PRESS RELEASE For Immediate Release
April 2, 2008 www.agr.ne.gov		Contact: Christin Kamm (402) 471-6856

LINCOLN - Urban kids often read about agriculture and farming, but it's not every day they get to fill the shoes of a Nebraska farmer and actually experience what life on the farm is really like.

Approximately 75 elementary students from Hartley Elementary School in Lincoln will learn about life on the farm on Friday, April 4, when they participate in the Nebraska Agriculture Youth Council's (NAYC) annual Urban Youth Farm Tour. Students will visit dairy, beef, swine, sheep, and grain farms near Wahoo.

"These young students have the opportunity to spend a day in the life of farmers and see the origins of much of their food," said Joe Holoubek, Ag Youth Coordinator for the Nebraska Department of Agriculture.

The NAYC consists of 14 college-age men and women who have been selected by Nebraska Department of Agriculture Director Greg Ibach to promote agriculture to Nebraska youth. Council members are chosen based on their enthusiasm, interest, and leadership in agriculture. For the past 37 years, NAYC has promoted agriculture to Nebraska youth from preschoolers to high school students.

NOTE TO MEDIA:   Members of the media are welcome and encouraged to join the tour. Please call Christin Kamm at (402) 471-6856, or (402) 440-7251on the day of the tour for farm locations.