66-Lancattar Farming. Saturday. March 13. 1976
Grassland FFA’ers tell
‘Food for America’ story
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Children at the Union
Grove elementary school (s)
are learning about
agriculture this week (rom
Garden Spot High School
vocational agriculture
students who know (rom
firsthand experience and
study what agriculture la all
about. The Instructors for
the elementary students are
all members of the
Grassland FTA chapter, who
arc conducting the class In
agriculture (or elementary
school children as part of the
FFA’s new "Food For
America" program
"Food For America” to an
effort by FFA chapters
across the nation to tell the
story of modem agriculture
to elementary school
children Chapter members
are being aided in their ef
fort by a set of instructional
resource materials that
includes a Farm Art Book
and a film provided through
the National FFA
Organization. The Farm Art
Book contains interesting
illustrations of agricultural
facts that students can color
or illustrate themselves
while the film - Food From
Farm To You - explains in
elementary terms how food
is produced and ends up on
supermarket shelves.
the entire “Food For
America” project is co
sponsored through the
National FFA Foundation,
Inc., by four agricultural
businesses: American
Breeders Service, Division
of W. R. Grace & Company;
J I Case, A Tenneco Com
pany; Chemagro
Agricultural Division of
Mobay Chemical Cor
poration, and Dekalb
Agßesearch, Inc.
Funds from the sponsoring
companies and from the
FFA Foundation General
Fund have been used to
develop and distribute
resource materials and to
offset the costs of
distributing the film.
“We are concerned that so
few young people understand
where their food comes
from,” says Grassland
Chapter President LaVem
Martin. “Our members are
well qualified to help
elementary school children
learn about agriculture
because of the knowledge
and experience we’ve gained
in the vocational agriculture
Martin's
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Grassland FFA members par
ticipating in the one acre corn contest
were (front) Tim Weaver and Tom
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courses and by actual ex
perience on the farm and in
local agricultural business.
Following the classroom
instruction and film on
agriculture, chapter
members have arranged a
tour for the elementary
school children to the Bob
Book farm. On the tour the
children will see and touch
live animals and farm crops.
For many it will be the first
experience on a farm and a
highlight of the entire "Food
For America” program.
Silver Spurs
4-H meets
The Silver Spurs 4-H club
met recently at the home of
Carol Kinzer. Jim Glide,
president, conducted the
business meeting. Two
visitors, Patti and Denise
Sangrey, were introduced.
Demonstrations were
given by Carol Kinzer, Leslie
Winpenny and Richard
Hecker.
The next meeting will be
held at the home of Brian
and Mike McCall on April 2.
Members enjoyed a taffy
pull following the meeting.
Weaver, Bill Hughes, Dan Witwer and
Rick Groff- The member’s yields
ranged from 100-175 bushels per
acre.
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