FFA Week Highlighting California Youth Leaders
Don Rogers notes National Future Farmers of America Week February 22 28 1981 celebrates Kern County California leading in agricultural output. The piece explains FFA is a national organization sponsored by federal state and local entities with 20 000 plus California students in vocational agriculture programs. Members engage in beef dairy cattle sheep swine poultry horticulture processing sales and service while developing leadership citizenship and cooperation skills.
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Don Rogers
Future Farmers of America
Farmers of America
Kern County
California
United States Office of Education
State
Department of
Stuents
FFA
Agaia America
Bil
Ne Bill
Farming club revival at high school earns 4000 dollar loan
Richard Elrich, Richard Polson, Dennis Atkinson and others join Patnam to restart the farm program as a student operation under the FFA. The group will cultivate 25 acres alfalfa, three almonds, two grapes, and three cotton acres on land east of the high school, recently leased to a farmer. An $4000 loan from Production Credit Association supports capital needs, with extensive donations of equipment and labor from local supporters. The program expands livestock and agriculture to provide student employment. The alfalfa has sprouted. cotton is rip- and grapevines pruned and sprayed.
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Richard Elrich
Richard Polson
Dennis Atkinson
Ron St. Clair
Jack Sill
Jack Nikkel
David Thompson
Lawrence Elrich
Patnam
Ation
Ag Department
FFA
Production Credit Association
Shafter FFA Places in Fresno Pruning Contests
Final events in Fresno saw Shafter FFA placing fifth in vine and tree pruning, with Grant Grider second high in plums plus a top overall team finish and multiple high individual awards. While pruning teams competed, Livestock Judging gathered at Tulare-Kings field day in Visalia. Upcoming events include State Farmer degree judging February 19, Reedley College field day March 7, and a Kern Inyo section party pro at McFarland with booster meetings in March.
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Fresno
Shafter Ffa
Grant Grider
Tulare-Kings
Visalia
Shafter
John Pavletich
Mike Sherrill
Marty Tasos
Art Parham
San Joaquin
Reedley College
McFarland
FFA
California observes National FFA Week with plans
Lieutenant Governor Mike Curb announces California’s participation in National FEA Week February 21 to 28. FFA chapters in 320 high schools prepare activities to raise awareness of the vocational organization’s goals while a Foundation fund-raising drive seeks tax-deductible grants. The 17-member board governs fund use. No contributions have been declared yet.
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Mike Curb
California
FFA
Ronald A
National FFA Week at SHS Sparks Donkey Basketball Night
The Shafter High School FFA schedules a week of activities February 16 to 20 including a donkey basketball game Tuesday at 7 30 pm with admission 2 58 for adults and 1 50 for under 12. Daily noon activities feature penny in the flower and other stunts. Friday’s Sweetheart Barn Dance at the Ag Farm starts 9 pm with 1 50 student ASB card and 2 00 others.
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Future Farmers of America
Shafter High School
FFA
Prove
Shafter
SHS
Ag Farm
Cotton growers to receive price protection loans in 1981
Kern County ASCS chair Clifford Houchin says upland cotton growers face no acreage restrictions to qualify for target price protection and price support loans in 1981 due to poor 1980 conditions. With demand strong, a 2 to 6 million bale carryover is possible. seed cotton loans and a 14 021 538 acre national program are also offered.
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Clifford Houchin
Kern County Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Committee
Secretary of Agriculture
ASCS
Houchin
Truxtun Avenue
Room
Bakersfield
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Ioe King
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Laree
Shafte High Ffa
KHSD
Wayne Williams
Shafter High School Ag
Shsffa
Curb
Leland Ruth
FFA Week
Caries Alblar
Cee Ener
Shchor
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