Macon County 'Ag in the Classroom' students were able to participate in the annual Agucation Day this week thanks to the Macon County Farm Bureau.

On the WHOW Noon Farm Show Tuesday, Ag in the Classroom Coordinator, Jennifer Fink, told the Hart Media Group that fifth-grade students gathered at the Richland Community College Shilling Center for several lessons about agriculture and its impacts on their daily lives.

For Fink, the opportunity to expose children to agriculture, she hopes, has a lasting impact on them. Whether they enter the ag field because of the things they learned or just develop a better understanding of agriculture in their lives, that is what she hopes comes of 'Agucation' and Ag in the Classroom.

Morgan Crouch with the Maroa-Forsyth FFA Chapter indicates they had a pretty big role in Agucation this year because they were leading a lesson about butterflies, and they also brought in a petting zoo for the students.

Several area schools were able to attend this year's Agucation event. Fink says the event is annually a culmination of the lessons she brings to the schools through 'Ag in the Classroom' and is a great way to bring those hands-on experiences to tie those lessons together.

Learn more about the Macon County Farm Bureau at maconcfb.org or find them on Facebook.