More than 250 fourth graders from eight schools in the Lincoln area attended the Agricultural Literacy Festival held March 30 and 31 at the Lancaster Event Center Fairgrounds. Students gained a greater understanding of agriculture and how it impacts their daily lives. They rotated between the following ten interactive stations: Beef, Water, Equipment & Technology, Poultry, Dairy, Corn & Soybeans, Swine, Ag Careers, Horse and Sheep.
The Ag Literacy Coalition, led by Nebraska Extension, organizes the festival with the help of Lancaster County Farm Bureau, Nebraska Corn Board, agriculture businesses, commodity associations and food industry companies. This is the 21st year the festival has been held in Lincoln.
More photos are on Flickr at http://go.unl.edu/agliteracyfestival.