Community comes together to provide hands-on ag experience

Melisa Goss
Nov 12, 2024
Nov 12, 2024

Yankton FFA 2.jpg — Yankton High School students Andrew Kuchta and Jaclyn Kyte examine a portion of their school’s corn harvest.
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Thanks to a community that gives back, Yankton High School students have a first-hand opportunity to learn about growing crops.

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Yankton FFA 1.jpg — Yankton producer Nate Hicks helped Yankton High School ag students harvest their test plot this year. Students planted 12 varieties of corn and averaged 210 bushels per acre.
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Yankton FFA 3.jpg — Charlotte Smith catches corn to test during an ag education class at Yankton High School.
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Melisa Goss, Assistant Editor for the Tri-State Neighbor, is a South Dakota farm girl whose love of travel has allowed her to see ag’s vital impact around the world, from America’s heartland to the rice paddies of Southeast Asia and many places in between. She makes her home in Hartford with her husband, daughter and miniature schnauzer. You can reach her at mgoss@lee.net.