Lampasas High School student receives $1,000 FFA grant

  • Emma Jones, left, holds a broiler she raised and presented at the Lampasas County Youth Livestock Show. FFA awarded Jones $1,000 for her project of raising nearly 30 chickens in her garage. COURTESY PHOTO
    Emma Jones, left, holds a broiler she raised and presented at the Lampasas County Youth Livestock Show. FFA awarded Jones $1,000 for her project of raising nearly 30 chickens in her garage. COURTESY PHOTO
    A Lampasas High School senior is one of two Texans selected to receive a $1,000 National FFA SAE Grant. FFA gives grants to help members conduct Supervised Agricultural Experience projects, which all FFA members must complete. Nearly 6,000 members applied for a grant this year, and Emma Jones of Lampasas was accepted to receive a grant through Farm Credit. Jones ra...

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