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Farm Bureau Ag Day Held at Fairgrounds

By Andy Behlen
  • Students learned about transplanting during a horticulture program sponsored by Doug Janda of Hostyn Hill Greenhouses. Photos by Andy Behlen
    Students learned about transplanting during a horticulture program sponsored by Doug Janda of Hostyn Hill Greenhouses. Photos by Andy Behlen
  • Students got to pet some kid goats after learning about the goat and sheep raising business from Linda Anders (right).
    Students got to pet some kid goats after learning about the goat and sheep raising business from Linda Anders (right).
  • Beekeeper Ron Chess teaches students about the type of frames used in commercial beehives.
    Beekeeper Ron Chess teaches students about the type of frames used in commercial beehives.
  • Fayette County AgriLife Extension Agent Scott Wiley shows students how a cotton gin separates cotton lint from seeds and other debris.
    Fayette County AgriLife Extension Agent Scott Wiley shows students how a cotton gin separates cotton lint from seeds and other debris.

Ag Day sponsored by the Fayette County Farm Bureau took place on Tuesday, Oct. 4.

More than 260 fourth graders from all schools in Fayette County attended the program at the Fayette County Fairgrounds in La Grange. Agriculture producers and experts from around the County provided handson instruction about how food and fiber gets from the farm to stores and supermarkets.

Students learned about dairy operations, beef cattle production, sheep and goat herding for both food and fiber, beekeeping, horticulture, wildlife and grain farming.

Students and teachers enjoyed a hamburger lunch prepared by Farm Bureau volunteers and served by first responders from the Fayette County Sheriff’s Office.

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