LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — It was all about contemporary produce, livestock, and hands-on studying this morning as Good Day Las Vegas’ JC Fernandez was dwell at Horseman’s Park for a glance inside Southern Nevada Farm Fest.
The occasion provides Clark County third by means of fifth graders an alternative to expertise the place their meals actually comes from.
Farm Fest is greater than only a subject journey; it’s a full-on farm expertise!
College students can discover every little thing from native ranching and gardening to conventional Mexican equestrian performances by the proficient Escaramuza Charra Colibríes de Nevada. They’ll additionally meet the Las Vegas Excessive College and Moapa Valley Rodeo Groups, who exhibit roping, grooming, and horsemanship strategies for the youngsters.
JC was joined by Jake DeDecker from the College of Nevada, Reno Extension, who shared how vital it’s to deliver agriculture again to the lecture rooms. Jake’s household runs a pig farm with about 14,000 pigs, and this morning he launched JC to 2 younger pigs simply 4 months outdated. Every is predicted to hit a peak weight of about 250 kilos within the subsequent two months.
Talking of hands-on, JC tried his hand at milking a mechanical cow (he confronted just a few challenges). And 16-year-old Ryland confirmed off his roping expertise on a transferring mechanical steer.
Throughout Farm Fest, youngsters can go to dozens of interactive stations just like the Las Vegas Worm Farm, the Nevada Division of Agriculture’s Entomology show, 4-H Youth Growth, Desert Love Native Vegetation, Wholesome Meals Programs, and the Nevada Farm Bureau Ag Wagon.
From planting seeds and studying about pollinators to exploring hydroponics, Farm Fest reveals youngsters how meals makes it from farm to desk. Farm Fest initially ran from 1995 to the mid-2000s. As Jake identified, it is nice to have Farm Fest again, serving to college students reconnect with Nevada’s agricultural roots.
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