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BY LYLE LAWRENCE

Olivet FFA Reporter 

On Oct 8, the Olivet FFA taught

nearly 800 elementary students from

Calhoun County about

where their food comes from at

the Calhoun County Fairgrounds in

Marshall on Agricultural

Literacy Day.

The FFA members brought in farm

animals including dairy cattle, sheep,

beef cattle, chickens,

goats, rabbits, guinea pigs, horses

and pigs.

From left: Rylie Betts,  Lyla Lapaugh  and Sasha Kelly explain the uses of

rabbits and how to care for them.

Olivet FFA teaches 800 area

students about agriculture

Keira Fudge shows how a sprayer works at the toy farm model where many

of the concepts taught are reviewed. 

Marshall FFA provided the sprayer

and some animals as well. Indian

Creek Agriculture

Company provided a haybine and

hay baler so that FFA members

could teach students what they

are used for and how they work.

Other stations included a small

grain station, toy farm and ethanol.

Each group spent about five min-

utes at each station, learning about

the different animals and