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National FFA Week 2016

The Middlebury FFA held its annual Greenhand Spaghetti Dnner January !4th at the Hannaford Career Center. Five new members received their Greenhand degrees and pins.
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The Middlebury FFA held its annual Greenhand Spaghetti Dnner January !4th at the Hannaford Career Center. Five new members received their Greenhand degrees and pins.
Middlebury FFA students Kyra Roberts and Harley Williams competed in the FFA Dairy Foods CDE held at the Vermont Farm Show held January 27.
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Middlebury FFA students Kyra Roberts and Harley Williams competed in the FFA Dairy Foods CDE held at the Vermont Farm Show held January 27.

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Tuesday February 23, 2016

   The FFA (formally Future Farmers of America) is a national organization founded by a group of young farmers back in 1928.  The FFA helps young people develop career, leadership and life skills through agricultural education. Today agriculture is more than planting and harvesting-- it's a science, it's a business and it's an art.
    FFA members from Addison county are typically students enrolled in agricultural courses such as the Sustainable Agriculture, Forestry and Natural Resources, Diesel Power Technology, Mechanical Science or Plant/Animal Science programs at the Hannaford Career Center or Vergennes Union High School.
    Students have the opportunity to compete in career development events (CDEs) with other FFA members from around the state. FFA teams that win these events are eligible to travel to the National FFA Conference in Indiana representing Vermont to compete against teams from the other states.
    This year the Hannaford Career Center Sustainable Agriculture and Forestry/Natural Resources class attended the Vermont Farm Show in late January.  The Middlebury FFA forestry team placed first out of a field of 12 competing schools and will travel to nationals in the fall.   Competing against 150 FFA students from aroung the state, the Middlebury FFA also received first place in soil judging.  The team had 6 of the top 10 placing students.
    Students are currently preparing for competitions to be held May 4th at Shelburne Farms, in the areas of Dairy and Horse Judging, Farm Business, tractor trouble shooting and Mechanics.

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