Greene County Farm Bureau brought back a popular program that finished up its 27th year.

The Ag on the Farm was held at Connor and Lindsay Juergensen’s farm in Churdan on Tuesday. The one-day event allows fourth graders an opportunity to get hands-on experience with ten different agriculture-related topics from crops, to livestock, to farm safety and using cutting-edge technology. This year was a special year which also involved the fifth graders, who didn’t get to do Ag on the Farm last year, as it was cancelled because of the COVID-19 pandemic. 

Paton-Churdan fifth grader Ean Hobbs talks about one thing he learned about sheep and the products that are made from the wool.

“That it’s pretty cheap and there’s different kinds of wool. One is like on your couch and stuff and the other is like clothes and like hats, and stuff.”

Farm Bureau Board Member John McCormick talks about why this event typically targets fourth graders.

“Yeah the fourth grade, it’s a thing where not many of them grew up on the farm like I did when I was a kid. They just don’t know where they’re food comes from. A lot of them think it’s Fareway or Hy-Vee in Jefferson and that’s where it’s grown. But they learn and they do a little farm safety too. Just educate them on where their food comes from and what we do, and that we are an important role in the county.”

The fourth graders were in the morning and the fifth graders were in the afternoon. Lunch was provided by the Greene County Cattlemen’s Association. McCormick thanks all of the volunteers, the presenters, and the two county school districts for their partnership to make this year another success.