SCUC Connect Winter 2022

27th Annual AG FAIR OV E R 1 , 0 0 0 4 T H G R A D E R S E X P E R I E NC E A G L I MP S E I N TO “AG L I F E ” AT T H E A NN UA L E V E N T

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Steven Branecky with Southwest Dairy Farms teaches students all about milking cows and other dairy facts. It’s one of the highlights of the Ag Fair.

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AN IMPORTANT FACET of SCUC ISD history is celebrated every October when the Ag Fair takes place at the Toby Connor Complex. This year, approximately one thousand fourth grade students from every elementary school visited the complex over a three-day period. In its 27th year, the Ag Fair provides opportunities for students to participate in lessons that encompass environment, conservation, and food safety, all while incorporating subjects such as math, science, and social studies. Students also learn about the many different by-products that come from animals beyond sustenance, such as leather and lipstick, to name a few. Field crops are showcased as

well, along with the student-favorite dairy truck. Today’s Ag Fair experience is a far cry from the initial offering that took place at the old Wiederstein Elementary School (now the Marion Dolford Learning Center) in 1994. Lolly Borgfeld, who spent 28 years as a teacher at SCUC and longtime community pillar, spearheaded the drive to bring the Ag Fair to the school district, which at that time was a predominantly rural area. “They just started talking about how kids needed to have some introduction to where food came from and how vegetables grow,” said Borgfeld, referring to Nancy Wells and