FFA

Most schools in Columbia County close for either part or the full week of the Bloomsburg Fair. Youth participation at the largest agricultural fair in Pennsylvania has increased the last few years.

Students in the Wyoming County school's FFA club care for the goats.

The Tunkhannock High School juniors who care for the flock call themselves the “chicken tenders.” The tenders feed the birds and collect eggs daily.

FFA, formerly Future Farmers of America, membership is at a record high nationwide, and at the Pennsylvania Farm Show, students from Northeast and Central Pennsylvania learn about the importance of agriculture.