Farm Day 2018

Perryville third-grade students view a beehive at Farm Day on Wednesday, April 25, 2018, at Flickerwood Arena in Jackson. (Ben Matthews ~ Southeast Missourian)

Third-grader Brylee Friedman, 8, hugs Molly, a Jersey calf, during Farm Day on Wednesday, April 25, 2018, at Flickerwood Arena in Jackson. (Ben Matthews ~ Southeast Missourian)

St. Paul Lutheran third-grader Megan Birk pets a baby pig during Farm Day on Wednesday, April 25, 2018, at Flickerwood Arena in Jackson. (Ben Matthews ~ Southeast Missourian)

Jackson third-graders Kendall Stewart, 8, right, and Macy Kinder, 9, center, place stickers to vote for yogurt during Farm Day on April 25, 2018, in Jackson. (Ben Matthews ~ Southeast Missourian)

Jackson third-graders learn about agritourism and sample products at a station during Farm Day on April 25, 2018, in Jackson. (Ben Matthews ~ Southeast Missourian)

Third graders pet Molly, a Jersey calf, during Farm Day on April 25, 2018, in Jackson. (Ben Matthews ~ Southeast Missourian)

Third graders pet Molly, a Jersey calf, during Farm Day on April 25, 2018, in Jackson. (Ben Matthews ~ Southeast Missourian)

Third graders pet Molly, a Jersey calf, during Farm Day on April 25, 2018, in Jackson. (Ben Matthews ~ Southeast Missourian)

Grant Gillard teaches Perryville third-graders about beekeeping during Farm Day on April 25, 2018, in Jackson. (Ben Matthews ~ Southeast Missourian)

Grant Gillard teaches Perryville third-graders about beekeeping during Farm Day on April 25, 2018, in Jackson. (Ben Matthews ~ Southeast Missourian)

Perryville third-graders view a beehive during Farm Day on April 25, 2018, in Jackson. (Ben Matthews ~ Southeast Missourian)

Perryville third-graders view a beehive during Farm Day on April 25, 2018, in Jackson. (Ben Matthews ~ Southeast Missourian)

Roger Schwab teaches third-grade students about corn during Farm Day on April 25, 2018, in Jackson. (Ben Matthews ~ Southeast Missourian)

From left, Brad Pobst activates a water pump which startles Millersville third-graders Shayden Foutch, 8, Addyson Wiggins, 9, Abby Copen, 9, and Kaitlyn Smith, 9, during an erosion demonstration at the Missouri Department of Conservation booth at Farm Day on April 25, 2018, in Jackson. (Ben Matthews ~ Southeast Missourian)

Grant Gillard shows third-grade students a smoker used for beekeeping during Farm Day on April 25, 2018, in Jackson. (Ben Matthews ~ Southeast Missourian)