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Crane Kids Learn About Food Source

October 22, 2020
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Farming From the Driver’s Seat
Jonathan Weeks

Crane    FFA    students held an exposition for the younger members of their student body on Friday.
They  brought  animals with  them,  a  horse,  a few  calves,  some  guinea hens, and a pig. The reason  for  taking  the  time to  bring  all  the  animals and  equipment  down  to the school playground on Friday  was  simple.  Even in   a   rural   community, many  children  don’t  understand  how  food  gets on the shelves and where it originates. Members of the  FFA wanted  to  share some  of  this  knowledge with  the  other  students. They hoped to help them connect   the   dinner   on their  table  with  the  animal  husbandry  and  soil work done by farmers to bring them that dinner.
Some   were   familiar with farm life, and some weren’t. The students did seem  genuinely  interested  in  the  bottle-feeding Red  Angus  and  Holstein calves, and also the large John  Deere  tractor.  Everybody  wanted  to  get the bird’s eye view from way  up  in  the  driver’s
seat of the tractor."
   

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    • Crop-duster crashes plane just east of Aurora
    • High winds and hail damage homes and vehicles Sunday morning
    • RS police chief on admin. leave, clerks let go
    • Local officer killed in the line of duty finally recognized for his sacrifice nearly a century after his death
    • Kimberling City mayor announces resignation of city administrator
    • Crane honors retiring baseball head coach Bryan Harmon for 29 years of dedication and service
    • Boys & Girls Club of the Ozarks golf tournament raises money for local kids programs
    • Weekly Stock Market Insights
    • Neighbors and Friends of Table Rock Lake award over $45,000 in grants
    • Table Rock Lake Chamber of Commerce Teacher of the Year Awards Sponsored by Table Rock Community Bank
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