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NE: Wilber-Clatonia Students Compete in Ag Issues Forum
12/6/2007 1:19:23 AM
Members of the Wilber-Clatonia FFA Chapter were one of 37 teams participating in the 2007 National FFA Agricultural Issues Forum Career Development Event (CDE). The competition was held October 24-27 during the 80th National FFA Convention. Team members met with event sponsor representatives.
The Agricultural Issues Forum is the result of local chapter efforts to investigate and analyze and communicate a position to the local community. Presentations to community groups by a team of FFA members are first given in the agriculture classroom.
Participants receive instruction about particular issues, as well as how to investigate and analyze research. The National FFA Agricultural Issues Forum CDE is sponsored by Elanco Animal Health, a division of Eli Lilly and Company, as a special project of the National FFA Foundation. It is one of 23 different national events that use the fun of competition to connect classroom learning to future careers.