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20-Year-Old Pa. FFA Member Is National Regional V.P.
LOUISVILLE, Ky. The Na
tional FFA Organization has se
lected 20-year-old Elio Chiarelli,
Jr., McDonald, Pa., as the
2001-2002 National FFA eastern
region vice president.
Chiarelli is a member of the
H.G. Parkinson FFA Chapter.
His parents are Elio and Nancy
Chiarelli and FFA advisers are T.
Lee Carter and Jodie Chadwick.
Chiarelli was one of six indi
viduals chosen for a national offi
cer position out of a field of 41
candidates. The Penn State Uni
versity sophomore, who is major
ing in agricultural education,
hopes to work as an agricultural
and environmental science edu
cator.
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ALLENTOWN (Lehigh Co.)
“Tilling the Soil of Opportunity,”
A NxLeveL" Training in Busi
ness Planning for Entrepreneuri
al Farmers, has been launched to
teach small to mid-scale farmers
and agricultural professionals
needed business skills.
“We recognize the great need
to make this kind of business
training available to the future
stakeholders of Pennsylvania ag
riculture,” said Russell Redding,
deputy secretary of agriculture.
NxLeveL " Training will be ad
ministered through the Penn
State University Cooperative Ex
tension system. The NxLeveL "
program was developed by the
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As an FFA member, Chiarelli
participated in three different su
pervised agricultural experience
programs (SAEs). An SAE is a
work-based learning experience
conducted by a student outside of
the classroom and overseen by an
agriculture teacher or FFA mem
ber. Chiarelli’s SAEs included
poultry and vegetable produc
tion.
Outside of FFA, his activities
have included undergraduate re
search in poultry science, mem
bership on the varsity golf team,
and international study abroad.
The young man will now be one
of only six students who have the
rare distinction of serving more
University of Colorado at Denver
and the University of Nebraska.
This program was adopted by
Cooperative Extension this past
year.
The course is taught in 12,
three-hour sessions, helping
farmers scrutinize mission and
goals, marketing strategies and
financial statements, and other
critical components of a compre
hensive business plan.
The Cooperative Extension is
partnering with farm support or
ganizations, banks, and educa
tional institutions to deliver this
new training opportunity.
“We think the program is of
value, especially with the trying
ty of an out
loor si
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than 457,000 FFA members for
the next year.
After returning home to take
care of personal and school af
fairs, these six members will
spend a year traveling the U.S.
and world. They will become pre
mier representatives of agricul
tural education and FFA, meet
ing with top executives
throughout the agricultural in
dustry. In addition, these young
people will meet thousands of
their peers in FFA chapters
throughout the country, sharing
their needs and ideas with the
National FFA Organization.
According to the Pennsylvania
FFA Website, Chiarelli was also
times farmers are having now,”
said Dave Smith, at Mid Atlantic
Farm Credit. “Opportunity
abounds. Many producers are
learning to succeed by taking
control of their own marketing
efforts, and meeting the demands
of consumers.”
The NxLeveL'" training pro
gram helps farmers to evaluate
strategies such as developing new
enterprises and direct marketing,
in order to improve farm profita
bility.
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clude a wide variety of agri
cultural entrepreneurs, in
cluding truck farms,
wholesale growers, and
commodity farmers.
Courses are adapted
region-to-region based
on crops grown and
marketing outlets.
The new training
program was devel
oped with the support
of the USDA Sustain
able Agricultural Re
search and Education
program. It is available
USDA Awards
$2O Million To
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Management
WASHINGTON, D.C.
USDA Secretary Ann
Veneman announced
funding awards nation
wide totaling almost $2O
million in 27 states. The
projects are authorized
under the Agriculture
Risk Protection Act of
2000 for the development
of new kinds of crop in
surance plans and for
ways to educate produc
ers about crop insurance
and other ways to lessen
the risks of farming.
The awards, adminis
tered by the Risk Man
agement Agency (RMA),
were given in several cat
egories.
very active in his home chapter
by serving as treasurer for three
years and president his senior
year. He has qualified for nation
al contests twice, once for parlia
mentary procedure and the sec
ond for prepared public
speaking. He was also selected
for three state winning proficien
cy awards and two national pro
ficiency awards. Also with his re
cord books he was selected as the
Western Region Star in the area
of production.
In his local chapter, Chiarelli
was selected for the star chapter
award, the Penn West Region 111
Farm Credit Award, The Dekalb
Award, and many others too nu
merous to mention.
he Soil Of Opportunity
to all fanners and agricultural
professionals.
Existing small farmers and re
lated businesses are eligible to
sign up for the classes at select
centers in Pennsylvania. Cunent
ly, there are classes scheduled for:
• Gettysburg: Tuesday, Jan. 15
through April 3, contact Lynn
Kime, (717) 334-6271.
• Milton Hershey School: Mon
day evenings, Jan. 21 through
April 8, contact Ed Herrmann,
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While serving as Pennsylvania
FFA state president, Chiarelli
has been selected for the Big E
State President Internship and
the chairman of the National
FFA Publications Committee.
Chiarelli has also been awarded
more than $15,000 in college
scholarships.
National FFA president is
Dane White, Eureka, Calif.; sec
retary is Robin Niehaus, Hills
boro, 111.; western region vice
president is Abbie Kammerzell,
Colfax, Wash.; southern region
vice president is Barrett Keene,
Plant City, Fla.; and central re
gion vice president is Amber
Haugland, Ambrose, N.D.
(717)270-4391.
• Garden Spot High School:
Tuesday evenings, Jan. 15
through April 3, contact Ed Herr
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• Allentown: Tuesday eve
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contact John Berry, (610)
391-9840.
• Lewisburg: Tuesday eve
nings, Feb. 12 through April 30,
contact Ken Balliet, (570)
837-4252.
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