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Editor’s note: Each year, FFA chapters around the country celebrate National FFA Week. It’s a time to share what FFA is and the impact it has on members every day. This year, FFA Week is being celebrated through Feb. 27. In all my years as publisher, there has never been a better program for helping to raise our young people in the American…

It has been a busy school year for Pacheco FFA! Our overall theme for the year is “Can’t Mask My Love For FFA!” In early September, we selected our…

The 2020 Merced County Fair’s first-ever Virtual Livestock Sale --- supported by Merced Irrigation District (MID) --- will take place starting this…

The Atwater High School agriculture program’s FFA Marketing Plan team competed at the National FFA Finals in Indianapolis, Indiana and earned 5th place in the nation. The team was comprised of Anessa Cardenas, Kaya Briscoe, and Megan Escobar. The Marketing Plan contest seeks to effectively prepare students for the opportunities and…

Most of America’s farms are located in Midwestern states like Iowa and Kansas, but California, as we all know, is right up there with its fair share of…

By Eryka Lepper Atwater FFA Reporter Merced Union High School District and Atwater High School’s agriculture instructor and FFA advisor Kayvlyn…

By ERYKA LEPPER Atwater FFA Reporter “We are all one piece of the puzzle,” was selected as the 2019-2020 Atwater FFA theme as advisors and chapter officers gathered in Yosemite National Park for their annual Atwater FFA Chapter Officer Leadership Retreat on Aug. 5-7. The primary goals of the three day retreat was to plan the calendar,…

By Madison Kroeker Golden Valley FFA Reporter The past several months has been exceptionally successful for the Golden Valley FFA program with…

Equestrians from every corner of Merced County made their way to the Merced County Fair Junior Horse Show and Gymkana on Saturday. Run by Merced County…

Local FFA and 4-H students are proudly carrying on the tradition of livestock exhibition at the Merced County Fair all week long. The 2019 edition marks the fair’s 128th year of showcasing the best in Merced County for the more than 70,000 fairgoers that attend the five-day event each June. On Saturday, June 8, starting at 9:30 a.m., the…