West Virginia 67th Annual FFA Show & Sale

 FFA Ham, Bacon, and Egg Show &Sale

March 15, 2010 - Charleston, West Virginia

FFA members all over WV have been very busy over the past few months preparing products for the state FFA Ham, Bacon, and Egg Show and Sale. The hams, bacon and eggs are the products of FFA members’ Supervised Agricultural Experience Programs. Dillon Griffith and Michael Bartram, both junior FFA members at Hannan High School, both entered a dozen eggs in the contest this year. Only the top 10 go into the sale. Dillon placed 5th out of 86 entries. This is the first time any Hannan FFA member has placed at this contest. Dillon would like to give a special thanks to Mason County Career Center FFA and Mason County Career Center Alumni for purchasing his eggs for $475.00.

Michael Bartram and Dillon Griffith

“I had no idea that a dozen eggs could sell for that much! I am defiantly planning on doing this again next year!”—Dillon Griffith

“I encouraged these two boys to enter their eggs into the contest, they were very skeptical and told me that their eggs weren’t big enough. I explained to them that it was for the learning experience and to know what to do for next year. So they gathered their best eggs and turned them in. Mason County Career Center FFA members helped by grading my students’ best eggs. When I found out my students placed 5th overall I was so excited, because this is a huge accomplishment for us, and something no one at Hannan has ever done here! I am proud of the hard work and dedication these boys put into their chickens, and in the end it really paid off for them!”---Jenna Meeks (FFA Advisor)