Arcanum MVCTC FFA brings farm to school lawn
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ARCANUM The Arcanum MVCTC FFA Chapter held a “Farm on the Lawn” for the Arcanum Elementary on April 16.
FFA Members setup nine stations and prepared an informational presentation for the Kindergarten through 4th grade classes. The stations varied from Farm Equipment to Livestock Animals.
Isaac Smith presented on field tillage with his tractor and field cultivator and explain the importance of a proper seed bed. Landon Haney brought in a tractor and planter to demonstrate how we plant fields and prepare our crops. Luke Brinksneader discussed harvesting crop while students looked at the combine he drove to school. Maggie Weiss shared how she cares for her dairy calf while Laney Fourman brought in her goats. Madelyn Fearon explained her market hogs and Emily Wenning showed the students baby chicks.
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Arcanum MVCTC FFA places first
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Members of the Arcanum MVCTC FFA Grain Merchandising Team: (L to R) Brody Williams, Luke Brinksneader, Anna Loxley, Isaac Smith and Landon Haney.
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ARCANUM Arcanum MVCTC FFA members recently competed in the Ohio FFA Grain Merchandising Contest. The purpose of the Grain Merchandising Contest is to stimulate interest in the area of grain merchandising and to make students aware of the complex decision-making process associated with merchandising agricultural products.
Arcanum MVCTC FFA members, Isaac Smith, Luke Brinksneader, Brody Williams, Landon Haney and Anna Loxley, completed the online test contest on Jan. 26. During the online contest, students were given 50 general knowledge questions about grain merchandising and ten problem solving questions. The questions included puts, calls, basis, hedging and other grain merchandising scenarios.