822-Lancast*r Farming, Saturday, April 2. 1994 Awards For CAROL STARK Special to Lancaster Farming EPHRATA (Lancaster Co.) The Cloister Chapter of FFA held its 33rd annual banquet at the ML Airy Fire Hall on March 25. As agriculture has changed so has today’s FFA. Serving the career needs of a broad and dynam ic industry, today’s FFA combines marketing, agri-science and com puter technology with the leader ship and achievement programs that have always been hallmarks of the organization. The industry of agriculture has changed so drastically since its beginning, but it has been through that change that agriculture has remained a strong, vital and profit able example of how ancient prac tices can successfully be combined with modern science and technology. It is through the FFA and prog rams like the Young Farmers that this change can successfully continue. The population of farmeis has dropped incredibly. In the 1700 s almost 100 percent of the popula tion were farmers. Now farmers make up only two percent of the population but approximately 22 million people are still making their living from one of more than 200 agricultural-related fields. Before the industrial revolution each farmer raised little more than enough food to feed his family. Today, one fanner alone feeds more than 127 people. It is through FFA programs and education that this has become possible. Scientists and engineers work hand-in-hand on a wide range of projects. They are currently designing robotic harvesting equipment and laser guided machinery that have the potential to save the farmer countless hours of field time. FFA students leant w, SOMETHING 10 CROW ABOUT*. LOW CLASSIFIED RATES WITH EXCELLENT RESULTS! 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