information, hands-on student activities, evaluation component and vocabulary listings. It was recognized by a National Vision Award for Children’s Broadcast Programs (1995).

Price: $19.95 – video only
$49.95 (includes S&H) – video & teacher’s guide
(Quantity discounts are available)

Order From:                          On the Farm Video Series
                                                1261 East Lake Rd
                                                Skaneateles, NY 13152
                                               (800) 747-6470 / Fax: (315) 636-8044

P THE BEEF STORY

Publisher/Producer: Nebraska Beef Council

Grade Level: 4-7

Format: 6 minute video

Description: Shows beef production as a way of life and the steps that are involved in producing beef from pasture to plate.

Price: Free

Order From:                              Minnesota CattleWomen
                                                 2462 Lake George Dr NW
                                                Cedar, MN 55011
                                                (763)753-4636
                                                Email: AgriFolks@aol.com

P THE CYCLE OF LIFE

Publisher/Producer: Washington Cattle Women Association

Grade Level: K-6

Format: 5 minute video coordinates with lesson: “What We
Learn from a Cow and a Worm”

Description: Shows principles of aerating the soil and other ways in
which cattle enhance the soil.

Price: $13.00

Order From:                           Washington Cattlemen
                                             Box 96
                                             Ellensburg, WA 98926

P WHERE BEEF COMES FROM

Publisher/Producer: Indiana Farm Bureau

Grade Level: PreK – K, 1-3, 4-6

Format: 8 minute video, Teacher’s Guide and 14 reproducible student worksheets

Description: This kit features raising of beef beginning with a newborn calf through beef processing and placing on supermarket shelves. Attention is paid to the nutritional benefits of beef and the value of its by-products. It discusses how we would have trouble living without beef and its by-products (1990).

Price: $25.00

Order From:                          Women’s Department
                                                Indiana Farm Bureau
                                                PO Box 1290
                                                Indianapolis, IN 46206
                                                 (317) 692-7851

P WINTER ON THE FARM

Publisher/Producer: Chris Fesko Enterprises

Grade Level: PreK – K, 1-3, 4-6

Format: 26 minute videotape and Teacher’s Guide

Description: Third and final video in the series, this effort focuses on veterinarian visits, milking, feeding calves, a farrier’s visit and sap collection for syrup making. A wide array of fun winter activities complete the action. This publication contains background and reference information, hands-on student activities, evaluation methodology or component, cross subject matter referencing and vocabulary listings (1996).

Price: $19.95 video only
$39.95 (includes S&H)
(Quantity discounts are available)

Order From:                          On the Farm Video Series
                                                1261 East Lake Rd
                                                Skaneateles, NY 13152
                                                (800) 747-6470 / Fax: (315) 636-8044
                                                website: www.fesko.com

P WOW THAT COW

Publisher/Producer: American National CattleWomen

Grade Level: 1-3, 4-6, 7-9, 10-12, Adult

Format: Video

Description: Children’s version: Kay Lindsey, a southwest rancher describes ranching by her family and ways ranchers are good stewards of the land. She also shows the many by-products produced by beef cattle. Adult version: Features life on a typical Wyoming cattle ranch, ranchers talk about ranching as a way of life and discuss how ranchers care for the land, water and livestock and provide feed for wildlife. The second segment of this tape includes selecting beef cuts, nutrition, storage, cooking habits and safe handling practices. Both videos show beautiful ranches stocked with quality cattle. May be used with Compliments of Cattle: Discover the Many Contributions Cattle Make to Our Lives teaching kit.

Price: $12.00

Order From:                           Juanita Reed-Boniface
                                                 2462 Lake George Dr NW
                                                Cedar, MN 55011
                                                (763)753-4636
                                                Email: AgriFolks@aol.com

CHILDREN'S BOOKS

Arnold, Darrell, The Cowboy Kind, Mountain Press Publishing, Missoula, MT, 2001. This book reveals the heart and soul of the contemporary working cowboy. The author has traveled the United States for the past twenty years, photographing ranch people and recording their words. More than 120 black and white photographs and 170 quotes from ranching men and women speak to such western themes as horses, neighbors, ranch economics, saddle making and family life. Grades 4-8.

Cooper, Elisha, Country Fair, Greenwillow Books, 1997. Describes the activities that go on at a country fair, from the animal exhibits, food tasting, and ox pulls to a wood chopping exhibition. K-2.

