Ag Day A Big Hit for Okeechobee Kindergarteners

Gary Cooper Ag "Outdoors", Beef, Cattle, Citrus, Corn, Cotton, Dairy, Equine, Field Crops, Florida, Forestry, General, Livestock, Nursery Crops, Peanuts, Pork, Poultry, Soybeans, Specialty Crops, Sugar, Vegetables

Everglades Farm Equipment provided a tractor for this Ag Day 'show and tell'

Okeechobee, Florida is in a rural area and is a big farm town, particularly in dairy production…But located on the north side of Lake Okeechobee, it’s also a good example of why even agriculture folks in rural areas need to be aware that lots of urban thinking Jacob Larson of Larson Dairy explains a milking machine and answers the children's questions
people live in their midst. Listen to these interviews as local kindergarten teacher Elizabeth Pearce, herself Elizabeth Pearce
from a several generation beef cattle ranching family in the area, and her assistant in planning this Ag Day event, Valerie McKee, Valerie McKee
explain why agriculture education is important even in rural areas like this one. As part of National Ag Day festivities, these two young ladies organized an event for about 130 local kindergarteners, involving several local farm operations and agribusinesses to help educate these children about where their food comes from.The students learn about vegetable production from area farmers

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