August 2025 | Vol. 34 Iss. 8
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Sowing the seeds of knowledge in fields, farms, food industries By Peri Kinder | peri.k@thecityjournals.com Teens dig into hands-on learning experiences with local plant and animal agriculture.
Editor’s note: In this special edition you’ll find articles related to all things food. uture Farmers of America summer agriculture students not only understand where their food comes from, but they are actively involved in the process. Their summer has been spent growing their own food, raising livestock for auction, engaging with animals in the community and touring local agricultural sites. “They choose their project and then we are just there to help them develop goals and help them improve through their project,” Jordan Academy of Technology and Careers agriculture instructor Sydnee Roholt said. One of the most popular summer programs is raising sheep, goats and pigs to show
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Jordan School District students care for their animals, which are housed at the USU Bastian Agricultural Center. (Jet Burnham/City Journals)
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and sell at the Salt Lake County Junior Livestock Show and auction taking place Aug. 6-9 at the Bastian Agricultural Center in South Jordan. Miley Berg, a senior at Bingham High School, said the hands-on experience of caring for a lamb this summer has been good preparation for her future career as a veterinarian. She has learned what her lamb Eloise likes, where she prefers to be rubbed and how Continued page 4