Cooper, Jason, Beef, Rourke Publishing. Describes how and why beef are raised, processed and marketed. Grades 1-4.

Cooper, Jason, Calf to Cow, Rourke Publishing. Follows the development of a young calf to maturity. Grades 1-5.

Emrich, Duncan, The Cowboy’s Own Brand Book, Dover Publications, Inc. New York, 1954, republished 1995. With this instructive book readers of all ages will learn how to read brands and recognize symbols known to every ranch hand. Learn to design your own brand. Additional chapters explain why branding became an important practice and what brands were commonly used by rustlers.

Erickson, John R., Hank the Cowdog, A Puffin Book. Erickson, a former cowboy has written numerous books for children and adults. He is best known for his 33+ series about Hank the Cowdog. Grades 4-7.

Fischer, Ron, Heartland of a Continent, National Geographic Society, 1991. More than 10 photos and text captures the sweep and space of the American grasslands, its places and people.

Gardella, Tricia, Just Like My Dad, Boyds Mills Press, soft cover. When you’re a cowhand just like your dad, you have to put your spurs and chaps on at daybreak. There are fences to mend, cattle to rope and brand. Old time cowhands spin yarns at lunch, and by dusk, father and son go home tired but satisfied, knowing they’ve done a day’s work. The best part of the day comes when dad tucks in his wee partner and tells how he learned to be a great cowhand from his dad. PreK-2.

Gerrard, Roy, Rosie and the Rustlers, Sunburst Book, Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1989. While Rosie and her wranglers are off visiting their friends, the Cherokee, Greasy Ben and his gang try to steal Rosie’s cattle. Luckily Utah Jim comes up with a plan to stop them. A rip-roaring tale of ranchers vs. rustlers written in poetry. Grades 1-4.

Gorsline, Marie and Douglas, Cowboys, Random House, 1978. Describes cowboys of the Old West, how they ate, slept, dressed, tamed horses, drove cattle and spent their leisure time. Grades 3-5.

Harrington, Roy, A Tractor Goes Farming, American Society of Agricultural Engineers, 1995. Tractor and implement use on farms throughout the year is given in photos and simple texts. Pre K-1.

Knowlton, Laurie Lazzaro, Why Cowboys Sleep With Their Boots On, Pelican Publishing, 1997. Points out the necessity of cowboy apparel and introduces desert animals while spinning an amusing yarn. Slim Jim Watkins learns to sleep in his britches and bandana, as well as his boots. Preschool-Grade 2.

Lenski, Lois, Cowboy Small, Random House, 1949. Cowboy Small takes good care of his horse Cactus. In return Cactus helps Cowboy Small get work done on the range. Cowboy Small knows what it is to be a cowboy. A classic tale of a little cowboy’s adventures. PreK-1.

Lewis, Kim, Little Calf, Candlewick Press. Today on Katie’s farm a calf is born. Readers tag along as she says hello to her new friend. Lewis’ lifelike illustrations are soft and soothing, tenderly capturing a child’s first experience with animals. Other volumes in the series include: Little Lamb and Little Puppy. PreK.

Lewison, Wendy Cheyette, Going to Sleep on the Farm, Dial Books for Young Readers, 1992. A tender bedtime story that describes how farm animals prepare for the night. Enchanting illustrations capture warm and loving answers the father gives to his young son. Pre-1.

Liebman, Dan, I Want to be a Cowboy, Firefly Books. Children get realistic insight into the working day of men and women on a ranch. Color photographs. Ages K-3.

Morck, Irene, Tyler’s New Boots, Chronicle Books, 1996. Tyler finally has his very own pair of shiny new cowboy boots for the annual cattle drive up at Uncle Roy’s ranch. As the only city kid on the trail, he’s hoping his new boots will help make a good impression. After a full day in the saddle, Tyler’s boots have been soaked in the river and waded in the mud, and he soon learns that it’s not what you wear but how you handle yourself that makes the best impression. Grades 3-6.

Peterson, Chris, Amazing Grazing, Boyds Mills Press, 2002. Three ranches in Montana carry out innovative work in rotational grazing to preserve healthy ranch lands and streams. Photos capture the beauty and magnificence of the open range lands, streams and mountains. Grades 3-5.

Peterson, Chris, Century Farm, Boyds Mills Press, 1999. The story of a 100 year old family farm in Wisconsin is told in photographs and in anecdotes about the three generations of Petersons who have owned and farmed the land. Grades K-4.

