Medical Lake FFA

Advisor Jennie Wagner, left, and members of the Medical Lake FFA received the Excellence in Agriculture award for youth Feb. 5 during the Spokane Ag Expo and Pacific Northwest Farm Forum.

SPOKANE — A longtime grain industry champion and FFA students who are working to spread the word about agriculture to their classmates received were honored during the Spokane Ag Expo.

Mary Palmer Sullivan, vice president of the Washington Grain Commission, and the Medical Lake FFA received the Excellence in Agriculture Awards.

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Field Reporter, Spokane

I have been covering wheat and other topics for Capital Press since 2008. Recent stories include emus, radicchio, aphids, Q&As with Washington Gov. Jay Inslee, National Association of Wheat Growers president Nicole Berg of Paterson, Wash., and national FFA president Cole Baerlocher, of Colfax, Wash; and a look at umami, or savoriness, the fifth basic taste sensation. If you have a news tip, please contact me at 509-688-9923 or mweaver@capitalpress.com

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