FFA hosts ag awareness day
Marion/Florence FFA Chapter hosted its seventh annual Ag Awareness Day May 9 at Warrior Stadium, Marion.
Approximately 100 third graders from Marion and Hillsboro schools participated in the activity.
Different presentations included farming practices involving agricultural equipment, safety, and animal agriculture.
FFA members making presentations were Tacy Taylor and Austin Percell, sheep; Trent Radtke and Bryce Suffield, hay balers; Mark Kukuk and Alan Overton, tillage equipment; Hank Collett and Riley Ross, poultry.
Kevin Billbe and Alycia Pontious, combines; Adam Depler and Braden Suffield, tractors and PTO safety; Chase Williams and Shawn Britton, ATV safety; Brad Klenda and Levi Carpenter, swine.
Emmanual Jackson and Roxann Ross, entomology; Jacob Czarnowsky and Zan Fine, poison awareness; Gabe Moore and Frankie Clark, mules; John Goering and Adam Trapp, goats; and Danielle Cope and Desirae Depler, beef cattle.
The FFA chapter also organized a petting zoo.