Peterson, Chris, Horsepower, The Wonder of Draft Horses, Boyds Mills Press, 1997. Shows the largest horse breeds—Percherons, Belgians and Clydesdales—in actual working situations and as participants in an exhibition. Nuggets of draft-horse lore are embedded in the simple text Grades K-4.

Phillips, Mildred, And the Cow Said Moo, Green Willow Books, 2000. Different sounds that animals make are humorously depicted as a cow makes the rounds in the barnyard each morning, greeting each creature it meets. Whimsical illustrations compliment this story of animal identity told in rhyme. Ages 4-8.

Provensen, Alice and Martin, The Year at Maple Hill Farm, Aladdin Paperbacks, 2001. In January the cows stay in the barnyard, and the chickens don’t lay many eggs. By March you can tell spring is coming. Month by month, the animals at Maple Hill Farm sense the changing seasons and respond to the changes. The Provensens use humorous text and charming illustrations to capture one year at their farm. PreK to 2.

Riggott, Dean A., Life on the Farm, A Pictorial Journey of Minnesota’s Farmland and its People, Dean Riggott Photography, 2001. Exceptional photos combined with descriptive prose, captures the heart and soul of Minnesota farmers from all over the state. For use with all grades.

Root, Phyllis, Kiss the Cow, Candlewick Press, 2000. Annalisa, the most curious and stubborn of Mama May’s children, disobeys her mother and upsets the family cow by refusing to kiss her in return for the milk she gives. Grades K-3.

Scott, Ann Herbert, A Brand is Forever, Clarion Books, 1993. A spirited story filled with authentic details of life on a Western cattle ranch. Annie experiences her calf Doodle’s branding day as a day to remember. Grades 3-5.

Scott, Ann Herbert, Cowboy Country, Clarion Books, 1993. An old “buckaroo” tells how he becomes a cowboy, what the work was like in the past, and how this life has changed. School Library Journal Best Books, 1993. Grades 3-4.

Scott, Ann Herbert, Someday Rider, Clarion Books, 1989. Kenny longs to be a cowboy just like his father and the others, and finally his sympathetic mother teaches him how to ride. Grades 1-3.

Sullivan, Silky, Grandpa Was a Cowboy, Orchard Books, 1996. Grandpa comes on the train with a story, a whole life to tell in words of simple power. The boy hears it all, sees it all and shares it. What he leaves behind for the boy is enormous. Grades 3-5.

Talbert, Marc, Holding the Reins: A Ride Through Cowgirl Life, Harper/Collins. Explores a year in the life of four teenage girls as they live and work on their home ranches in Utah, Colorado, Montana, Wyoming and New Mexico. Grades 4-7.

Whitney, Louise Doak, B Is for Buckaroo, Sleeping Bear Press, 2003. An A – Z gallop through the facts, feats and folks of the cowboy way of life. Setting in South Spain. Ages 4-8.

Wilder, Laura Ingalls, Winter on the Farm, Harper Collins, 1996. A young farm boy in New York spends a winter afternoon doing barn chores, then sits down to a farm dinner with his family. Pre-K-2.

Wolman, Judy, Life on a Cattle Farm, Learner Publishing. Tells the story of a boy named Adam who lives on an American beef farm and tells what his life is like – calving, feeding, vaccinating, marketing, fencing and haying. Full color photographs. Grades K-4.

Classroom Presentations

Minnesota CattleWomen have a corps of experienced volunteer educators who are willing to do classroom presentations on a variety of topics related to farming and ranching. All of these volunteers had training in working with young people and come prepared with visuals and hands-on activities. To schedule a presentation contact:

Marilyn Nickel
Education Chair, MN CattleWomen
Phone: (507) 628-4949
E-mail: nickelm@rrcnet.org

Carol Abrahamson

President-Elect, MN CattleWomen

17374 Freeburg Ridge Rd

Caledonia, MN 55921

(507)724-3905

Email: cabrahamson@beef.org

EDUCATOR WORKSHOPS

Kids and Cows, tentative scheduled for July 14-16, 2003, Madison, Minnesota area. An interactive, hands-on workshop for educators. Learn basic knowledge about the beef industry, and ways to enhance current curriculum using concepts from agriculture, the beef industry and Minnesota education standards. Create exciting new learning activities for your classroom. This course is designed for: elementary and middle school teachers with an interest in enhancing agricultural literacy in their classrooms, extension educators, educators working with commodity groups or agriculture organizations. University of Minnesota credit offered.

