West Shore School News is a presentation of the West Shore Educational Service District in partnership with Mason County Press and Oceana County Press.
By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief
WEARE TOWNSHIP, Oceana County — The AgriScience Everywhere day camp was held this week at the West Michigan Research Station. The camp, sponsored by the West Shore Educational Service District, taught students in grades 5 through 8 about various areas of agriculture. During the four days of class, instructor Erika Fatura, a teacher at Pentwater Public Schools, led the students in exploring various aspects of agriculture. Some of those topics included learning about the research station itself and its farm operation; visiting the Gourmet Mushroom plant in Scottville; visiting the ESD’s Summit Tech Center agriscience facilities; and learning about technology in farming, specifically the use of unmanned aircraft systems, also known as drones.


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