The Norman County Ag Education and FFA Chapter welcomed a new teacher this school year. R&J News had the opportunity to catch up with NCE Ag Ed teacher Hannah Baumgartner, who tells us more about herself, and her background in agricultural education. Baumgartner tells us some of her goals for year one. Baumgartner also spoke…
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Hundreds of FFAers from across Region 1 were at the Norman County Fairgrounds on Wednesday, for the Annual Region 1 Fall Rally. FFA Region 1 Officer Katelyn Duray of Norman County East explains what the Fall Rally is, and the role she played in the event. Each Region 1 officer had the opportunity to lead…
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CROOKSTON, MN—The University of Minnesota-Crookston is hosting the Region One FFA Leadership Retreat and Conference July 28th and 29th. Michelle Christopherson, director of outreach and engagement at UM-Crookston, talks about who will be leading the conference. Christopherson talks about what will be covered at the conference. This FFA Conference runs July 28th and 29th at…
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Throughout the day today, 4Hers from across Norman County will be competing in the Norman County 4H, and FFA Livestock Shows. One of these participants is Evan Brandt, who specializes in showing pigs that he raises on his family farm. R&J’s Jim Birkemeyer talks with Brandt about the preparation heading into the fair. Brandt also…
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It’s going to be a busy couple of days for Norman County FFA Chapters, as they will be very active at this year’s fair. Ada Borup West FFA Advisor Abbie Savage tells us what they have going on at this year’s Norman County Fair. Again, static exhibits can be seen in the Mustang Seeds Agricultural…
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The Minnesota State FFA Convention kicks off on Monday, and a pair of Ada Borup West students will be representing the school on the big stage. One of these students is Ada Borup West senior Sarah Arends, who was named as a State Finalist for Star and Production Placement. Arends tells us more about this,…
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CLIMAX, MN—The Climax-Shelly FFA chapter will hold a pancake feed fundraiser on Sunday. Gabes Kieffer, the Climax-Shelly FFA advisor, has details. Kieffer tells us about what’s coming up for the Climax-Shelly FFA. Again, the Climax-Shelly FFA pancake feed will be Sunday from 10am to 1pm at the Climax Community Center at 105 West Broadway in…
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The Norman County East E-Sports team was at the Minnesota State E-Sports Competition in St Cloud this past weekend, and they brought home some hardware. Norman County East Principal Kelly Kalina gives us a recap of the weekend. Kalina says it’s also a big week for Norman County East FFA, as they are having their…
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You might remember that area high schools celebrated FFA week in February. One school that didn’t is Ulen-Hitterdal. They’re celebrating it this week instead. Ulen-Hitterdal Dean of Students Ted Critchley explains. Critchley says dress-up days are also part of Ulen-Hitterdal’s FFA Week….with Monday being Beach Day. You can hear the latest news from the Ulen-Hitterdal…
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CLEARBROOK, MN—Clearbrook-Gonvick is one of the area schools that is celebrating FFA Week this week. Clearbrook-Gonvick FFA President Sarah Imle and Vice President Amelia Machlitt tell us what’s in store for this week. R&J News will have updates on other area schools as they celebrate FFA Week.