Local third-graders attend Farm Day

Third-graders pet and brush a calf during Farm Day Wednesday, April 26, 2017 at Flickerwood Arena in Jackson. (Andrew J. Whitaker ~ Southeast Missourian)

Grant Gillard talks about bees to third-graders during Farm Day Wednesday, April 26, 2017 at Flickerwood Arena in Jackson. (Andrew J. Whitaker ~ Southeast Missourian)

Katie Baggett points at a beehive during Farm Day Wednesday, April 26, 2017 at Flickerwood Arena in Jackson. (Andrew J. Whitaker ~ Southeast Missourian)

Third-graders raise their hands while learning about lumber and paper during Farm Day Wednesday, April 26, 2017 at Flickerwood Arena in Jackson. (Andrew J. Whitaker ~ Southeast Missourian)

Grant Gillard talks about bees to third-graders during Farm Day Wednesday, April 26, 2017 at Flickerwood Arena in Jackson. (Andrew J. Whitaker ~ Southeast Missourian)

Morgan Paul, left, and Addison Levleit, right, pet a calf during Farm Day Wednesday, April 26, 2017 at Flickerwood Arena in Jackson. (Andrew J. Whitaker ~ Southeast Missourian)

Steve Peters (not pictured) shows off chicks to third-graders during Farm Day Wednesday, April 26, 2017 at Flickerwood Arena in Jackson. (Andrew J. Whitaker ~ Southeast Missourian)

Rodger Schwab talks with third-graders about corn during Farm Day Wednesday, April 26, 2017 at Flickerwood Arena in Jackson. (Andrew J. Whitaker ~ Southeast Missourian)

Ashley Evans raises one finger answering the question "How many Queen bees are in a beehive" during Farm Day Wednesday, April 26, 2017 at Flickerwood Arena in Jackson. (Andrew J. Whitaker ~ Southeast Missourian)

Third-graders pet a calf during Farm Day Wednesday, April 26, 2017 at Flickerwood Arena in Jackson. (Andrew J. Whitaker ~ Southeast Missourian)

Third-graders wait in line for agricultural stations during Farm Day Wednesday, April 26, 2017 at Flickerwood Arena in Jackson. (Andrew J. Whitaker ~ Southeast Missourian)

Third-graders pass around chicken feed during Farm Day Wednesday, April 26, 2017 at Flickerwood Arena in Jackson. (Andrew J. Whitaker ~ Southeast Missourian)

Steve Peters (not pictured) shows off chicks to third-graders during Farm Day Wednesday, April 26, 2017 at Flickerwood Arena in Jackson. (Andrew J. Whitaker ~ Southeast Missourian)

Grant Gillard talks about bees to third-graders during Farm Day Wednesday, April 26, 2017 at Flickerwood Arena in Jackson. (Andrew J. Whitaker ~ Southeast Missourian)

Third-graders learn about erosion during Farm Day Wednesday, April 26, 2017 at Flickerwood Arena in Jackson. (Andrew J. Whitaker ~ Southeast Missourian)

Third-graders look at pigs during Farm Day Wednesday, April 26, 2017 at Flickerwood Arena in Jackson. (Andrew J. Whitaker ~ Southeast Missourian)