Jacksboro FFA presents to Lions Club

Jacksboro High School FFA members spoke at the Lions Club meeting Oct. 23 to prepare themselves for their district meet.

The FFA students presented a pros-and-cons argument on in-vitro meat, or meat grown in a laboratory. Sophomore Carah Moore was one of the presenters and spoke in-depth about the process.

“It’s meat created in a science lab, Moore said. “Instead of using a feedlot or pasture organizations like Memphis Meats are trying to make a cruelty-free way of producing beef. They are trying to produce other kinds, but right now they are only able to produce beef.”

Another student, junior Elizabeth Hines, said the team was hand-picked by JHS agriculture teacher Sean McGuire. She said the team studies every day to prepare themselves for the meet.

“At the beginning of the year he chose us to be on this team,” Hines said. “We have practices in the morning and after school and we do a lot of research on our own time to prepare for any questions people may ask us.”

Junior Rebecca Pursley said the Lions Club asked a lot of tough questions to prepare them for what they may hear at future meets.

“We appreciate all the questions they asked because it helps us prepare for contest,” Pursley said. “We’re really thankful they listened to us because it helps us prepare and try and make it to state.”

For more on this story, see the Wednesday, October 30 edition of the Jacksboro Herald-Gazette.