Released: March 22, 2005

K-State’s Ag Fest Offers Activities for Campus, Community

MANHATTAN, Kan. – Kansas State University will host the 2005 Ag Fest April 5-8. Ag Fest is an annual event sponsored by the university’s College of Agriculture Student Council, with numerous activities planned throughout the week on the Manhattan campus.

On April 5, all student organizations in the college will put on a Kiddie Barnyard, which will consist of ten interactive educational stations that will help elementary children in grades 2-4 learn more about agriculture. The event begins at 9 a.m. in the Weber Hall arena.

Also on April 5 at 7:00 p.m., Al Snyder, a veterinarian and hypnotist, will perform in Umberger Hall room 105. Snyder’s performance is co-sponsored by the Kansas Farm Bureau and the K-State Union Program Council.

K-State students will compete in the Cowboy Olympics April 6 at 7:30 p.m. The event is conducted by the KSU Rodeo Team and local businesses will provide prizes for winning teams. The teams may be male, female, or co-ed.

Barry Flinchbaugh, K-State professor of agricultural economics and Mark Edelman, a professor at Iowa State University and a former student of Flinchbaugh’s, will participate in a debate on ag policy issues on April 7 at 5:30 p.m. in Umberger 105. After the debate, Kansas Farm Bureau and Cargill Meat Solutions will sponsor a complimentary meal.

On April 8, Ag Fest ends with a barbeque on the lawn of Weber Hall. The meal will be hosted by Farmhouse and Alpha Gamma Rho fraternities. Cargill Meat Solutions donated the meat for the event.

All events are free and open to the public. More information is available by contacting Kelly Grant at kgrant@ksu.edu .

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Story by:
Allison Crook
K-State Research& Extension News