Auburn University’s College of Agriculture will host its annual Ag Week March 28-April 1, according to a press release. All events are free and open to Auburn students.
- On Monday, March 28, Auburn’s Block and Bridle and Young Farmers clubs will sponsor a petting zoo from 9 a.m. until 2 p.m. on the Student Center Greenspace on Auburn’s campus. Several farm animals will be present, including cows and sheep.
- On Tuesday, March 29, Auburn’s Ag Council will host a carnival at Ag Heritage Park from 5 to 7 p.m. This event will feature an inflatable slide, a bounce house, a mechanical bull, a baking contest and an eating contest.
“There will be a ton of booths for kids to play carnival-style games and free cotton candy,” Tyler Miller, Ag Council vice president, says. There will also be free cotton candy and other foods and beverages available for sale.
- On Wednesday, March 30, Sigma Alpha will sponsor a picnic on the Comer Hall lawn from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Chicken and catfish plates will be available for purchase for $7 and will include fries, cole slaw, hush puppies, brownie and a drink.
Also on Wednesday, Block and Bridle will sponsor a blood drive in memory of agricultural communications senior Michelle Bufkin’s father, David Bufkin. The Lifesouth bloodmobile will be in front of Comer Hall from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
- Thursday, March 31, will be Ag Awareness Day on Auburn’s campus. College of Agriculture clubs and organizations will be on the Haley Center concourse from 10 a.m. until 12 p.m. giving out goods and educating students about agriculture.
Thursday afternoon at 4 p.m., Robert Bertram, chief scientist in the U.S. Agency for International Development’s Bureau for Food Security, will be speaking on The End of Hunger – From Vision to Reality as part of the E.T. York lecture series. The lecture will take place in The Hotel at Auburn University auditorium.
- Friday, April 1, will round out Ag Week with the Auburn Ag Ambassadors’ Get Ag-tive event at Ham Wilson Arena. Get Ag-tive is a field day for local elementary students, who play games and learn about various aspects of agriculture from Auburn students.
“This is our 11th year hosting a week dedicated to all things agriculture at Auburn," said Ag Council Chandler Mulvaney. "From the Ag Carnival to our first ever Ag Awareness Day, Ag Week offers a multitude of events and activities for everyone in the Auburn family to be involved in and enjoy.”
For more information regarding Ag Week, contact the Auburn College of Agriculture’s Student Services Office at (334) 844-4768.
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