Leah Mueller has got your goat. That is, if you attend the fair and meet her price. The Humboldt High School sophomore has been around goats most of her life, but her FFA Supervised Agricultural…

When Kobey Miller stepped into the role of FFA Chapter President at Crest High School last year, it challenged his leadership skills. Everyone looked up to him for guidance. “There were some challenges I had…

Aubrey Holloran was no country girl. She didn’t grow up on a farm. She doesn’t own farm animals.  But her freshman year at Crest, one of her teachers suggested she join FFA.  “I’m not a…

Gavin Jaro knows swine, and is quite the handyman. Hence his choice for an FFA Supervised Agricultural Experience (SAE) was easy: take his pig project to the next level. He currently has two sows, a…

At last, Congress has undone disastrous Federal Aviation Administration policy that abetted Boeing’s lapses in pushing the unsafe 737 MAX to market. The restoration of trusted FAA oversight is a necessary step to set Boeing…

Humboldt can now boast of its very own student agricultural test plot, developed by graduating senior Cooper Jaro and the high school FFA. Located on the north end of the Humboldt Sports Complex, the 5.1-acre…

Three Iola High School FFA members earned state-winning proficiencies in their respective work projects. Levi Meiwes was declared a State Star Farmer. Brody Nemecek was noted for his diversified livestock projects. Casen Barker was recognized…

MANHATTAN — Iola High School FFA member Levi Meiwes was recognized as the State Star Farmer, one of the association’s top honors, during the virtual 92nd Kansas FFA Convention, held Wednesday through Friday. Each year,…

March 3 was district selection day for the Southeast Kansas FFA district.  Several Iola High School students earned top honors for their proficiency applications. Proficiency applications are based off of the students’ SAE (Supervised Agriculture…

CANEY — Three Iola High School FFA members earned state bids for their performance Monday at the Southeast District FFA speech contest, hosted by Caney Valley. Isabella Duke and Carly Dreher each earned second place…