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Hello, everyone! Welcome to #TakeoverTuesday We are the 2017 Land and Living Exhibit Interns. Abby, Kalyn, and I have spent the last few months planning the exhibit at the Ohio State Fair, taking place July 26th through August 6th. Stay tuned as we show you our journey! -Haley — #TakeOverTuesday this week is the Ohio Farm Bureau State Fair interns. Meet Ohio farmers and Farm Bureau members each week for #TakeOverTuesdayOFBF — #ohio #farm #farmer #farm365 #ag #agriculture #ohiofarm #ohiofarmer #ohioag #ohioagriculture #ohiofarmlife #ohiofarm365 #ohiogram #ohiofarmbureau #discoverohio #farmlife #OSF17 #ohiofairs #fair #statefair

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To kick off our internship, we traveled to the Indianapolis Children’s Museum and St. Louis Science Center to explore their agriculture exhibits. Our major takeaways included learning how to make our grocery store more “kid-friendly” and ensuring that everyone in our exhibit is enthusiastic about how agriculture affects our daily lives! — #TakeOverTuesday this week is the Ohio Farm Bureau State Fair interns. Meet Ohio farmers and Farm Bureau members each week for #TakeOverTuesdayOFBF — #ohio #farm #farmer #farm365 #ag #agriculture #ohiofarm #ohiofarmer #ohioag #ohioagriculture #ohiofarmlife #ohiofarm365 #ohiogram #ohiofarmbureau #discoverohio #farmlife #OSF17 #ohiofairs #fair #statefair

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On July 19th, we began the ambassador orientation process. We welcomed twenty-three college and high school students from various backgrounds to the Ag and Hort building to start talking about the exhibit and what the expectations of this year were. — #TakeOverTuesday this week is the Ohio Farm Bureau State Fair interns. Meet Ohio farmers and Farm Bureau members each week for #TakeOverTuesdayOFBF — #ohio #farm #farmer #farm365 #ag #agriculture #ohiofarm #ohiofarmer #ohioag #ohioagriculture #ohiofarmlife #ohiofarm365 #ohiogram #ohiofarmbureau #discoverohio #farmlife #OSF17 #ohiofairs #fair #statefair

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By the 25th, everyone was excited and ready to go! Here are some photos from our prep week. Here, you can see our grocery store, Farm Bureau Foods, the Dog Park, our Can-struction display, and the tractor simulator! — #TakeOverTuesday this week is the Ohio Farm Bureau State Fair interns. Meet Ohio farmers and Farm Bureau members each week for #TakeOverTuesdayOFBF — #ohio #farm #farmer #farm365 #ag #agriculture #ohiofarm #ohiofarmer #ohioag #ohioagriculture #ohiofarmlife #ohiofarm365 #ohiogram #ohiofarmbureau #discoverohio #farmlife #OSF17 #ohiofairs #fair #statefair

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On the first day of the fair, we were ecstatic with the success of our new and improved grocery store. We even got a visit from Columbus Zoo’s Polly the Polar Bear! She chose salmon, what would you choose to put in your basket at Farm Bureau Foods? — #TakeOverTuesday this week is the Ohio Farm Bureau State Fair interns. Meet Ohio farmers and Farm Bureau members each week for #TakeOverTuesdayOFBF — #ohio #farm #farmer #farm365 #ag #agriculture #ohiofarm #ohiofarmer #ohioag #ohioagriculture #ohiofarmlife #ohiofarm365 #ohiogram #ohiofarmbureau #discoverohio #farmlife #OSF17 #ohiofairs #fair #statefair

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This year, were excited to welcome back Gus the Squash Carver. He just finished up his 40 pound cheddar masterpiece as well as his 516 pound  squash version of the Great Seal of the State of Ohio. But, he’ll be back tomorrow at 5pm with another block of cheese! This time, he will be debuting the brand new cheese variety: Jersey Fresh. — #TakeOverTuesday this week is the Ohio Farm Bureau State Fair interns. Meet Ohio farmers and Farm Bureau members each week for #TakeOverTuesdayOFBF — #ohio #farm #farmer #farm365 #ag #agriculture #ohiofarm #ohiofarmer #ohioag #ohioagriculture #ohiofarmlife #ohiofarm365 #ohiogram #ohiofarmbureau #discoverohio #farmlife #OSF17 #ohiofairs #fair #statefair

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Exhibit Highlight: The Augmented Reality Sandbox. This “AR” sandbox is much more than what’s found at the typical playground. This exhibit features a topography map that shows how landforms effect water movement. — #TakeOverTuesday this week is the Ohio Farm Bureau State Fair interns. Meet Ohio farmers and Farm Bureau members each week for #TakeOverTuesdayOFBF — #ohio #farm #farmer #farm365 #ag #agriculture #ohiofarm #ohiofarmer #ohioag #ohioagriculture #ohiofarmlife #ohiofarm365 #ohiogram #ohiofarmbureau #discoverohio #farmlife #OSF17 #ohiofairs #fair #statefair

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We hope you can “moo”-ve on over the Land and Living Exhibit in the Donahey Ag & Hort Building to see us! “Bahh”-Bye! — #TakeOverTuesday this week is the Ohio Farm Bureau State Fair interns. Meet Ohio farmers and Farm Bureau members each week for #TakeOverTuesdayOFBF — #ohio #farm #farmer #farm365 #ag #agriculture #ohiofarm #ohiofarmer #ohioag #ohioagriculture #ohiofarmlife #ohiofarm365 #ohiogram #ohiofarmbureau #discoverohio #farmlife #OSF17 #ohiofairs #fair #statefair

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