Course Objectives:

· Build awareness of the importance of agriculture in our daily lives.

· Increase understanding of beef production, processing and marketing and consumer issues of nutrition and food safety.

· Learn about the beef industry from primary sources by farm tours and interaction with producers and leaders in the industry.

· Explore strategies to incorporate agriculture information into classroom learning activities.

· Explore and evaluate teaching resources and methodology.

· Apply this learning to developing lesson plans and/or study units for use in the classroom.

Coordinated by Minnesota CattleWomen in cooperation with the University of Minnesota. To receive more information about how to register contact:

Juanita Reed-Boniface Vicki Fick

2462 Lake George Dr NW RR 3, Box 96

Cedar, MN 55011 Lake City, MN 55041

AgriFolks@aol.com (651) 345-3255

(763) 753-4636

Agricultural Literacy Institute

South Central Technical College, Mankato, MN, annually sponsors an Agricultural Literacy Institute for educators of all levels. Held for one week in June on the college campus, the institute focuses on:

4 The importance of agriculture in our daily lives

4 Sharing a “taste” of Minnesota

4 Food production and agriculture processing tours highlighting a close view of the many faces of agriculture

4 Free resources, lesson ideas, sources of materials and general information for use in all grade levels

4 Resource development for in-class use providing exciting tools and ideas

Minnesota CattleWomen as well as other agricultural commodity groups provide speakers and resource materials Participants may register for SCTC credit (3) or graduate credit. For more information contact Brad Schloesser or Don Hermanson at 507-389-7205.

4-H COOPERATIVE CURRICULUM SYSTEM

The Beef “Skills for Life” Series

The Beef “Skills for Life” Series includes four publications or guides for youth and a helper’s guide.

§ Beef 1 – Bite Into Beef, grades 3-4

§ Beef 2 – Here’s the Beef, grades 5-7

§ Beef 3 – Leading the Charge, grades 6-9

The activities in the guides have several parts: a description of the skills to be practiced, discussion questions, suggestions for additional activities and additional helpful information. Each activity is designed using the experiential learning model.

Topics included in the series are: selection and judging, fitting and showing, management and health practices, beef products, feeds, feeding and careers, health and reproduction and meats and marketing.

The helper’s guide provides additional learn-by-doing activities along with helpful hints about characteristics of youth, life skill development, teaching experientially as well as answers to many of the activities in the youth guides.

Available from 4-H CCS Web site: www.n4hccs.org or from County Extension Offices around the nation.

The Health Series

New in 2005, the 4-H Health Series includes two self-study manuals with special activities related to beef.

§ Staying Healthy for 8-10 year olds includes three lessons: “Power Foods”, “Try it-You’ll Like It!” and “What Are Your Eating I-Cues?”. “Power Foods” includes activities and concepts that help youth develop skills in choosing foods that are nutrient-rich – “power foods” that will help them to stay healthy. “Try It You’ll Like It!” develops skills creating healthy snacks using nutrient rich foods. “What Are Your Eating I-Cues?” focuses on recognizing hungry/full feelings and choosing appropriate portion sizes.

§ Keeping Fit for 11-13 year olds has a lesson titled “Organize Your Favorites”. Youth build skills in choosing naturally nutrient-rich foods first, in appropriate amounts for health and performance.

Available from 4-H Web site: www.n4hccs.org or local county extension offices. Individual lessons may be downloaded on www.teachfree.com.

GIRL SCOUT PROGRAMS

Fit For A Princess

Just about every young girl likes to pretend and perform. Fit for a Princess is about playmaking.

4 It’s about girls having fun and using their imaginations.

4 It’s about every girl getting the chance to be a princess . . . and to perform for others.

Fit for a Princess is a nutrition and physical activity patch program for Junior Girl Scouts. Its goal is to encourage Junior girls to eat smart and be physically active.

The central activity of the Fit for a Princess patch program is readers’ theatre, a short skit with educational messages embedded in it. In readers’ theatre, girls don’t memorize their lines, they read them. There are no stage settings required, and few, if any props. In the process of practice and performing, girls develop self-confidence, use their imaginations, and build self-esteem. They learn by doing.

