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La Feria FFA Students Participate in RGV Livestock Show Citrus and Vegetable Show
- Updated: December 28, 2023

By LFN Staff
On Friday December 15th and Saturday December 16th La Feria FFA members participated in the RGV Livestock Show Citrus and Vegetable Show. This show is about promoting the education of agriculture to the valley’s youth. The students had the opportunity to visit Wonderful Citrus in Mission and talk to Jeff Taylor about the citrus industry in the RGV. Students had the chance to pick and prepare a product for the contest. This year Miah Munoz from the La Feria FFA came in 3rd in the Citrus Rio Red division.
“This event gives the students the opportunity to work hand in hand with local growers, learning about varieties of crops grown in the RGV, how to harvest the very best produce, and, finally, have the opportunity to display what they have learned. This show offers different events for students to participate in. These events range from a Poster Contest, Ag Product ID, Food Challenge Cooking Contest and event growing their own garden plot.” -rgvls.com

El viernes 15 y sábado 16 de diciembre los socios de La Feria FFA participaron en la Feria Ganadera RGV Feria de Cítricos y Hortalizas. Este espectáculo trata de promover la educación agrícola entre los jóvenes del valle. Los estudiantes tuvieron la oportunidad de visitar Wonderful Citrus en Mission y hablar con Jeff Taylor sobre la industria de los cítricos en RGV. Los estudiantes tuvieron la oportunidad de escoger y preparar un producto para el concurso. Este año Miah Muñoz de La Feria FFA quedó en tercer lugar en la división Citrus Rio Red.
“Este evento les brinda a los estudiantes la oportunidad de trabajar de la mano con productores locales, aprender sobre las variedades de cultivos que se cultivan en el RGV, cómo cosechar los mejores productos y, finalmente, tener la oportunidad de mostrar lo que han aprendido. Este programa ofrece diferentes eventos en los que pueden participar los estudiantes. Estos eventos van desde un concurso de carteles, una identificación de productos agrícolas, un concurso de cocina de desafío alimentario y un evento para cultivar su propio huerto”. -rgvls.com
Information from La Feria ISD Facebook page and rgvls.com
Photos from La Feria ISD Facebook page.
