Photos: Exploring ag
Published 3:46 pm Wednesday, June 29, 2022
Participants in the Agriculture and Food Science Exploration Day check out farm equipment during a visit to Northern Country Co-Op Wednesday morning. Eric Johnson/photodesk@austindailyherald.com
Braeden Hahn, left, and Mathew Anderson, right, listen in during a description of farm equipment at Northern Country Co-Op Wednesday morning as part of Agriculture and Food Science Exploration Day. Eric Johnson/eric.johnson@austindailyherald.com
Those taking part in Agriculutre and Food Science Exploration Day tour Northern Country Co-Op in 2022. the co-op was recently named as one of 11 projects to receive grant funding from the Minnesota Department of Transportation for rail projects in the state. Herald file photo
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The first-ever Ag & Food Science Exploration Day, a one-day event for local University of Minnesota 4-H Extension students, was held Wednesday in joint collaboration between Riverland Community College and Mower County 4-H Extension.
This program was offered for all Mower County students and other area 4-H students providing students the opportunity to learn more about agriculture and food science technology.
In 2022, participants learned about areas including:
• Agricultural equipment and machinery;
• Commonly used fertilizers in corn and soybean production;
• Soil sampling and how fertilizers are applied;
• Seed corn and seed beans and how to read seed tags; and
• Remote sensing/drone technologies and more.
