Around 40 farm trucks, tractors, commercial semis and various farm implements rolled onto school grounds around 1:30 p.m. as a show of the farm community's desire to retain a third agriculture teacher position at the high school. The Site Based Decision Making Council meets at 3:15 p.m. today to consider eliminating a position in the ag program.
Some numbers that are sure to be brought up during the meeting include the economic impact of agriculture in Adair County:
2010 Cash Receipts- $43.2 million
From Livestock-$33.79 million
From Crops- $9.4 million
2011 Facts
2nd in state for # of Dairy Cattle
3rd in state for # of Dairy Farms (As of June 1)
6th in state for # of Beef Cattle
7th in state for acres of Hay
23rd in state in burley tobacco acreage
