By Nick Birdsley, Ralston agricultural educator and FFA advisor
Within the last year, Ralston FFA has focused on establishing community connections, investing in new student projects and working on pushing our bar for excellence further now that we have a firm foundation in place as a 5-year-old chapter.
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