According to World Ag Expo organizers, valley school students in grades 9th through the 12th were offered guided tours of the 2015 World Ag Expo.
Attendees from all over the world come to World Ag Expo, a production of International Agri-Center (IAC), to see the newest pieces of equipment and the latest innovations for their agricultural operations.
Some of these attendees are students, and many local schools pre-schedule a day off so students may attend World Ag Expo to learn more about the area's ag industry.
"To better serve our students in ag education, we developed a guided tour, so students would be learning while still enjoying World Ag Expo.
We are particularly focused on highlighting the many different careers in agriculture," says Kerissa Chapman, IAC's AgVentures! and Ag Education Coordinator.
"The Central Valley is an incredibly diverse agricultural area.
Educating students about that is a top priority for us." The tours are geared toward students who may be determining what they'd like to do in the future.
Chapman noted, "Even if students don't ultimately go into agriculture, they are actively learning where their food and clothes come from."
