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wanted to go about ^it in a

new

and innovativemanner.Insteadofjustlearn- ing about the steers, they planned to thoroughly research the beef industry and

become

familiarwithit.Three major objectives were developed to provide informationforthe researchproject.

The

students wanted to determine today's consumer preference regarding thepurchase of^retail beefin relationto the qualityand priceoftheproduct.

To do

^this, they developed a survey

com-

posedofquestionsabouttheconsumer's

likesand dislikes concerningbeef. After conducting the survey at several local

food stores, the students compiled the informationandplanondisplayingtheir findings at

upcoming

beefshows.

Another objective was to investigate the nutritional value of beef products and

how

they relate to the

USDA- recommended

daily, allowances.

A

"Nutri-Facts" committee wasappointed todo necessary researchand

upon com-

pletion will develop a brochure con- taining theinformation.Also,an^analysis oftheLimousinsteersraisedwillalsobe

done

following the Junior Livestock

Show

in

May.

The

final objective was to evaluate majorbeefbreeds concerningconsumer preference in the areas of quality and

ratability.

Members

of the Beef Breed Research

Committee

havetaken on the task of comparing major beef breeds suchasHereford,

Angus

and Simmental.

Theirfindingswillalsobe includedinthe brochureand displays.

Hopefully, by being involved in this research project, students will have a betterunderstanding ofthemeattheyeat

and aninsight into thebeef industryas a whole.

Many

opportunitiesarepresented to students in a project such as this.

Some may

findjobs through their

new

contactswithbusinesspeopleand

maybe

even

become

interestedina careerdealing withthe beef industry.

A Well-Rounded Meal

The Montana FFA

officersconducted a special event for National

Ag

Day.

They

assisted the

Montana

Department of Agriculture and farm

commodity

groups by serving a luncheon to

Mon-

tanalegislators intherotundaofthestate capital.

The

lunch consisted of

Montana- grown

productstofocusattentiononthe lowpricesfarmers receive fortheirpro- ducts. Legislators were askedtopay 16 cents forlunch, representing the

amount

the farmer receives.

The

lunch had an approximate value of$5.

The FFA

provided

FFA

napkinsand

cups. Inaddition,the

FFA

officers setup an

FFA

display at the luncheon and handedout

FFA

^pencilsand"Isupport

FFA"

buttonstolegislators.

Pretty Fair Coloring

The

Otsego,Ohio,

FFA

Chaptercon- ductsacounty^fairpostercoloringcontest

among

¹,200fourthgradersinourcounty each year in

May.

Allschool winning postersare lami- natedand placed

on

displayinthe Fine Artsdepartmentatthefair.

The

original linedrawing was

done

bychapterofficer

Joyce Scott.

Here'sthe poster Joyce designed and from which the chapter had 11x17-inch posters printed.

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Senior Celebrity

Chuck

Wilson, a

Bangor

senior en- rolled in agricultural mechanics at the

Van

Buren Skills Center in Lawrence, Michigan, was selected by the State Advisory Council for Vocational Edu- cation as a recipient of the Michigan Outstanding Seniorin Vocational Edu- cation Award.

The

^selectionwas based

on

academic

and

^{vocational perfor-} mance,schoolactivitiesand

community

service.

Chuck

competed against other voca- tional seniors in a seven-county ^region.

Having

won

at the regional level, his credentialsweresubmittedto thestateto compete against vocational seniors at that level.

In

FFA

he hasbeenchapterhistorian andiscurrently president. Plushewasa delegate to the state and national con- ventions, Washington Conference Pro-

gram

andservedas leadershipcommittee chairperson.

Ride On

The

Clint. Texas.

FFA

held their second annual roping contest at the Robinson'sArena in

May.

Over 662 teams participated in such events as barrel racing,goatroping,team ropingand a cuttinghorse competition.

Forthesmallerchildren therewasagoat chasing withthewinnerreceiving acash prize. Threesetsof spurs andtenbeau-

tifulbucklesweredonated bylocalmer- chantsas prizes for the seniorwinners.

With allthis excitement people were

bound

toget hungrysothe

FFA

^set

up

their food booth selling delicious bar- bequeburritos, candyandchips.

Money made

^{from thisevent will be}

usedtohelp with

many

chapteractivities

andtrips. Allthe

members

andparents

worked

together to conduct the event.

(DeeLedbetter)

Poster Project

The Emmetsburg,

^Iowa, Chapterde- signed and printed a hardboard safety poster as part oftheirsafety program.

We

had 2,800 printed and sent one poster to one chapterin each stateand then sent the rest to all thechapters in Iowa.

There werefourversions printed,each witha different slogan andphoto. Each version was jointly sponsored by the

FFA

anda different

Emmetsburg com-

pany.

Slogans were

"Farm

Chemicals

Can

Kill...Follow Label Instructions," "I

Never Did Believe In Eye Protection...

Until

Now,"

"Safety

Guards Guard

^Life and Limb; NeverLet

Your Guard Down"

and"This

Farmer Was

In

Such A

Hurrv

He Got

All

Wound Up

InHis Work."

TV Interviewers

Indiana

FFA members

recently par- ticipated in a production of

"AG-

U.S.A.." the public service

TV

series

aimed at telling the story of American agriculture.

The

show, titled "Animal Nutrition,"was produced at

WRTV

in Indianapolis.

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half-hour

show

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