FARMING OUT KNOWLEDGE:

Agriculture in the Classroom presenter Paige Pister interacts with Grade 1 students from All Saints Catholic School during her presentation about how a seed becomes a plant, April 28. The 10th Annual Discover the Farm: A Farm Facts Experience and the Progressive Agriculture Safety Day, which was hosted by the Swift Current Agricultural and Exhibition Association.

ranching and farm safety issues during the 10th Annual Discover the Farm: A Farm Facts Experience and the Progressive Agriculture Safety Day, which was hosted by the Swift Current Agricultural and Exhibition Association. This year’s event had a hybrid format with in-person presentation sessions at Kinetic Park on April 27 and 28 and a virtual program on May 3 and 4. The combined attendance for the in-person and virtual events was over 1,000 students. It was the first field trip in two years for many of the participating area schools, and as a result the in-person sessions were well attended. The 770 students came from Swift Current (All Saints Catholic, Central, École Centennial, Fairview, O.M. Irwin) as well as schools in Cabri, Eastend, and Success. The virtual program was attended by 306 students from Eaton School (Eatonia), Gull Lake, Sidney Street (Maple Creek), Westcliffe Composite (Marengo), Wymark, Stewart Valley, Ruskin Hutterite School, and Westberry Elementary (Kindersley).

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Grade 2 students from All Saints Catholic School learn about how pollution can impact a watershed, April 28. The Moose Jaw River Watershed Stewards presenters behind the watershed model are, from left, Taylor Kell and Stephanie Huel.

Grade 3 students from All Saints Catholic School visit the Little Bitty Ranch at Discover the Farm, April 28. Jackie Wiebe (centre) is holding a baby goat for them to pet.

Photos by Matthew Liebenberg/Prairie Post Val Marie rancher Sherri Grant explains the anatomy and digestive system of cattle to students from All Saints Catholic School at Discover the Farm, April 28.

Carol Masecar of Val Marie speaks with Grade 1 students from All Saints Catholic School during her presentation about the story of a beef burger from pasture to plate, April 28.

Jackie Wiebe from the Little Bitty Ranch explains egg incubation to Grade 3 students from All Saints Catholic School at Discover the Farm, April 28.