AG day in Stanton

Montgomery County Extension, Montgomery County Farm Bureau, and the Montgomery County Conservation Board sponsored an Ag Day in Stanton for second and third graders.

Stanton’s Ag Day was held on March 30 at Stanton Elementary School. The five sessions and presenters were:

Crop and Soil Investigation (CSI)—Ethan Strickland and Lucas Oster assisted the youth with microscopes and specimens

Seed Identification—Marlene Kennon, David Meyer and Casey Elwood helped the students identify seeds and did “Ag in the Classroom” activities on the computers.

John Deere and John Deere Equipment—Bette Larson did a presentation on John Deere and John Deere Equipment and talked about John Deere’s importance to agriculture.

Germination—Bill Drey helped students germinate corn and soybean seeds and discussed seed germination.

Who Gets the Money?—Deb Karwal talked about who gets the money from agricultural products.

Other helpers in Stanton were Mrs. Cain and Mrs. Vennerberg. It was a very educational day.