2023 Gallia County Ag Day

Gallia County Farm Bureau hosted the 20th Annual Gallia County Ag Day at the Gallia
County Fairgrounds May 9. The fourth grade students in Gallia County came to the fairgrounds for a fun day to learn about agriculture. The classes rotated through 15 different stations throughout the day. The kids learned about a wide variety of different things. Thanks to our various stations for coming to help educate the students.

  • Pigs with Jake Bodimer
  • Dairy with River Valley FFA
  • Farm Animal Petting Zoo with the Gallia Academy FFA
  • 4-H camp games with South Gallia FFA
  • Farm Equipment with Matthew Hemphill
  • Soils with OSU Extension Gallia County
  • Shooting Sports 4-H Club and Gallia Conservation Club with Eric Clary
  • Bats by Tiffany and Nick with the Gallia SWCD
  • Health Education with Holzer
  • Soybean Necklaces with Ohio Soybean Council
  • Making Butter with the South Gallia FFA
  • Tractor Rides by Carter Evans and Briggs Shoemaker
  • Budgeting with United Producers
  • Operations of United Producers

Each there is a a T-shirt drawing contest for the 4th graders. The students are asked
to draw a picture of what agriculture means to them. The winning design is then put on
the front of T-shirts for each student to take home at the end of the day! This year’s
contest winner was Cora from Hannah Trace. The top six contest winners (pictured above) got to also go home with the 2023 AFBF book of the year “I Love Strawberries!” by Shannon
Anderson.

Shirt Sponsors: Ohio Valley Bank, Foster Sales and Delivery, Saunders Insurance
Agency, Crown Excavating, Taylor Farms, S&M Tax and Accounting, Bridgeport
Equipment, Duncan Farms, Gavin Power, State Farm Agent Robin Fowler, Burnett’s
Heating and Cooling, Farm Credit Mid-America/Rural 1st, Gallia SWCD, University of
Rio Grande & Rio Grande Community College, Wiseman Real Estate, Holzer Health
System, Atomic Credit Union, and Ohio Valley Home Health.

Gold Sponsor: Jaymar LLC
Silver Sponsors: McCoy-Moore Funeral Home and Baird
Bronze Sponsor: Buckeye REC

The mission of Ohio Farm Bureau is working together for Ohio farmers to advance agriculture and strengthen our communities.

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