MTSU Agricultural Education Spring Fling draws 900 students to campus

The young students came to MTSU from all parts of Rutherford County: La Vergne, Rockvale, Smyrna and Murfreesboro.

Nearly 900 youngsters in all, from pre-kindergarten through second-graders, attended. They came for the second MTSU Agricultural Education Spring Fling April 14 in the Tennessee Livestock Center on Greenland Drive.

Led by professor Alanna Vaught, her nearly 30-member agritourism class takes on a project that is both fun and educational for the visiting youngsters, most of who have grown up in the city and not familiar with farming and agriculture.

"It went very well," said Vaught, whose crew of volunteers — MTSU students, family friends and School

To learn more about the event and the 2016 Ag Education Spring Fling, call Vaught at 615-898-2523 or email [email protected].

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