Fairfield FFA chapter raising 5 barrows
Lead Summary
By
Emily Taylor-
Over the month of September, the Fairfield FFA chapter received the opportunity to acquire hogs in our livestock facility.
One of our executive committee members knew of an owner of a local hog farm who supports FFA. This owner was Jim Heimerl of Heimerl Farms. Heimerl very graciously donated five barrows, at a month old, for our FFA chapter to raise and work with.
Some students stayed after school to help get the hogs settled into their new home. They adapted very quickly and have been around the chapter members since then.
Every day, there is a class who goes out and feeds the hogs, and the class has been calculating the hogs’ rate of gain. Over the weekends, students sign up to feed the animals in the mornings and evenings.
Many of the students are incredibly excited to have a bigger learning experience and take on the opportunity to be more involved with FFA and the activities it offers.
A huge thanks goes out to Heimerl Farms for donating hogs and to Paul Shaeffer for setting everything up and delivering them to the chapter. Moving forward, our chapter hopes to have more livestock and raise more animals.
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One of our executive committee members knew of an owner of a local hog farm who supports FFA. This owner was Jim Heimerl of Heimerl Farms. Heimerl very graciously donated five barrows, at a month old, for our FFA chapter to raise and work with.
Some students stayed after school to help get the hogs settled into their new home. They adapted very quickly and have been around the chapter members since then.
Every day, there is a class who goes out and feeds the hogs, and the class has been calculating the hogs’ rate of gain. Over the weekends, students sign up to feed the animals in the mornings and evenings.
Many of the students are incredibly excited to have a bigger learning experience and take on the opportunity to be more involved with FFA and the activities it offers.
A huge thanks goes out to Heimerl Farms for donating hogs and to Paul Shaeffer for setting everything up and delivering them to the chapter. Moving forward, our chapter hopes to have more livestock and raise more animals.
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