Feb 25, 2026

IT IS NATIONAL FFA WEEK, AND LOCAL CHAPTERS ACROSS MERCER COUNTY ARE USING THE WEEK TO HIGHLIGHT STUDENT LEADERSHIP AND AGRICULTURAL EDUCATION. ONE OF THE BUSIEST SCHEDULES IS AT FORT RECOVERY, WHERE THE ELEMENTARY PETTING ZOO IS SET FOR THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 26TH. THAT EVENT RUNS FROM 9 AM TO 2:15 PM IN THE AGRICULTURAL SHOP AND IS OPEN FOR PRESCHOOL THROUGH SECOND GRADE STUDENTS TO SEE AND LEARN MORE ABOUT AGRICULTURE, WITH COMMUNITY FAMILIES WELCOME TO ATTEND WITH YOUNG CHILDREN. THEN ON FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 27TH, FORT RECOVERY FFA WILL HOLD A TRUCK DRIVE IN, WITH MEMBERS BRINGING IN TRUCKS TO COMPETE FOR TROPHIES LIKE OLDEST BY YEAR, NEWEST BY MILES, CLEANEST, MOST CLAPPED OUT, MOST MILES, LOUDEST, AND DIRTIEST. NATIONAL FFA WEEK IS A GOOD REMINDER THAT AGRICULTURE IS MORE THAN FARMING, IT IS SCIENCE, BUSINESS, AND REAL WORLD CAREERS THAT START IN OUR SCHOOLS.