FFA ag awareness day held Friday
Marion-Florence FFA Chapter held its fifth annual FFA Ag Awareness Day Friday at Marion Stadium.
Approximately 100 third graders from Marion and Hillsboro elementary schools participated.
Presentations included farming practices involving agricultural equipment, safety, and animal agriculture.
FFA members made presentations on sheep, hay balers, poison awareness, ag trivia, poultry, combines, tractors/PTO safety, horses, ATV safety, swathers, swine, and dairy cattle.
A petting zoo also was held.
Additional presentations were made by Cooperative Grain & Supply on ag chemicals, Dale Ehlers and Doug Svitak with the National Resource Conservation Service on soil erosion, Patti Thomas on beef cattle, and Dr. Jessica Laurin on veterinary medicine.
