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Delaware Beef Ambassador
Ag in the Classroom
Wow That Cow
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Barn Tours
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Our Board is committed to supporting youth educational and athletic programs that benefit young people and promote beef. The most recent being the Dover Youth Lacrosse Club and Booker T. Washington Elementary School
Dover Youth Lacrosse Club, April 2001 Help Us Beef Up Our Team Raffle helped to purchase new equipment. Congrats to John Haller who was the top ticket seller and was awarded a lacrosse stick by Head Couch Charlie Smith |
Student Educational Fun Night at Booker T. Washington Elementary School, March 2001. The students enjoyed all Beef Hot Dogs provided by the Board. |
 Governor Minner visits the Boards display at Ag Day at the Mall, April 2001 in Dover Delaware’s
Beef Ambassador represents the Delaware Beef Advisory Board at a variety of
educational and promotional events in the state. The Ambassador’s mission is to educate people about
nutrition and the value of beef in the diet. The Ambassador will provide information about the latest beef
products available to consumers and about new technologies in the beef
industry. The Delaware Beef Ambassador’s promotion and education schedule can be found on the Board’s web site, www.delawarebeef.org . If your organization is interested in having the Delaware Beef Ambassador at one of your events, contact Melanie Rapp, Marketing Specialist at the Delaware Department of Agriculture at 302-698-4522 or by email at Melanie@dda.state.de.us. |
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Educating school children about beef and agriculture is a priority of the Delaware Beef Advisory Board. Through the Board’s Ag in the Classroom and Delaware Agri‑Mentor programs, teachers and children are educated about beef nutrition, food safety, and the beef industry. If you are interested in a classroom program, contact Judith Leith, Program Coordinator at 302-698-4519 or by email at Judith@dda.state.de.us
If you, as a student, would like to learn more about beef, please ask your instructor to include material from the Beef trunk into your curricula.
So, when is a cow more than a cow? When we depend on its resources to enhance our daily lives. Not only do cattle provide us with great tasting meat but they also help the environment and provide us with many by-products.
Cattle Enhance the Environment: Cattle graze on land that can’t be used for anything else because the terrain is too steep or hilly for building houses, or too rocky or dry for growing food crops.
Cattle Improve Grass and Reduce Erosion: Pressing grass seed into the soil. This is important because grass seed needs to be surrounded by soil to start growing.
Cattle are Recyclers: In addition to grazing on grass, cattle eat non-edible by-products of food production such as potato skins, fruit pits, almond hulls and sugar beet pulp greatly reducing the amount of waste that goes into our nation’s landfills.
Cattle are Fire-Fighters: When cattle graze, they reduce the length of the grass, just as a human does when he or she mows the lawn. This is very helpful in reducing the spread of wildfires since there is less material on the ground to burn.
Cattle Provide Us With Nutritious Beef: Beef contains essential nutrients necessary for good health.
Pharmaceuticals: Since cattle are organically similar to humans, our bodies easily accept medication or a treatment made with animal components. One of many medicines with is a beef by-product is insulin used for treating diabetes or high blood sugar.
Household Products: No matter where you live, you likely have several products made from cattle by-products in your home. These items include: Crayons, candles, paints, paper, plastics and linoleum.
Travel: Cattle by-products help to get us where we’re going. Antifreeze contains glycerol derived from fat. Beef fats and proteins are used to make auto and jet lubricants, outboard engine oil, high-performance greases, and brake fluid.
To learn more about beef, check out the interactive
Burger Town!
If you need more information on cattle breeds, go to Cattle
Breeds. Another great resource for history on an individual breed can be obtained from the breeds national organization. Go to our
links page to see some specific breed organization links.
GAMES!
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BARN TOURS AT THE DELAWARE STATE FAIR
Barn tours at the Delaware State Fair are a great way to learn more about beef. Sponsored in-part by the Delaware Beef Advisory Board, tours of the beef barns and exhibits provide the public with an educational, hands-on experience. Tour guides from Barn Tours tm present general facts and figures about beef and dairy cattle breeds, as well as information on Delaware beef production. Fairgoers have the opportunity to view cattle and watch the milking process. The young and old alike find barns tours a most entertaining way to learn about the agriculture industry.
Come and visit the Delaware State Fair and learn more about Delaware beef production
Educating school children about beef and agriculture is a priority of the Delaware Beef Advisory Board. Each year the Board provides educational materials to Cooperative Extension and Delaware State University educators to assist them with school tours and agricultural events. Over 3,000 kindergarten children visit the beef farm at Delaware State University, where Board Directors guide them through beef barns and exhibits. At the Delaware State Fair, 5,000 beef educational books are distributed each year.
If your organization is interested in a farm tour, please contact Melanie Rapp at the Department of Agriculture, (302) 739-4811 x248.
Kids at the Del State 2000 Spring Farm Tour
