El Paso students explore agriculture's impact at Kids & Kows & More event
Texas A&M AgriLife Extension brought its Kids & Kows & More event to El Paso's County Coliseum from Monday through Thursday, taking students on an educational j Texas A&M AgriLife Extension's Kids & Kows & More event took place at El Paso's County Coliseum from Monday through Thursday. Approximately 3,800 students from across El Paso attended the event, which included an educational journey through agriculture and dairy. The event was held at the County Coliseum and featured topics such as dairy cows, table grains, cotton, vegetables, honey bees, pecans, and the men and women of law enforcement who combat illegal poaching and hunting. Program specialist Sandra Pierce, who led the event emphasized the importance of understanding agriculture's importance to children. Students' knowledge increases by about 60 to 80 percent at the event's conclusion, and their knowledge has increased overall.
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Texas A&M AgriLife Extension brought its Kids & Kows & More event to El Paso's County Coliseum from Monday through Thursday, taking students on an educational journey through the world of agriculture and dairy.
Roughly 3,800 students from across El Paso swung by the County Coliseum this week for Kids & Kows & More, an educational journey through the world of agriculture and dairy presented by Texas A&M AgriLife Extension.
According to Sandra Pierce, program specialist for Texas A&M AgriLife Extension, it's imperative that children understand the intersection between agriculture and life.
"We need for the kids to learn and appreciate agriculture because...it's the food that they eat, the clothes that they wear, it's the ground that they live on, it's the air that they breathe," said Pierce. "And they need to realize that that is agriculture, and how important it is to them."
During the event, students learned about a range of topics including dairy cows, table grains, cotton, vegetables, honey bees, pecans and the men and women of law enforcement who combat illegal poaching and hunting.
Kids & Kows & More also featured a livestock section, where students could get up close and personal with some of their favorite barnyard animals.
Texas A&M tests the children on what they know before they visit the event, and then again at its conclusion, and the results are "amazing," said Pierce.
"The majority of the children will tell you that cotton comes from a sheep, before, when they pre-test. Of course, when they go back and they post-test, 100 percent of them say that it's from a plant," said Pierce. "Their knowledge is greatly increased, usually by about 60 to 80 percent, their knowledge has increased overall."
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