Aims Hosts Ag Day Open House Celebrating Local Agriculture

Mar 11, 2026

Highlights of the event include opportunities to meet farm animals at a petting farm hosted by the Aims Agriculture Club, featuring sheep, goats, alpacas and other livestock. Guests can also see newly hatched chicks in the agricultural sciences classroom and learn about poultry care and incubation.

Community partners and organizations will also participate in the open house. Georgia Boys BBQ will be on site with a food truck, while Colorado State University’s Sci on the Fly program will offer engaging science demonstrations related to agriculture. Forward Steps: Realizing Aptitudes will provide immersive virtual reality experiences, and Dairy MAX will share information about dairy farming. The Fort Lupton Public and School Library will also participate in the event.

Several Aims programs will showcase the wide range of careers connected to agriculture. The Aims CDL Training program will feature its commercial truck driving simulator, allowing visitors to experience what it’s like to operate a large truck. The Aims Welding program will also host interactive activities highlighting its role in supporting agricultural industries.

In addition, the Aims Ag Club will be accepting preorders for its annual plant sale during the event.

Source : aims.edu

Video: Seaweed-Based Solutions: Building Natural Performance in Modern Swine Production

In today’s pork industry, producers are under increasing pressure to do more with fewer inputs—while maintaining performance, improving animal health, and meeting sustainability expectations.

we sit down with Sylvain David and Scott Preston from Olmix to explore how seaweed-based solutions are emerging as a foundational tool in modern swine nutrition.

Rather than acting as simple alternatives, these solutions are designed to support gut health, immune resilience, and overall system consistency—especially during key stress periods like weaning, feed transitions, and disease challenges.

The conversation dives into:

• What seaweed-based solutions actually are and how they work

• Why consistency and standardization matter in “natural” products

• How gut health connects to immune function and performance

• Where producers are seeing real-world impact today

• The role of natural solutions in the future of sustainable pork production