Photos: Another day on the farm
Published 5:45 pm Tuesday, September 21, 2021
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Gloria Hansen holds a pig for Lyle third-graders to pet during the annual Day on the Farm Tuesday at the Sayles hog farm. Eric Johnson/photodesk@austindailyherald.com
A drowsy piglet waits to meet Lyle third graders during Day on the Farm Tuesday at the Sayles hog farm. Eric Johnson/photodesk@austindailyherald.com
Lyle third-grader Preston Frank reaches out to pet a piglet during the annual Day on the Farm Tuesday at the Sayles hog farm. Eric Johnson/photodesk@austindailyherald.com
Lyle third-graders get to pet piglets at the Sayles hog farm Tuesday as part of Day on the Farm. Eric Johnson/photodesk@austindailyherald.com
Jeff Sayles shows Lyle third-graders feed that is fed to hogs at the Sayles hog farm Tuesday as part of Day on the Farm. Eric Johnson/photodesk@austindailyherald.com
Pacelli and Lyle third-graders clap as a drone from Northern Country Co-op lifts off the ground at the Sayles hog farm Tuesday. The students were visiting the farm as part of Day on the Farm. Eric Johnson/photodesk@austindailyherald.com
Third graders from Austin, Pacelli and Lyle schools took to the country Tuesday for the annual Day on the Farm.
It’s an opportunity to see first hand what goes on at a farm with experiences available to meet some animals, see what they eat and see some of the technology that goes into today’s farming operation.