Can a 4-H camp facility make a difference? Looks like this facility in Kansas does. The Rock Springs Ranch State 4-H Center near Junction City, Kan., is used for far more than 4-Hers. From FFA officer training to classes for those who are part of the Kansas Ag and Rural Leadership class, the facility is a busy place.
The 735-acre facility is celebrating its 75th year serving the state and Jennifer Latzke, editor of Kansas Farmer, caught up with leadership for the organization to look back at the camp s founding. And she also looks to the future with the group.
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Apr 02, 2021
Modern agriculture seems to span two worlds today.
There are those who plant the seeds and raise the livestock on the land. They start the grand food supply chain that circles the globe.
But then, there are also those who assist the producers. They work from offices in your hometown bank, and in the multinational restaurant chain in the metroplex on the other end of the state. They don’t help a sow give birth, but they manage the transportation chain that ultimately gets those piglets to market and then onto our bacon cheeseburgers.
got cause using a drone. jeanne moos introduces us to a tech savvy fisherman from kansas. reporter: for not get the old-fashioned rod you may get hooked on a new way to fish. guys, darm vp farmer drerk here. i m going to try fishing with my drone. this is my first attempt. reporter: don t disturb the fish. i was messing around. reporter: this kansas farmer is known for his odd ball farm videos, playing jingle bells on a trombone to his cattle or creating cow art by strategically dropping feed so the cows form a smiley face. look at this. it is perfect. reporter: when captured on his drone cam. this time what he was trying to catch were fish. the first got away. within ten minutes he hooked a little blue gill using a
the future of fishing may mean never having to go near water again. here s jeanne moos. reporter: forget that old-fashioned rod. you may get hooked on a new way to fish. hey, guys, farmer derek here. i am going to try fishing with my drone. this is my first attempt. shh. reporter: don t disturb the fish. just messing around. reporter: kansas farmer, derek, known for his odd ball farm videos. playing jingle bells. on a tom brorombone to his catt. or cow art, dropping feed so the cows form a smilie face when captured on drone cam.