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š½ State Ag Profiles: Upper Midwest
The Upper Midwest stretches across five states that together capture the range of northern farm country, from the Corn Belt and dairy country to Great Lakes orchards and northern forests. Each profile in the set follows the same format, so students build consistent vocabulary and comprehension skills while comparing how geography and history have shaped agriculture differently in each state.
Explore the region through:
- Minnesota, where the University of Minnesotaās apple breeding program produced the Honeycrisp, now the official state fruit
- Wisconsin, where nearly all U.S. ginseng grows near Marathon County and cheesemakers produce roughly one quarter of all cheese made in the United States
- Michigan, which grows more than half of the entire U.S. supply of tart cherries along a Lake Michigan fruit belt
- Iowa, which ranks first in the nation in corn production, growing more than 2.5 billion bushels each year
- Ohio, where tomato juice became the official state beverage in 1965 to honor Reynoldsburg breeder Alexander Livingston
A great tie-in for: state agriculture units, geography, ag economics, and regional comparison lessons.
These work as an introduction to a regional agriculture unit, an FFA Week or Ag Literacy Week activity, or a set of substitute lessons that still teach something real. Students who think of agriculture as just what happens locally will often see it differently once they compare five states side by side.
š What's Included:
- Reading Passage: a six-paragraph state profile covering geography, top commodities, economic impact, lesser-known specialties, challenges, and the future outlook for agriculture in the state
- Vocabulary Page: twelve terms pulled from the passage with dictionary definitions and original example sentences
- Reading Comprehension Questions with Answer Key: ten questions anchored to specific passage content, each built around a vocabulary term, with a full answer key
- Vocabulary Assessment with Answer Key: twelve multiple choice questions testing word meaning, with a complete answer key
Our shipping is based on total order amount. Shipping will be automatically calculated when shopping online. (There is no shipping charged on digital download products. I mean who would do that really?)
We ship by UPS. You will receive a tracking number when your order ships.
If you are completing a School Purchase Order or if you just want to estimate your total expenses use the following information:
- For order totals $100 and under ---- add $15
- For order totals $101 to $340 ---- add $20
- Order totals over $350 ---- add $30
- Make sure to provide a physical address...UPS will NOT deliver to a Post Office box. We tried. Then we received a firm talking to and we had to go to bed without dinner. Please don't make us try that again.
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š Annual Member Exclusive
š½ State Ag Profiles: Upper Midwest
The Upper Midwest stretches across five states that together capture the range of northern farm country, from the Corn Belt and dairy country to Great Lakes orchards and northern forests. Each profile in the set follows the same format, so students build consistent vocabulary and comprehension skills while comparing how geography and history have shaped agriculture differently in each state.
Explore the region through:
- Minnesota, where the University of Minnesotaās apple breeding program produced the Honeycrisp, now the official state fruit
- Wisconsin, where nearly all U.S. ginseng grows near Marathon County and cheesemakers produce roughly one quarter of all cheese made in the United States
- Michigan, which grows more than half of the entire U.S. supply of tart cherries along a Lake Michigan fruit belt
- Iowa, which ranks first in the nation in corn production, growing more than 2.5 billion bushels each year
- Ohio, where tomato juice became the official state beverage in 1965 to honor Reynoldsburg breeder Alexander Livingston
A great tie-in for: state agriculture units, geography, ag economics, and regional comparison lessons.
These work as an introduction to a regional agriculture unit, an FFA Week or Ag Literacy Week activity, or a set of substitute lessons that still teach something real. Students who think of agriculture as just what happens locally will often see it differently once they compare five states side by side.
š What's Included:
- Reading Passage: a six-paragraph state profile covering geography, top commodities, economic impact, lesser-known specialties, challenges, and the future outlook for agriculture in the state
- Vocabulary Page: twelve terms pulled from the passage with dictionary definitions and original example sentences
- Reading Comprehension Questions with Answer Key: ten questions anchored to specific passage content, each built around a vocabulary term, with a full answer key
- Vocabulary Assessment with Answer Key: twelve multiple choice questions testing word meaning, with a complete answer key
Our shipping is based on total order amount. Shipping will be automatically calculated when shopping online. (There is no shipping charged on digital download products. I mean who would do that really?)
We ship by UPS. You will receive a tracking number when your order ships.
If you are completing a School Purchase Order or if you just want to estimate your total expenses use the following information:
- For order totals $100 and under ---- add $15
- For order totals $101 to $340 ---- add $20
- Order totals over $350 ---- add $30
- Make sure to provide a physical address...UPS will NOT deliver to a Post Office box. We tried. Then we received a firm talking to and we had to go to bed without dinner. Please don't make us try that again.
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