Saturday, March 5, 2011
Future Famers gear up for the Rio Grande Valley livestock show
By Raul Garcia Jr.
Future Farmers of America from around the state are prepping and getting ready to load their farm animals for the 72nd annual Rio Grande Valley Livestock Show slated for March 11- 20 in Mercedes.
“Everybody has a good time at stock show because it has the so many vendors, a museum, animals and carnival, so there is a little bit for everyone,” said Doug Meyer, Agriculture Science teacher for Mercedes High School. “Competition at the stock show is going to be real tough this year because there’s going to be a lot of animals and there has been a lot of bragging going on.”
The event will exhibit bulls, hogs, rabbits, goats, sheep, poultry and more for market and breeding competitions and everyone plans to win Grandmaster status and take home a cash prize.
Mercedes will have 32 entries in the competition this year Meyer said.
Mercedes High School sophomore Javier Garcia will be competing in Zube Bull and Market Goat Open Jr. Events. It’s his second year in FFA and he said he has a new outlook and experience for this year competition.
“I feel I will do better this year,” Garcia said. “I have been working with my animals for four hours a day for this year’s stock show.”
He said he plans to pay attention to the judges for showmanship and that over all FFA taught him a lot about responsibility, leadership and life skills.
Former Mercedes FFA student Naria Aguillar now has two children that have been around the Agriculture Farm since joining FFA when they were nine-years-old and says she is happy that they have taken a special interest in raising livestock.
“I was raised with FFA and we instilled it into our kids and I’m amazed that our children love it,” Aguillar said. “My daughter has already won Grand Champion for Breeders Guild and won a cash prizes close to $900 dollars.”
The stock show is a destination for family fun. Take a ride on the zipper, find your way through the fun house, win big prizes playing carnival games and enjoy the livestock.
“Everybody has a good time at stock show because it has the so many vendors, a museum, animals and carnival, so there is a little bit for everyone,” said Doug Meyer, Agriculture Science teacher for Mercedes High School. “Competition at the stock show is going to be real tough this year because there’s going to be a lot of animals and there has been a lot of bragging going on.”
The event will exhibit bulls, hogs, rabbits, goats, sheep, poultry and more for market and breeding competitions and everyone plans to win Grandmaster status and take home a cash prize.
Mercedes will have 32 entries in the competition this year Meyer said.
Mercedes High School sophomore Javier Garcia will be competing in Zube Bull and Market Goat Open Jr. Events. It’s his second year in FFA and he said he has a new outlook and experience for this year competition.
“I feel I will do better this year,” Garcia said. “I have been working with my animals for four hours a day for this year’s stock show.”
He said he plans to pay attention to the judges for showmanship and that over all FFA taught him a lot about responsibility, leadership and life skills.
“I was raised with FFA and we instilled it into our kids and I’m amazed that our children love it,” Aguillar said. “My daughter has already won Grand Champion for Breeders Guild and won a cash prizes close to $900 dollars.”
The stock show is a destination for family fun. Take a ride on the zipper, find your way through the fun house, win big prizes playing carnival games and enjoy the livestock.
# posted by Raul Garcia Jr. @ 3:24 PM 
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