-Erie FFA Studies More Than Animals
And Farm Equipment At Farm Show
BY SALLY BAIR
Lancaster Co. Correspondent
LANCASTER The Pennsyl
vania Farm Show is one of the
highlights of the year for members
of Pennsylvania’s Future Farmers
This group of Future Farmers of America students from
Seneca High School in Erie County visited Lancaster Coun
ty as part of their visit to the Pennsylvania Farm Show in
Harrisburg. On the left Is advisor John,Pavkov.
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of America. For some, the visit is
merely a trip to Harrisburg to parti
cipate in the state meeting held on
Wednesday. For others, the visit
involves some very careful plan
ning for a three or four day trip to
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At least two FFA chapters in
Erie County make it a yearly pro
ject to travel to the Farm Show, but
they don’t just participate in the
FFA meeting and see the latcsCin
farm equipment. They also visit
businesses in the area to make their
four-day trip truly educational.
The Wattsburg and Fort Leßoef
Chapters travel together in rented
vans, leaving Erie County early on
Tuesday morning and returning
late of Friday afternoon.
John Pavkov, advisor for the
Wattsburg group says, “We try to
make it an educational trip. They
learn a lot more from our visits to
industries, and they collect packets
of information which they share in
other classes. They are required to
give speeches in English class
when they return. Everything os
constructive.”
In addition to the Farm Show,
both chapters visited Ford New
Holland to watch farm machinery
being built, and Atlantic Breeders
Cooperative to leant more about
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, January 30, 1988-Al9
These FFA students from Erie County Included a trip to
Atlantic Breeders Cooperative In their visit to the Pennsyl
vania Farm Show. From left a re: Steve Fenno, Wattsburg
Chapter; Eric Sonney, Wattsburg Chapter; and Ronda
Hoover, Fort Leßoef Chapter. On the right is Robert Badger,
area supervisor for Atlantic who gave the group a tour of the
facilities.
artificial insemination. Pavkov event to the group’s schedule;
said that many of the students eight of his 11 students partici
come from dairy farms. pated in the square dance competi-
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