Iola FFA recently had three district proficiency winners with their Supervised Agricultural Experiences (SAE). Jaydon Morrison won in the area of poultry production; Kyser Nemecek in swine entrepreneurship; and Hallie Sutherland in diversified crop production…

“I’m proud to be a part of the 2% that feeds the other 98%,” declared Aidan Yoho about his experience in farming.  A freshman at Allen Community College, Yoho recently won first place in the…

Call it a “happy accident.” Jaydon Morrison discovered FFA thanks to a scheduling error. He unintentionally found himself taking an agri-science class when he first entered Iola High School as a freshman. He sat in…

Humboldt senior Garren Goodner’s journey into the world of FFA began his freshman year when he enrolled in a horticulture class. Little did he know that this initial step would sow the seeds for a…

With four years of active participation in FFA under her belt, including two years in officer roles, Brooklyn Adams has seen personal growth through her experience in the organization.  The Marmaton Valley High School senior…

Ryan Golden, a senior at Crest High School, describes himself as “extremely competitive.” He’s an athlete who has played football, basketball and baseball all four years at Crest. The summer before his freshman year, he…

Brody Nemecek’s busy week in Iola included a stop by his alma mater Thursday. Nemecek, a 2020 Iola High School graduate, is in his senior year at Kansas State University and was part of a…

MORAN — Marmaton Valley’s FFA Chapter in Moran was awarded $2,812 as part of the Grants for Growing program. The nationwide program, sponsored by Tractor Supply Company, provides grant funds to local FFA chapters to…

Iola High School FFA member Cody Wille earned first place in  state proficiency awards for fiber and/or oil production. The award was handed down June 1 at the Kansas FFA Convention in Manhattan. For fiber…

Iola High School brought home plenty of hardware while hosting three FFA events on March 7. Members competing in ag sales, dairy cattle evaluation and poultry. Iola’s dairy cattle A and B teams placed first.…