Livestock Showcase
Submitted by Daniel Moreno
Every year during the summer, students
from our chapter have an opportunity
to raise and sell livestock animals for
our local county fair. Students spend
countless hours on the farm training
their animals to show at the fair. To
help the students understand how the
competitions would be, our chapter
holds a Livestock Show to showcase the work of the students to their parents, peers,
and a judge from the industry. Students receive critique and are asked questions about
their livestock as they would be in the show ring. The Livestock Show helps the students
understand how the competition will run, as well as a chance to win a trophy as a grand
prize for first place. The Livestock Show is a great way to showcase their hard work from
throughout the summer!
Merced FFA
Partnering with
Industry
Submitted by Amacia Martinez-Howell
The Merced FFA chapter has partnered
with Merced Ewing Irrigation and
Landscape Supply, to test out a new
product. Holganix is an organic
bionutritional supplement that the
horticulture class has decided to use,
as well as studying the effects it had, on their plants. The students understand that the
ingredients in this solution are completely plant based, and have found that the results
of this product are similar to that of the natural forest environment, which relies on
decomposed debris from trees and other organisms, to provide nutrients to the soil. They
have also found that less water is needed to keep the plants well and alive when using the
supplement. This experiment has allowed the chapter to work with their community, testing
products that are used in the industry. They are exploring new and innovative aspects to
the future of agriculture, and allowing students the opportunity to learn by doing.
Five days, over 450 members, and
thousands of memories made; Superior
Region Chapter Officer Leadership
Conference was a major success. From
August 21-25, Superior Region Officers,
as well as various sectional officers and
representatives, hosted COLC where we
challenged officer teams from schools
throughout the region to “Suit Up For
Service.” In addition to various team
building activities, like a volleyball and
softball tournament, members attended
a number of workshops, including stage
presence, mixers, and a workshop
specific to their office. Each chapter was
assigned a topic to create a skit; Live Oak
FFA with “FFA’s Funniest Home Videos,”
Wheatland FFA with “Farmer’s Only,”
and Placer FFA with “Pitch Perfect” were
announced the winners of the competition.
Dinner, was something many students and
teachers would not have expected. The
Superior Region officer team mimicked
an experience unlike any other from a
national conference: The Poverty Dinner
from Washington Leadership Conference.
This dinner opened the eyes of FFA
members to the levels of poverty and need
for service using stories and situations
that could happen in real life. Following
dinner National Officer Candidate, Haley
Warner, lead each group of students in
reflections, asking each chapter officer
team to create a service statement for the
year. COLC was a big hit.
Respectfully Submitted,
Hailey Traynham, Superior Region Reporter •
Los Banos FFA
New Beginnings
Submitted by Taylor Torongo
The Los Banos FFA Chapter hosted our
treasured first meeting of the year. Our
first meeting was a time to connect and
mingle with not only our chapter, but with
the Pacheco FFA Chapter as well. This
meeting consisted of a BBQ prepared
wonderfully by our Ag boosters, as well
as a disc