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The Leadership Ashland program graduated its 31st class in a program on June 23.

The Oregon State FFA Convention returned as an in-person event after two years of COVID-19-forced virtual conventions.

When Hermiston High School sophomore Kylie Temple started high school, she considered herself a “city girl at heart” who had never had much to do with anything agricultural. After hearing about the opportunities for traveling, scholarships and networking provided by FFA (formerly known as Future Farmers of America), she decided to give it a try, however. “I’ve learned it’s so much more since then,” she said. Temple was one of five local FFA students who sat down for an interview together on Wednesday, March 10, to share their experience as they prepare for a virt...

HERMISTON — After missing out on a state convention last year, Hermiston High School FFA students are looking forward to this year’s event, even if it’s virtual. The 93rd annual Oregon FFA State Convention will be livestreamed Tuesday, March 16, through Thursday, March 18, via the Oregon FFA social media pages. Students have already begun competitions, but will have the opportunity to watch workshops, industry panels and speeches on those days. Alexis Leathers, a junior, remembered the moment last year when she got the word that the in-person state convention had been canceled ...