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The Groton FFA

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Weeding the Pumpkins

8/1/21 - A few FFA members gather to weed one of our pumpkin patches.
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Camp Oswegatchie

7/5-8/21 - Groton FFA goes to camp Oswegatchie
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​Easter Bunnies

4/4/21 - FFA bunnies born on Easter Sunday.
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FFA Promotes Ag. Literacy

3/15/21 - FFA officers celebrated National Agriculture Literacy Week (March 15-19, 2021) by reading a book and making "ice cream in a bag" with Groton kindergarten classrooms.
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Rabbits!

11/4/20 - Groton's ag. program has started our rabbitry with the donation of a buck and two doe Japanese Harlequin Rabbits.
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Students collaborate with Cornell on Barley Breeding Project

10/21/20 - Groton's Agricultural Science students are collaborating with Cornell University and Oregon State University on a naked barley breeding project (https://barleyworld.org/). Students are breeding and selecting their very own line of naked barley, an easy to thresh barley that is intended for human consumption.
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FFA students harvest their pumpkin patch

9/25/20 - It was a dry season, but we still had a great harvest! 19 students and several volunteers harvested several wagon and pickup truck loads of pumpkins. They are for sale (for a suggested donation) at three locations in our community (top of Sovocool Hill, Howard Farm on rt. 222, & Space Farm on Salt Rd.). 
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Thanks Dan!

8/4/20 - Dan Carey was awarded a plaque of appreciation by FFA president Robert Houston for his service as Chair of the Groton FFA Advisory Board.
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​Camp O in-a-box

7/14/20 - Groton FFA members participating in Camp Oswegatchie in-a-box activities and leadership experience
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Rabbitry tour

7/8/20 - Middle school FFA members visit a local rabbitry
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Drip irrigation

6/30/20 - Setting up a new drip irrigation system
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Pumpkin planting 

6/18/20 - Planted our FFA pumpkin patch
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Tour Tunison Fish Labs

03/10/20 - Animal Science students learn about aquaculture and fisheries research.
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Ready for rabbits

02/25/2020 - Ag. students construct rabbit cages for our animal science room.
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Groton Farmer Challenge

​https://www.tompkinsweekly.com/articles/groton-farmer-challenge-celebrates-success/
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