07/23/2024 SOURCE: www.newsandsentinel.com
MINERAL WELLS — A lot of care and attention are needed to raise livestock so they can bring the best price at sale as area 4-H members prepared for Saturday’s Jr. Livestock sale at the final day of the Wood County 4-H and FFA Summer Showcase in Mineral Wells. For the last week, area 4-H […]
Meat and Greet: Wood County 4-H, FFA members ready for annual Jr. Livestock sale
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07/15/2024 SOURCE: www.newsandsentinel.com
PORTER, Texas (AP) — Hurricanes cause trouble for everyone, but farmers have a whole other list of problems. Beryl has been no exception: Over the past week, the storm damaged crops, soaked rabbits and chickens, terrified goats, put horses at risk of developing colic and left cows without fences to keep them penned in. And […]
Horse Sense: After Beryl, Houston-area farmers pull together to face unique challenges
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07/28/2023 SOURCE: www.newsandsentinel.com
RIPLEY — Blennerhassett FFA members from Wood County attended the 95th annual West Virginia State FFA Convention July 5-8 in Ripley. Blennerhassett chapter Vice President Michelle Sampson placed second in the Employment Skills Leadership Development Event. The competition requires students to create a cover letter and resume, complete a written application and perform a face-to-face […]
Blennerhassett FFA members receive awards
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07/24/2023 SOURCE: www.newsandsentinel.com
MINERAL WELLS — Blennerhassett FFA member Jordyne Lockhart put in some additional work to drum up interest in her market rabbits at Saturday’s Wood County Junior Livestock Sale. As the 50th anniversary auction got underway, Lockhart made her way around the Show Barn at the Wood County 4-H Camp, offering free samples of rabbit meat […]
Wood County 4-H and FFA Summer Showcase wraps up with animal sale
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07/17/2023 SOURCE: www.newsandsentinel.com
MINERAL WELLS — The Wood County 4-H and FFA Summer Showcase will be held Tuesday through Saturday at the Wood County 4-H Camp on Butcher Bend Road in Mineral Wells. This year, special guest Mikel Hager, the 2023 Mountaineer, will make a special appearance on Wednesday at 4 p.m. The Wood County 4-H and FFA […]
Wood County 4-H and FFA have busy week ahead with Summer Showcase
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06/21/2023 SOURCE: www.newsandsentinel.com
PARKERSBURG — A Blennerhassett FFA member and Parkersburg South High School student has earned first place in the Social Science Division of the West Virginia FFA Agriscience Fair. Michelle Sampson’s research, “Agriculture State of Mind,” evaluated the mental health of individuals in the agriculture industry, with the intent of increasing awareness of the mental health […]
Sampson tops in West Virginia FFA competition
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06/20/2023 SOURCE: www.newsandsentinel.com
PARKERSBURG — A Blennerhassett FFA member and Parkersburg South High School student has earned a first place in the Social Science Division of the West Virginia FFA Agriscience Fair. Michelle Sampson’s research, “Agriculture State of Mind,” evaluated the mental health of individuals in the agriculture industry, with the intent of increasing awareness of the mental […]
Sampson tops in West Virginia FFA competition
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05/29/2023 SOURCE: www.newsandsentinel.com
MINERAL WELLS — The Blennerhassett FFA Chapter and the Agriculture Education Courses at the Wood County Technical Center presented a Book Barn bookcase and children’s book series about the agricultural industry to Mineral Wells Elementary School. Accepted by Principal Melissa Powers and Assistant Principal Melissa Vannoy, delivery culminated a semester-long service project by FFA members […]
Blennerhassett FFA presents bookshelf to Mineral Wells Elementary
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04/24/2023 SOURCE: www.newsandsentinel.com
BERKELEY SPRINGS, W.Va. — Ravenswood FFA won first place in the West Virginia Envirothon for the second consecutive year Friday at Cacapon Resort State Park. Teams from Parkersburg High School and Doddridge County also finished in the top 10. The five-member team from Ravenswood included Garrett Delong, Harold Miihlbach, Grace Fellure, Isaac Lane and Issiah […]
Ravenswood FFA takes top spot in Envirothon again
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