Over two hundred second graders from the Sherrard and Mercer County School districts came to the Mercer County Fairgrounds on Tuesday, May 8th for a day of learning about Agriculture, Conservation, and the Environment.

ACE Camp is a joint effort between the Mercer County Farm Bureau Ag in the Classroom Committee and the Mercer County Soil and Water Conservation District to illustrate the interrelationship among agriculture, conservation, and the environment. The students rotated among 13 stations to have hands-on learning experiences.

Click here to view a slide show of ACE Camp 2012.

9 students were fortunate enough to win a piece of the $9,500 that the Mercer County Farm Bureau Foundation awarded for scholarships in 2012.

 Those winners were:

• Molly Reick
• Michael Holdsworth
• Katie Kirwan
• Miranda Biddle
• Emily Streeter
• McCala Miller
• Abel Castor
• Cody Hudson
• Ellen MacDonald

To read more about the winners and to view their pictures, click here.

Join area County Farm Bureaus at the "Ag in a Day" teacher workshops for hands-on activities, grant opportunities, farm tours, and free resources for your classroom. The workshops will be held on June 11, 12, and 13!

The "Ag in a Day" workshops are open to all teachers and educators. Teachers will have the choice to attend workshops at three different locations: