A wary eye checks out the camera. He/she is one of eight in the litter owned by FFA member Craig Harvey.

This little piggy was born July 11th at the Fillmore High School Farm. He/she has seven brothers and sisters!

Good news from the school farm! A new litter of piglets were born on July 11th! FFA member Craig Harvey is the proud new owner of eight piglets. The piglets are part of Craig Harvey’s SAE breeding project. A Supervised Agricultural Experience (SAE) is where students take what they have learned in the classroom and put it to work in real life. The FFA Motto is “Learning to do, Doing to learn, Earning to live, Living to serve”. A students’ SAE project puts the “doing to learn” into action. Craig’s SAE project has consisted of the breeding process, the pregnancy, and farrowing (delivery). He will now raise the piglets and sell them bringing his SAE project full circle. Congratulations Craig Harvey!

Other FFA members continue to work hard on their SAE animal projects. The heat has been an issue for many of the student’s animals. While walking their animals, the students have to be aware of signs that their animal may be overheating. This requires the students to feed and walk the animals early in the morning and later in the evening when it’s cooler.

Don’t forget the Barn Dinner and Dance is this Saturday! Tickets are still on sale if you haven’t bought yours. Hope to see you there!

Brooke Aguirre is the Fillmore FFA Chapter Reporter