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- Interactive AgMagic event returns to Baton Rouge, New Orleans area this spring
(03/09/17) BATON ROUGE, La. – Children and adults alike can take a fun journey through Louisiana’s diverse agriculture industry at AgMagic, a weeklong interactive event hosted by the LSU AgCenter and the Southern University Ag Center.
AgMagic, which is expected to draw about 10,000 visitors, is held annually at the Parker Coliseum on the LSU campus. Registered school groups will tour the exhibits between April 3 and 7, and it will open to the public on April 8 and 9.
Schools can schedule a visit by going to Eventbrite.com and searching for “AgMagic.”
People interested in volunteering can sign up at http://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c084ea5a928a5f58-agmagic8.
AgMagic began in 2004 to educate children and the general public about the source of food and fiber as well as the value of the agriculture industry, which contributes about $12 billion to Louisiana’s economy annually. The event highlights the important role agriculture plays in people’s daily lives, said Bill Richardson, LSU vice president for agriculture and dean of the College of Agriculture.
“You use agriculture three times a day when you eat your meals,” Richardson said. “If your clothes are made from cotton, wool or linen, you are wearing agriculture. If you live in a house framed up or built of wood, thank agriculture.”
AgMagic exhibits are grouped into seven portals, each of which offers children opportunities to learn about different aspects of agriculture through fun, hands-on activities — including holding baby chicks and petting other live farm animals. The portals are 4-H: Learn by Doing, World of Wonder, Farming the Waters, Plants Produce for You, Bugs Rule, Animals Produce for You and Farm Gate to Dinner Plate.
The AgCenter also will host AgMagic On The River again this year, bringing the AgMagic experience to the New Orleans area from May 10 to 13. The event will take place at the Meraux Foundation’s Docville Farm in Violet.
For more information, visit www.LSUAgCenter.com/AgMagic or email Frankie Gould at fgould@agcenter.lsu.edu.