Massac County Youth Fair and ISR Update

Sorry, but this is gonna be a short one today.....but I'll make up for it with all the pictures!

So this past Tuesday, us animal science interns volunteered at the Massac County Youth Fair! We got to check in produce all morning and then we got the afternoon to ourselves. It was great to see all the cattle, pigs, and goats. I especially enjoyed seeing one of my co-workers, Dan, and his kids (and cows) there. Here are some pics!

"Dressed Up Potato" category

"Garden Freaks" - Sweet Potato

Also, this week, Jester the dog was accepted into ISR. Amazingly, the new foster is a professor at U of I! I picked up Jester this morning and drove him to Salem this afternoon where we met his new "dad." The whole way there, Jessie just curled up in the seat next to me and would occasionally rest his head on my hand. It was a big day for him and I'm glad I got to help make it happen. I'm sure I'll be seeing the little guy again. I offered to watch him and his new sister if Mark (his new dad) ever went out of town. I definitely missed his company on the ride home, even if he did have a little gas on the way.

 

 

Jester trying to navigate the car

Anyways, that's all for now. I gotta work on writing an abstract on my project for Beef Day this Tuesday and creating a poster. Whoo....fun....