Learning About Agriculture | VideoRene Thibault | 1/24/2013
“Many kids don`t grow up on the farm anymore. So they don`t
understand where their food comes from and how it’s produced and
just little things about agriculture. So it’s real important
that they get to see what agriculture is all about,” said Gail
Slinde, a Ward County 4H Agent. For 18 years, the Ag Expo has
hosted the Living Ag Classroom to educate fourth grade students
from all across north-central North Dakota. “We really needed to
do something for the children in agriculture because so many of
them now no longer have any connection to the farm,” added
coordinator and presenter Margie Martin Lee. Fourth graders like
Carter Gill are learning about different aspects of agriculture
from soil erosion and farm safety, to the anatomy of cattle and
pigs. “A lot of the kids in North Dakota are into agriculture, a
lot of their families and friends, so some kids get to learn a
lot, learn how to work with the livestock and the equipment,”
said Gill. More th