Agriculture education, FFA celebrated during national FFA Week
By Katie Zelechowski
Illinois Farm Bureau
From teamwork used to grow plants in the greenhouse to evaluation skills used to identify flavorful cuts of meat at the grocery store, agriculture education and leadership programs like FFA help students grow personally and professionally.
Agriculture teachers and FFA advisors Jaci Jenkins, who works at Edwardsville High School, and Jerry Brockett, who works at Meridian High School in Macon, have seen firsthand the positive impacts agriculture has had on the students in their suburban school districts.
At Edwardsville High School, Jenkins teaches introduction to agriculture, ag business, horticulture and landscape and turfgrass management. Each day, she sees 65 of the more than 2,300 students enrolled at the school.
By Katie Zelechowski
Illinois Farm Bureau
From teamwork used to grow plants in the greenhouse to evaluation skills used to identify flavorful cuts of meat at the grocery store, agriculture education and leadership programs like FFA help students grow personally and professionally.
Agriculture teachers and FFA advisors Jaci Jenkins, who works at Edwardsville High School, and Jerry Brockett, who works at Meridian High School in Macon, have seen firsthand the positive impacts agriculture has had on the students in their suburban school districts.
At Edwardsville High School, Jenkins teaches introduction to agriculture, ag business, horticulture and landscape and turfgrass management. Each day, she sees 65 of the more than 2,300 students enrolled at the school.
Ag. education, FFA creates knowledgeable consumers, leaders
By Katie Zelechowski Illinois Farm Bureau
From teamwork used to grow plants in the greenhouse to evaluation skills used to identify flavorful cuts of meat at the grocery store, agriculture education and leadership programs like FFA help students grow personally and professionally.
Agriculture teachers and FFA advisors Jaci Jenkins, who works at Edwardsville High School, and Jerry Brockett, who works at Meridian High School in Macon, have seen firsthand the positive impacts agriculture has had on the students in their suburban school districts.
At Edwardsville High School, Jenkins teaches introduction to agriculture, ag business, horticulture and landscape and turfgrass management. Each day, she sees 65 of the more than 2,300 students enrolled at the school.