- A chicken seems to be posing for the kids as they listen to a program on poultry.
Photos by Dennis Proud (click on any photo to enlarge)
Hundreds of LaPorte County fourth graders got to take a field trip to the LaPorte Armory on Feb. 24 and 25 to experience the annual Ag Days programs, presented by the LaPorte County Row Crop Food Producers Team and Purdue Extension-LaPorte County.
The event, which features presentations on a variety of agriculture-related subjects, gives an opportunity for those involved in agriculture to reach students and tell them about this business of feeding the world and the importance of agriculture in their lives. Twelve separate stations focused on the subjects of beef, crops, dairy, alternative crops, crop protection, insects, poultry, rabbits, garden, machinery, technology, and water quality.
Here are some scenes from the Feb. 25 Ag Day:
A boy gets a closer look at a rabbit.
Kallie Bontrager talks to students about insects.
Students participate in an erosion demonstration in the water quality booth.
Patty Janas holds a chicken as she talks in the poultry area.
Myron Schafer explains the purposes of some farm machinery.
Alice Lindborg tossing a carton of milk to a student in the dairy booth.
Natalie Hodges shows some colorful illustrations in the gardening booth.
