Local FFA Students Travel to Albany to Discuss Issues

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State Senator Pam Helming in a red dress poses with a group of Waterloo and Marion FFA students in an office.
State Senator Pam Helming meets with students from the Waterloo and Marion FFA chapters in her Albany office to discuss local issues.

State Senator Pamela Helming welcomed students from area school districts as part of the Future Farmers of America’s visit to Albany.

Nearly 200 FFA students, teachers, and advisors from across the state met with their local representatives at the State Capitol to discuss issues facing the future of agriculture and the importance of fostering a new generation of leaders through quality agricultural education. Later that day, Senator Helming had the opportunity to speak on a resolution recognizing FFA Week in the State of New York.

Joining Senator Helming in Albany were students from Marcus Whitman and Marion schools.

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