KINGS, Ill. - Ogle County teacher Tammy Greene of Kings School has been selected as the 2025 Illinois Agriculture in the Classroom Teacher of the Year Runner-Up. A fourth-grade teacher, she has inspired countless students with her passion for learning during her 30-plus-year teaching career. Greene looks for ways to incorporate hands-on experiences for her students to make learning educational and memorable. Greene has worked to further integrate science, social studies, and English Language Arts with agriculture. As the runner-up, she will be the Illinois nominee for the American Farm Bureau Foundation for Agriculture White Reinhart Award.
In December, Greene will be recognized at the Illinois Farm Bureau Annual Meeting at Palmer House in Chicago.
Agriculture in the Classroom (AITC) is a statewide educational program with lessons offered to Kindergarten through 8th grade. Its goal is to help students, teachers, and the general public gain greater awareness of the role of agriculture in the economy and society. Ag in the Classroom is offered through the University of Illinois Extension Ogle County in partnership with Ogle County Farm Bureau, Carroll County Farm Bureau, Ogle County Soil & Water, and Carroll County Soil & Water.
PHOTO: Tammy Greene of Kings School is a fourth-grade teacher who has taught for over 30 years. L to R: Kevin Daugherty IAITC, IAITC Teacher of the Year Runner Up Tammy Greene, Melinda Colbert, Ogle-Carroll AITC.
University of Illinois Extension develops educational programs, extends knowledge, and builds partnerships to support people, communities, and their environments as part of the state's land-grant institution. Extension serves as the leading public outreach effort for University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and the College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences in all 102 Illinois counties through a network of 27 multi-county units and over 700 staff statewide. Extension’s mission is responsive to eight strategic priorities — community, economy, environment, food and agriculture, health, partnerships, technology and discovery, and workforce excellence — that are served through six program areas — 4-H youth development, agriculture and agribusiness, community and economic development, family and consumer science, integrated health disparities, and natural resources, environment, and energy.