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Roughly 170 scholars from space extreme schools attended the Careers in Ag Day on the Beatrice SCC Campus. High

School scholars have been In a place to Take part in palms-on studying facilitated by current SCC scholars at completely different stations all by way of the campus.

Kat Kreikemeier, Director of Admissions at SCC, said The purpose of the event was To current scholars to Pretty a Little bit of profession alternatives Inside the agriculture area.

“It provides them a breath of expertise To permit them to see completely different profession decisions That Can be out tright here,” said Kreikemeier. “We’ve hosted The identical Sort of days on the Milford and Lincoln Campus with enchancment, felony simplyice and have comparable days deliberate in healthcare and manufacturing.

“Right now is good publicity for the ag enterprise.”

The event was held Friday, and a followup agriculture profession truthful Shall be held On the Beatrice campus on Wednesday. 

“With a quantity of stations of palms-on actions, scholars Shall be permited To function gear Similar to a turf mower They typically’ll see the influence on the administration of a golf course and The space that a ball travels,” said Kreikemeier. “In our livestock space They will Research mineral and feed rations. They are going to be succesful of make a lick tub and engrave an eartag. They’ll Be succesful of study extra about precision planting gear and fly a drone.”

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SCC scholars loved The numerous actions and demonstrating what alternatives Can be found On The school.

“It’s cool to do palms-on actions and current The extremeschool scholars what we do right here. A lot of our ag packages we go outdoors,” said Reagan Fialaraegan, SCC scholar.

Jeffrey Wurms, Fremont, sponsored by Platte Valley Equipment, and Blake Zulanka from Leveland, Texas, sponsored by Southland Implements, from the John Deere Ag Tech program at SCC in Milford, noticed scholars on the excavator.

“College students are In a place to get Barely seat time Inside the excavator and get The texture of the levers,” said Wurms.

“That is primarily a enchancment piece Of package, however They Might additionally be used on farms. It simply provides them An alternative to expertise the machine,” said Zulanka.

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