Ag class designed for those ignorant on agriculture

Posted on March 2, 2015

This annual class will teach the city slickers about a day on the farm. (David Gleason/Flickr)

By Terry James

BLOOMINGTON – If you find yourself unable to identify a rooster from a hen, you might benefit from the McLean County Chamber of Commerce's Ag Exchange program.

"We take them out to the fields, we also talk to them about commodities, risk management, we take them out to show them how infrastructure plays a role," said Lowery.

Nominations for students of all ages will be accepted soon.

Lowery says the class raved about the opportunity to learn about automated cow milking last year.  There will be more information about the program next week on the McLean County Chamber's Website.

Terry James can be reached at [email protected].

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