Palco FFA/Ag Ed Department

08/20/2026

School has started and we’re excited to be back! We’re going to give the corn hole tournament another try this year at the Back to School Bash. Sign up with Mrs. Bergstrom. We can’t wait to see you there! 🐓💛🖤

05/29/2026

Day 3 consisted of sleeping in, getting drinks at 7Brew, and a trip to Sunset Zoo! The White Handed Gibbon was our favorite animal!

Big thanks to my mom, Kristy Bergstrom, for driving a second vehicle and helping with the trip!

05/29/2026

Day 2 started with the Second General Session. We then went to tour K-State’s Veterinary Medicine program and learned about what it takes to get into and succeed in vet school.

This afternoon we had the opportunity to tour Booth Creek Wagyu! We toured their ranch, feedlot, and the retail store in Manhattan. We were able to celebrate National Brisket Day with a sample of their delicious brisket! Big thank you to BCW and Dani Hartung for giving us this wonderful experience!

Tonight, we attended Ignite the Night at the KSU Rec Center where our kids competed in the dodgeball tournament and other fun activities. They did a great job and won 7 straight games before getting out!

05/28/2026

Day 1 of State Convention for Palco FFA started with the opportunity fair in the Student Union, followed by a hands-on service activity, then Opening Session, and finally ending the day at the trampoline park!

05/15/2026

Big goals, new opportunities, and lots to look forward to next school year!

05/08/2026

Congratulations to Austin! Such an amazing opportunity to come out of our program!

Rod and Lisa Marcotte spent the last decade looking for a young person they could teach to farm their land. Their long search ended last August with the help of the newly established Northwest Kansas Agricultural Education Center, a nonprofit organization located on USD 269’s Palco Junior-Senior High campus. Learn more in the May issue of Northwest Kansas Today.

05/01/2026

Today, the Plant & Animal Science class had the opportunity to visit Whisman Red Angus and learn about cattle genetics, EPD’s, and what to look for when selecting bulls or heifers. We were able to see both their commercial and registered cattle and connect what we’ve been learning in class to a real world situation.

Thank you so much to Geoff and Gregg Whisman for letting us visit and sharing their time and knowledge with us!

05/01/2026

Big thanks to Mike Frakes with Pacleader Technology and his son, Jay, who will be a senior next year for helping get the equipment over to Palco!

04/30/2026

Exciting announcement for the NW KS Ag Education Center!

Thanks to the incredibly generous donation from the Winter family, we now have a 1680 combine with an 8 row corn header and 30 ft rigid head, a disk, 800 Cyclo Planter, and John Deere 9300 drill with a liquid fertilizer setup.

Thank you so much to Vic and Joan Winter for taking an interest in our program and helping to better prepare our students for the future!

04/28/2026

Last week, we went to Hays for the NW District Livestock judging contest and came home with a 3rd place plaque in the senior division!

Marie Saindon placed 6th overall and won a medal. Clay Mitzner placed 12th, Jay Frakes placed 13th, and Rhett Post placed 33rd.

Also in the senior division, Cooper Harmon placed 46th and Brooke Hamel placed 76th. In the Greenhand Division, Bryer Simoneau placed 99th.

Great job to all!