Weld Central FFA has been busy since the start of the school year with many events, activities and community engagement! At the Southeast Weld County Fair, students led the annual Tractor Driving Contest. This was a great turnout where kids ages 10-18 competed against one another while practicing safety. Students worked with a farmer in Palisade, CO – Palisade Peach Shack – for the Peach Sales Fundraiser. Multiple students competed at the Colorado State Fair and Ryder Halley was selected for a Colorado FFA Foundation Heifer Wrangle Grant. Our FFA chapter had our Back to School BBQ in September and our Chapter Speaking Contest in early October. Ag I students attended the BIG Conference in Brush put on by the Colorado State FFA Officers to learn about FFA and Agricultural Education. During Homecoming Week, FFA members participated in the We are 3 in Action Event where students brought tractors for the “Touch a Truck” Activity and FFA hosted the annual Taste of Rebel Country Event where local farmers and ranchers sponsored different commodities for community members to have a meal before the football game.
Dawson Dever won the Chapter Prepared Speaking Contest and Extemporaneous Speaking Contest, Ryder Halley received Runner Up in Extemporaneous Speaking, Henry Weisenborn won the Chapter Creed Speaking Contest and Khloe Medina received Runner Up, and Nicole Lopez won the Chapter Spanish Creed Speaking Contest. All of these individuals will compete at the District Speaking Contest in November.
Ag students in a variety of classes were exposed to a lot of hands-on agriculture during field trips to Cooksey Produce, Pog’s Garden, Rodeo Dunes, Western Sugar and the Livestock Exchange. Students have been visited at their SAE’s, or Work Based Learning – thank you to the following local businesses, farms and locations that provide these opportunities for our Ag students: Barr Lake, Fill My Cup, Rupple Farms, Swank Farms, Ziggi’s, Spill the Beans, Cattlegrounds Coffee, H-2 Enterprises, Mazzotti Farms, Simpson Farms, Rossi Dairy Produce, Grein Builders LLC., and Johnson Farm & Apiary.
Lastly, thank you to everyone who has sponsored events or volunteered at events this Fall for our different FFA events – Zoetis, Ron’s Equipment Company, Southeast Weld County Fair, Rocky Mountain Natural Meats, Chevron Colorado, TAG Genetics, 3D Livestock, Powers Livestock, Huwa Farms, Jack’s Bean Company, Crossover Farms, Baby Blue Livestock, Kalcevic Farms, G&S Solutions, Todd Anderson & Janell Perez, Powers Family, Bolin Family, Turner Family, Stalcup Family, Cooper Family, Dawn Massey, Emilee Klausner, Gracie Bracco, Jenn Langely, Aubree Klausner, Kayla Moore and Hannah Traupe. Thank you to all of our community supporters who make opportunities possible for our FFA members and Ag students!