A registered dietitian working with Troop Leaders and Junior Girl Scouts developed the Fit for a Princess program, and it has received approval from the American Association of Family Physicians Foundation. Everything you need to complete the program is available free of charge to Junior Girl Scout Troop Leaders while supplies last.

Troop Leaders should contact their Girl Scout Council for program materials or contact the Minnesota Beef Council, (952) 854-6980.

PRINTED RESOURCES

P A SAFETY MEASURE: FOOD IRRADIATION

Publisher/Producer: National Cattlemen's Beef Association

Grade Level: 7-12

Format: 8 ½ x 11 fact sheet

Description: Information on food irradiation and food safety.

Price: Free

Order From:                             Minnesota Beef Council
                                               2950 Metro Drive, Suite 102
                                               Minneapolis, MN 55425

P A VEAL SENSATION

Publisher/Producer: National Cattlemen's Beef Association

Grade Level: 7-12 Consumer Sciences

Format: 22 x 34 colored poster

Description: The poster presents information about veal and encourages students to explore various ethnic cuisine. The front side of the poster shows four ethnic veal dishes and the reverse side contains recipes, activities and information about veal.

Price: Free

Order From:                            Minnesota Beef Council
                                                  2950 Metro Drive, Suite 102
                                                  Minneapolis, MN 55425
                                                  (952) 854-6980

P ALL ABOUT BEEF

Publisher/Producer: Minnesota CattleWomen

Grade Level: 4-6

Format: 8-page booklet with independent learning activities

Description: This booklet contains learning activities related to nutritional value of beef and a guide to the foods we need each day, a sequencing activity showing how a hamburger gets to the consumer, crossword puzzles, simple steps to food safety and tips for staying fit and having fun. Also included are some simple recipes that youth can make and enjoy.

Price: Free

P BASICS ABOUT BEEF (Revised 2005)

Publisher/Producer: National Cattlemen's Beef Association

Grade Level: 7-12 — Family and Consumer Sciences

Format: Booklet

Description: This newly updated 24-page booklet for consumer education students covers all aspects of buying, storing, preparing and serving beef. The information is designed to help students get the most value when buying beef and shows them how to prepare beef to enhance its tenderness and flavor.

This new version includes more information on food safety, and emphasizes ways to prepare great meals in less time. The 8 1/2 x 11 full-color booklet also contains word puzzles which offer an interesting way to reinforce and review the information found in the booklet. Updated Fall 2000.

Price: Free

P BEEF AG MAG

Publisher/Producer: American Farm Bureau Foundation

Grade Level: 3-5

Format: 4 page newspaper

Description: Each Beef Ag Mag covers a range of topics that include nutrition topics such as “Beef Has Zip” (Zinc, Iron, Protein), “Today’s Beef has Less Fat,” “What is a Serving Size?,” “The Nutritional Advantage of Beef,” food safety information, “Wash Your Hands,” “Handle Foods Correctly,” “Don’t Cross-Contaminate,” production information about branding, land use, breeds, why cattle can eat grass, the career section, and beef by-products and the sports connection. The Beef Ag Mag text and graphics have been technically reviewed. Each packet of Beef Ag Mags includes a lesson guide for the teacher and 30 Ag Mags.

Price: Free

Order From:                             Minnesota Beef Council
                                               2950 Metro Drive, Suite 102
                                               Minneapolis, MN 55425
                                               (952) 854-6980

P BEEF COLORING BOOK

Publisher/Producer: Minesota CattleWomen

Grade Level: K-3

Format: 16-page color book

Description: Color book with brief facts about raising beef and uses of the meat and byproducts.

Price: Free

PBEEF INDUSTRY IN MINNESOTA

Publisher/Producer: Ron Eustice, MINNESOTA Beef Council

Grade Level: Teacher’s Resource — all grades

Format: 1 page

Description: Resource tool for teachers to give background information on the history of beef cattle in Minnesota, current statistics, Minnesota’s ranking in beef production and current information on research in the beef industry.

Price: Free

Available at: Web site — www.mnbeef.org
Click on "Industry History

Education Materials

BEEF

MINNESOTA CATTLEWOMEN

Table of Contents

Order Form

AUDIO-VISUAL

CHILDREN'S BOOKS

Classroom Presentations

EDUCATOR WORKSHOPS

4-H COOPERATIVE CURRICULUM SYSTEM

GIRL SCOUT PROGRAMS