Farm Bureau visits Clay Central/Everly

Last week the Clay Central/Everly third grade classroom hosted Clay County Farm Bureau representative Jennifer McCarten as a guest speaker on the wide world of agriculture. The class partook in a web-creating activity in which students used pictures and string to show how daily objects or household items such as towels, clothing, food or even shoes all come from resources derived from the farm.

This subject hits close to home since CC/E is nestled in a vast farming community where farmers' livelihoods depend on the supply and demand of their hard-worked crop. Many local producers are generatio...