Ag Days opens young eyes to agriculture
Berl Tiskus
John Campbell drives Gil Mangels’ 1937 Allis Chalmers tractor pulling a load of fourth graders from Linderman Elementary School. Sigurd Jensen stands on the wagon and tells kids about the types of grass and what cows eat. Campbell is an associate supervisor and Jensen a supervisor with the Lake County Conservation District that hosted Ag Days.
Left: A fourth-grader pretends she’s a leafy spurge and spits a sunflower seed. Flathead Extension Agent Rene Kittle and program assistant Brenda Richey taught kids about seeds dispersing.
Berl Tiskus
Berl Tiskus
Berl Tiskus
Berl Tiskus
Berl Tiskus
Mr. Brookman’s fourth graders gather around the noxious weed table to learn about the insidious plants.
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