The Polk County Soybean and Corn Growers and their checkoff dollars are supporting their schools and promoting agriculture with donations of books to local schools. The growers have donated agricultural educational books to elementary schools in Fosston, Erskine, Fertile, Crookston, Fisher, and East Grand Forks.
The goal of the endeavor is to show the value of agriculture by increasing agricultural literacy through K-2 education. Accordingly, the Polk County Soybean-Corn brought $900.00 worth of books to libraries. The books were purchased through MN Ag in the Classroom, which was established in 1985 through the Minnesota Department of Agriculture.
“We think it is a great opportunity for our council to help educate non-farming children on how our crops become food for them to eat at their tables. It is valuable to have children learn about agriculture,” said Board President Kevin Krueger. “Even though we do live in a farming area, it is good the kids who do not farm get the opportunity to learn about the story of agriculture.”
Many of the donated books have agricultural themes, including: “Soybeans: An A-Z Book,” “How did that get in my Lunchbox,” “Oh Say Can You Seed” and “The Life and Times of Corn.”
