By Jesse Howe Student Farm Manager “Workshops let us apply classroom work to practical ex perience”, says Kelly Meckley, pre-vet student at Penn State. Kelly recently attended an ar tificial insemination (A. I.) workshop at The Circleville Farm, which is Penn State’s student demonstration farm. “Our schedules are filled with studying, paper writing and at tending classes, so we don’t have much time to get practical farm experience. Workshops really help”, says Dave Myers, an ag science major and student farm manager at Circleville Farm A day-long artificial in semination workshop was recently sponsored at the Circleville Farm. Combined with video training materials and classroom discussion, students worked patiently in the classroom learning how to pass a breeding straw through preserved reproductive Get The Best For Lessl 4 Sizes To Choose From Perfect For Every Garden! 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