Hart County's FFA IN ACTION

The Hartwell Sun salutes our local chapter during National FFA Week

  • Middle schooler Seryn Singleton checks the scales at a poultry house in Hart County recently as part of the hands-on learning experience offered through FFA.
    Middle schooler Seryn Singleton checks the scales at a poultry house in Hart County recently as part of the hands-on learning experience offered through FFA.
  • FFA is about having fun alongside growing the next crop of agricultural innovators. Reece Maxwell and Chase Sanders won the 2020 Cornhole Tournament championship held at the Hart County AgriScience Center.
    FFA is about having fun alongside growing the next crop of agricultural innovators. Reece Maxwell and Chase Sanders won the 2020 Cornhole Tournament championship held at the Hart County AgriScience Center.
  • High schoolers Ashlyn Floyd, left, and Trey Chafin, right, get heifers ready for a week of shows at the Georgia National Fair in Perry.
    High schoolers Ashlyn Floyd, left, and Trey Chafin, right, get heifers ready for a week of shows at the Georgia National Fair in Perry.
  • Max Martin helps monitor the replacement milk mixer for all the new heifer calves. The mixer monitors milk consumption for each calf daily.
    Max Martin helps monitor the replacement milk mixer for all the new heifer calves. The mixer monitors milk consumption for each calf daily.
  • John Payne Sewell and Tucker Miller help each other fit another Hart County student’s market goat during the Hart County Goat Show at the Hart County AgriScience Center. The annual show draws hundreds of competitors from middle and high school from around the state to Hart County.
    John Payne Sewell and Tucker Miller help each other fit another Hart County student’s market goat during the Hart County Goat Show at the Hart County AgriScience Center. The annual show draws hundreds of competitors from middle and high school from around the state to Hart County.
  • Photo submitted Middle Schooler Hudson Milner sorts and stacks eggs in his family’s laying house in Hart County. Hudson has worked in the houses for his Supervised Agricultural Experience, part of how FFA teaches students about agricultural through hands on methods.
    Photo submitted Middle Schooler Hudson Milner sorts and stacks eggs in his family’s laying house in Hart County. Hudson has worked in the houses for his Supervised Agricultural Experience, part of how FFA teaches students about agricultural through hands on methods.
  • Nataleigh Martin represented Hart College and Career Academy this last fall in the Area II Creed Speaking Career Development Event. The events were developed to challenge FFA members to develop critical thinking skills and effective decision-making skills.
    Nataleigh Martin represented Hart College and Career Academy this last fall in the Area II Creed Speaking Career Development Event. The events were developed to challenge FFA members to develop critical thinking skills and effective decision-making skills.
  • Photo submitted The Adams cousins Kaleigh, Avery and Abbey, are pictured during the Georgia National Fair in Perry. Abbey, pictured at right with her ewe, showed a sheep at the fair.
    Photo submitted The Adams cousins Kaleigh, Avery and Abbey, are pictured during the Georgia National Fair in Perry. Abbey, pictured at right with her ewe, showed a sheep at the fair.
Hart County students at both the middle and high school level are dedicated to forging a bright future for agriculture through their involvement with FFA. The organization calls itself the premier…

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