Tioga Central FFA & Agricultural Program

09/01/2026

Today, 6 dedicated members of the Tioga Central FFA chapter kicked off their day bright and early—heading out at 5:00 AM to the New York State Fair to compete in the Livestock Evaluation Career Development Event (CDE)! 🐄🌅

Our Senior Team—Jeremy Cleveland, Cheyenne Moyers, Jacob Tiffany, and Bella Pursell—and our Junior Team—Alexis Kelley and Mary VanDusen—represented our chapter with pride and professionalism.

The Livestock Evaluation CDE challenges students to closely evaluate classes of livestock such as cattle, sheep, and swine. Members learn how to assess structural correctness, muscling, balance, and overall quality, then justify their placings through written and oral reasons. This contest pushes students to think critically, make confident decisions, and communicate effectively under pressure.

These are more than just competition skills—livestock evaluation builds real-world abilities that translate into careers in agriculture and beyond. Students develop decision-making skills, attention to detail, public speaking confidence, and industry knowledge that are essential whether they pursue animal science, agribusiness, or any leadership role.

After their early start and a full day of competition, members had the opportunity to explore the fair and celebrate their hard work and we even got the pleasure to run into our newest Alumni Eden Cooper setting up her dairy display!

We are proud of these members for their commitment, teamwork, and willingness to grow. Great job representing Tioga Central FFA! 💙💛🐖 🐑 🐐

09/01/2026

And we are off again! A bright and early start for our second day of fair CDE’s!

09/01/2026

Yesterday, two of our teams traveled to the Great New York State Fair to compete in the Wildlife Management Career Development Event (CDE)! 🌿🦌

The Wildlife Management CDE, is an FFA State level competition that challenges students to apply their knowledge of habitats, species identification, conservation practices, and wildlife management techniques. Competitors work through hands-on stations that may include identifying animals and signs, evaluating habitats, and solving real-world environmental scenarios—putting their classroom learning into action.

We are proud of our Senior Team: Jacob Tiffany and Jed Decker, and our Junior Team: Alexis Kelley and Mary Van Dusen for representing our chapter!

After competing, students had the chance to explore the fairgrounds, taking in the incredible agricultural diversity the fair has to offer. Of course, no trip would be complete without some classic fair food—tator tot buckets and loaded fries were definitely a highlight! 🍟

Great job to all who competed and represented our chapter so well

08/19/2026

Summer Trip Updates
We have two trips up to the NYS FAIR in the next couple of weeks! If your student is on a CDE team and participating in our State Fair Trips here are updated times and information about those trips!

Trip 1
Date: Monday August 31st
Contest: Wildlife ID & Environmental Natural Resources
School Departure: 6:30am (HS entrance)
Return Time: TBD
Attire: Jeans & FFA SHIRT
Plan on Bringing: Money for lunch / Packed Lunch

Trip 2
Date: Tuesday September 1st
Contest: Livestock Judging & Landscape/Nursery
School Departure: 5:30am (HS entrance)
Return Time: TBD
Attire: Jeans /Boots & FFA SHIRT
Plan on Bringing: Money for lunch / Packed Lunch

See you all soon!

08/15/2026

What a way to end fair week!

This morning our students participated in Open Show Beef at the Tioga County Fair.
Some students with years of experience and some this being the first time stepping into the ring!
Congratulations to Jacob Tiffany, Kolton Belles, Cheyenne Moyers, Marcy Moniz, and Jermey Cleveland on your success inside the ring today!

Rather our students showed in FFA or 4H,
Are Master Showman or the 1st time entering the ring,
We are so proud of them all for being the next generation of agriculturist and showing off their hard work and passion for the industry that keeps us all alive!

Congratulations to all who participated in the Tioga Co. Fair !
💙🐷 🐮 🐓 🐰 🐑 🌽 💛

08/12/2026

Day 2 of the Tioga County Fair and our students started the morning off strong in the 4H and Open Dairy Show!
Congratulations Cheyenne Moyers, Marcy Moniz, Kaleb Lantz, Jeremey Cleveland, & Kolton Bellis for showing off all your showmanship skills! 🐄 🏆

08/11/2026

Just a few of our kiddos doing what they do best!
Advocating for Agriculture!
Come on down to the Tioga County Fair this week to see all our members hard work on display!

08/02/2026

Come out next week and support our County Agriculture and see all the hard work these students have been putting into their animals and projects!👩🏼‍🌾🌽🐖

07/24/2026

If you did NOT make it to the school to drop off Pork Chop BBQ Tickets today to Mrs. Clark you will NEED to drop them off from 9-2 next Tuesday or Wednesday at the HS Main Office.
Reminder: we need both the sold ticket / money & all your unsold tickets as well!!

You will also be receiving a message about how many you sold so Mrs. Clark can have a rough count to send over to the fundraising coordinator.

07/20/2026

Mrs. Clark will be at the High School this Friday 9-11am to collect all tickets sold & unsold and money for the Pork Chop BBQ at County Fair. Please be sure to get in contact with Mrs. Clark if you can not drop the tickets/ money off this Friday!

Who doesn’t love a BBQ Dinner?!
Looking for a way to ease the first day of fair or just want to start fair week off with a yummy start by purchasing Pork Chop BBQ Dinner tickets!

Every ticket Tioga FFA sells a portion of the proceeds gets put back into our chapter to support all the amazing things our students do! These are PRESALE tickets ONLY so don’t miss out and purchase a ticket from an FFA Member today!

Find an FFA Member for tickets or contact Ms. Clark for purchase [email protected].

We will also have tickets available for purchase at our FFA Banquet of June 3rd!