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July 26, 2024Maryville, MO |  By: Jeremy Werner

NW students lead kid camp for agriculture

Ag Learning Center

More than 70 area children gained a better understanding of agriculture through a camp organized by three Northwest Missouri State University students and Agriculture Education on the Move.

Agriculture education majors Emma Brushwood, Meghan Hunerdosse, and Allie Stone led the camp from July 15th through the 19th at Northwest’s Agricultural Learning Center. As part of their summer internships, the students taught agriculture to children in various local elementary schools and coordinated a week-long camp for kids from kindergarten to seventh grade.

They conducted lessons on soybeans, corn, pork, beef, poultry, soil, nutrition, and careers in agriculture. Camp activities included making germination necklaces, creating butter, and playing beef bingo. The children also got to see pigs and a dairy calf up close. The program incorporated lessons in math, science, and writing, with activities like creating a snack mix to learn about feed rations and nutrition.