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Olympia FFA members attend the
MAGIE Expo and Asmark Institute
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 [September 13, 2018]
On Thursday, August 23, the Olympia FFA
Chapter took 13 upperclassmen to the Midwest Ag Industries Expo (MAGIE).
From the interactive “ride and drive” venue to the exhibits that
display exhibitor’s innovations in building, blending, measuring and
applying agrichemicals, it’s all at the MAGIE Expo.
The MAGIE show supports the best equipment offerings in the
fertilizer and chemical industry and brings together the best
companies and employees in the crop production supply and service
sector.
The future is bright for those who excel in the agriculture sector.
Leslie Forrest, of the Illinois Fertilizer and Chemical Association
organized the trip for the FFA members. She made them all a fun
scavenger hunt and coordinated with exhibitors so that each member
received a free lunch.
At the show the students got to learn about chemical/fertilizer
equipment at different booths and they even got to drive various
pieces of equipment. Olympia junior Reece Douglas said that his
favorite part of the trip was getting to drive the $600,000 John
Deere sprayer.
There were multiple types of farm equipment including some from John
Deere, Doyle, and Agricover.
There was also a lot of free food and other items at the MAGIE show.
Jessi Beachy, senior, said that her favorite part of the day was
eating a pork chop on a stick from the employees at the Doyle booth.
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The FFA members were also able to learn more about general safety
including chemical application and grain bin rescues by visiting the
Asmark Institute. The Asmark Institute Agricenter is a 20,080 square
foot training facility constructed on a 4.2 acre lot in McLean
County. This unique training complex is home to several signature
training courses including the R. C. Smith Ammonia Technician
Course. Overall the students said that the MAGIE show and touring
the Asmark Institute in Bloomington was a great learning experience
and it was very fun.
[Josie Litwiller, Olympia FFA
Media/Marketing Specialist] |
