Farmers share knowledge at fourth grade ag day
COSHOCTON – If Dean Wyler had his life to live over again he’d still be a dairy farmer.
“It’s a commitment to milk twice a day, but I love it,” he said.
Wyler was one of several volunteers who shared his knowledge about farming at the Coshocton County Farm Bureau Fourth Grade Ag Day.
“I’m going to be 88 and I started milking when I was 6-years-old,” Wyler said. “I still go out every morning to the barn to sit in my chair and do jobs I can sit and do. I’m not ready to give up yet. I’m going to stay as long as I can. I love those old cows.”
Helping him at the dairy station, which was one of 13 the students visited, was Maureen Pritchard who has worked with cows for 65 years.
“I enjoy kids and like the dairy business,” she said. “This is an experience for them to learn what it’s like to be out in the country and on a farm.”
Coshocton County Farm Bureau President Jesse Whinnery said they host the day as a way to spread agriculture education to area youth and teach them about where their food comes from.
“We are happy with all the volunteers we get for this,” he said.
In addition to community volunteers, they also had help from high school students who belong to the local FFA chapters.
“Hopefully seeing them helping and teaching will spark interest in the younger students,” Whinnery said.
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