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Lynn Grooms 608-437-2827
Feb 8, 2018
Feb 8, 2018

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Audrey Pelikan visits with a couple of sheep friends. She says she's learned a lot about animals in 4-H. "Now I want to explore more about agronomy and plants," she says.

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Audrey Pelikan, a Jefferson High School student, helps organize her FFA chapter's plant sales.

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While she doesn't live on a farm, Audrey Pelikan says she enjoys showing pigs. A family friend keeps the pigs while Pelikan trains them to show.

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Lynn Grooms 608-437-2827

JEFFERSON, Wis. – Audrey Pelikan, a senior at Jefferson High School, recently was named a state winner of the 2018 Growmark essay contest for FFA members.

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Lynn Grooms writes about the diversity of agriculture, including the industry’s newest ideas, research and technologies as a staff reporter for Agri-View based in Wisconsin. Email lgrooms@madison.com to contact her.