The Oneida Daily Dispatch (Oneida, NY)
Mount Markham and Madison FFA win trip to nation’s capital
Over 70students from 5area schools attended the FFA Career Day.
As part of the 44th annual Central New York Farm Progress Show held each September, more than 70 students from 5 area schools attended the FFA Career Day event highlighting career opportunities in agriculture.
Through its participation in the FFA Career Day event, Mount Markham FFA won a $500 FFA scholarship while Madison FFA won a $250 scholarship to support one of its FFA members to attend National FFA’s Washington Leadership Conference next July. The scholarships are sponsored by the Central New York Farm Progress Show.
The scholarships are awarded based upon student participation in the show by local FFA chapters. The selection of the student will be up to the FFA chapter. The WLC program is a weeklong leadership development program for FFA members across the county.
“It’s great to have our local FFA chapters participating in the Farm Progress Show; FFA and our youth are our future and we need to support them in their pursuit of careers related to agriculture,” Show President Dick Presky said. “The show is honored to be able to offer these FFA scholarships to Central New York FFA programs.”
Madison FFA Advisor Paul Perry agreed, saying “This is a wonderful opportunity for a Madison student to attend a great leadership program.”
Hosted at Len-Lo Farms in Mohawk, the farm show is open to the public and features agriculture exhibits for a wide audience of agriculturalists. Nearly 100 exhibitors displayed their agriculture products and services to an estimated audience of 7,500 participants. Next year’s show is slated for Friday and Saturday, Sept. 11 and 12, 2020 with Friday being designated FFA Career Day.