Ord Talk

Thursday April 2nd, Governor Heineman visited St. Marys Elementary School and presented awards to two of its students and one student from Arcadia. From the Nebraska Dept. of Agriculture website

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The Nebraska Department of Agriculture (NDA) today announced the theme for the sixth annual Nebraska Department of Agriculture Agriculture Week in Nebraska Poster Contest. The contest is open to all Nebraska students in the first through sixth grades. This year's theme is "Nebraska Agriculture: Growing the Good Life." "Agriculture is our state's number one industry, and this poster contest allows teachers and students an opportunity to have an open discussion about agriculture in their classrooms," said NDA Director Greg Ibach. "We've learned that this contest has spurred teachers to invite farmers and ranchers into their classrooms, allowing students to ask questions and get more involved. Some teachers have even incorporated field trips to local farms as a way to help their students learn more about agriculture."

See the video of the governors visit and check out the kids winning posters below!

First Place
Cali Lech
2nd Grader from St.Mary's School in Ord

Second Place
Tanner Chilewski
4th Grader from Arcadia Public in Arcadia

Third Place
Ashley Carson
4th Grader from St.Mary's School in Ord