(Decatur, IL) — The Macon County Farm Bureau Ag in the Classroom Committee is hosting Agucation on Tuesday, May 1 through Thursday, May 3 at Richland Community College from 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. daily in the Shilling Center wing on the west side of the main campus. Please contact our office for exact tour times, if interested in covering the event, so that we may confirm a tour for you to attend.
Agucation is an annual event created to give students in the area a more vivid perception of the power of modern agriculture. Around 700 Macon County 5th graders are signed up to attend this year’s event, in which they will have the opportunity to be taken on two-hour tours. Six area presenters will open the eyes of the students by showing them the importance of agriculture both here in Central Illinois and worldwide.
For more information, contact Betty Gosda at the Macon County Farm Bureau, 877-2436 or at bgosda20@comcast.net.