On March 27th and April 2nd, Golden Valley FFA was proud to assist in one of our favorite local events, Farm Safety Day. This day is a guide for young local students on how to safely conduct themselves in an agricultural environment, like working with tractors or in a mechanic shop. 


We had multiple students attend this event, one being Yuritzi Olvera. She was quite excited to participate in this community service event; here is what she thought about it, "This event was a valuable learning experience but also gave us a chance to be more involved with not only our community but also communities that surround ours. Students like Ayden Chew, Branyon Bliss, Azlynn Figueroa, and myself assisted in explaining the safety of chemicals and firearms while working closely with Veteran Mike, who led the lecture. I appreciate being able to participate in this and look forward to more opportunities." It's very valuable to Golden Valley FFA that our students enjoy serving their community. We're so happy Yuritzi enjoyed her time at Farm Safety Day!

At this event we also had students who spent the day with the elementary students as they toured them around to the different farm safety stations. One of our tour guides, Gregory Hennagan, wrote down his experience at the event, “At Farm Safety Day I had an amazing time; the group of kids I was leading was very outgoing, and they treated everybody with the utmost respect. Not only was I able to talk to kids of the newer generation, but I got to see their inputs on agriculture and why we need it. I was able to relate to many of them. I remember working with my parents in the agricultural industry, growing up on the family farm, similar to how these young students do as well. I am thankful for this experience, and I can't wait for the Farm Safety Days next year!”

We are glad to have had our students have such a positive reaction to the Farm Safety Days! We hope this experience encourages their passions in agriculture and does so with the safety lessons they have learned. Way to showcase the FFA motto and Learning to Do!