Ag education growing in the city

Melisa Goss
Sep 11, 2024
Sep 11, 2024

CTE 2 worked.jpg — Don Ryswyk, Sioux Falls Career and Technical Education Academy vice principal opens the bag on Rufus, a mannequin dog that is used in small animal science classes at the school.
Tri-State Neighbor photo by Melisa Goss

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A growing program at a Sioux Falls high school has students following food from the field to the kitchen, and maybe into a career.

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CTE 1 worked.jpg — Sioux Falls’ Career and Technical Education Academy FFA chapter is one of the newest in the state. The 2024-2025 school year will be the third year of the school’s FFA program.
Tri-State Neighbor photo by Melisa Goss

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CTE 3 worked.jpg — During the 2023-2024 school year, 19 piglets were born to Barbie, a sow donated to the Sioux Falls’ Career and Technical Education Academy by Pipestone Systems. A new $1 million grant will allow the school to purchase a livestock chute and calving pen in the coming years.
Tri-State Neighbor photo by Melisa Goss

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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.