Success StoryIntergrading Youth in Agriculture



Intergrading Youth in Agriculture

Author: Brittany Brewer

Planning Unit: Scott County CES

Major Program: Community Vitality and Leadership - ANR

Plan of Work: Youth and Adults Agriculture and Natural Resources Education, Adaptation, & Sustainability

Outcome: Initial Outcome

March 31st Northern Elementary hosted an Agriculture Day. Here students got to learned about different entities within in the agriculture industry. One of those stations were maned by the Scott County Agriculture and Natural Resource agent. At her station students had the opportunity to learn about one of America's most grown crops, corn. Students learned about the different types of corn, what it was used for, and how it is grown. They also talked about the importance of soil layers and how each layer contains very different things that are necessary to help plants grown. Students were amazed by how important soil is and all the bioproducts that are a result from corn. She saw over 300 students from various backgrounds. 






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