Free Farm Fun! It’s Ag Day at the Washington Pavilion
Have you even wondered how cheese is made? Would you like to see how to spin fiber and card wool? Saturday, March 21 from 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM, the Washington Pavilion will host Ag Day 2015. There will also be free admission in to the Kirby Science Discovery Center.
Bring the whole family to learn about agriculture's significance in South Dakota and beyond. There will be exciting, educational, hands-on activities, several ag-related booths and a free lunch.
Here's a list of exhibitors
- Ag United for South Dakota
- Agropur
- Buy Fresh Buy Local South Dakota Specialty Crop Producers Association
- Carton Recycling
- Ceres Women's Fraternity
- CHS Eastern Farmers
- Cross Threads Fiber Guild
- Dakota Layers LLP
- Delta Dental
- Gaylen's Homegrown Popcorn
- Hefty Seed Company
- Hood Magazine
- Minnehaha County 4-H
- Pheasants Forever
- Pipestone System
- POET
- SDSU Agronomy and Conservation Club
- SDSU Alpha Zeta Honor Agricultural Fraternity
- SDSU Block and Bridle
- SDSU College of Agriculture & Biological Sciences
- SDSU Collegiate 4-H
- SDSU Collegiate FFA/Ag Ed Club
- SDSU Dairy Club
- SDSU Horse Club
- SDSU Horticulture Club
- SDSU Little International
- SDSU Plant Science & Precision Agriculture
- SDSU Pre-Veterinary Club
- SDSU Rodeo Club
- SDSU Sigma Alpha Sorority
- SDSU Swine Club
- SDSU Wildlife and Fisheries Conservation Club
- Sioux Empire Safety Village
- Siouxland Heritage Museums
- South Dakota Ag in the Classroom
- South Dakota Beef Industry Council
- South Dakota Biotech Association
- South Dakota Farm Bureau
- South Dakota Farmers Union
- South Dakota FFA Association
- South Dakota Grassland Coalition
- South Dakota Pork Producers Council
- South Dakota Soybean Research and Promotion Council
- South Dakota Wheat Commission
- USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service
- USGS EROS Center
- Washington Pavilion
Here's a list of fun kids' activities:
- Learn about curds and whey during the cheese-making process
- Make your own seed necklace
- Touch and smell different feed samples
- Learn the efficiencies of agriculture through a trivia game
- Spin fiber, weave and card wool
- Learn the process of milk carton recycling
- Participate in coloring activities
- Interact with live animals
- Learn where your food comes from
- Be a gardener and plant your own seeds
- Make soil you can eat
- Learn to rope
- Participate in hands-on corn shelling
- Learn all about pollinators
- Smile in a photo booth
- Play giant Ag Jenga
- Make a zipper pull with ultraviolet beads
- Play with Farm Charms