Ohio Future Farmers of America (ffa)

Recently, the East Knox FFA Urban Soils Career Development Event team placed third in the state event held on October 14 in Fairfield County at the Lamp Family Farm on Landis Road east of Amanda.

Members of the Utica FFA are conducting a survey about how Intel is impacting Ohio's agriculture.

Applications for special low-interest loans of up to $500 to help FFA students at Danville High School and other area schools are due Oct. 1.

Recently, four members of the Mount Vernon FFA Chapter competed in the state finals of the Ohio FFA Agricultural Biotechnology Career Development Event.

Oct. 26-30, 17 of our chapter members went to the 94th National FFA Convention and Expo in Indianapolis, Indiana. We had a blast while we were there. On our trip out to the convention we had a chance to tour Central State University and learn about their agriculture program, as well as how they became a land grant college.

The subdistrict job interview and food science Career Development Events (CDEs) was held Nov. 1 at Johnstown High School.

The Mount Vernon FFA Chapter participated in the Knox County Job Interview Contest on Nov. 4.

The East Knox FFA Agricultural Soils Career Development Event team placed fourth in the state event held on Oct. 9 in Delaware County at the Delaware State Wildlife Area. The team will now represent Ohio in the National FFA Land Evaluation Contest next May in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

The East Knox FFA Urban Soils Career Development Event team placed sixteenth out of a field of 50 teams from across Ohio in the state event held on Oct. 9 at the Delaware State Wildlife Area.

UTICA –On Tuesday, Sept. 28, members of the Utica FFA chapter traveled to Howard for the District 7 Ag and Urban Soils Career Development Events (CDE).