They were replaced with Guinea hens, which are much more helpful because they eat deer ticks. It's a connection to agriculture in Connecticut. Then there's the tagging. The calf gladly sucks on Novotny's fingers, and she leads the animal's head to the bucket of milk, gradually coaxing the calf to drink. The mood turns more serious when the subject of failing farms and the loss of small, family run farms comes up.
American farmers feed the world.
When kids become decision-makers, hopefully they'll appreciate that.