Urban Youth to Experience Life on the Farm
LINCOLN Youth, even those from Nebraska, can be three to four generations removed from the family farm. That is exactly the reason why the members of the Nebraska Agricultural Youth Council (NAYC) have invited urban youth to visit area farms for a day.
The annual NAYC Urban Youth Farm Tour will take place on Monday, April 4. The NAYC will be joined by approximately 60 elementary students and their teachers from Sewards St. Vincent de Paul elementary school, as they visit operating beef, dairy, swine, sheep, and grain farms near Wahoo.
The Urban Youth Farm Tour is a great way for the younger students to discover agriculture and learn where their food comes from, and who is producing it. For the Council members, it provides yet another opportunity for us to share our passion for the agriculture industry with a younger generation, said Robert Skip Hecox, NAYC Head Counselor and Ag Youth Coordinator for the Nebraska Department of Agriculture.
The NAYC consists of 17 college-age men and women who have been selected by the Nebraska Department of Agriculture to promote agriculture to Nebraska youth. Council members are chosen based on their enthusiasm, interest, and leadership in agriculture. For the past 40 years, NAYC has promoted agriculture to Nebraska youth, from preschoolers to high school students.
NOTE TO MEDIA: All members of the media are invited and encouraged to join the tour. Please call Christin Kamm at (402) 471-6856 for more information. On the day of the tour, Christin will be available by calling (402) 440-7251.
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