Student’s colorful crop earns national FFA honors

By Ron Burtz on Wednesday, November 15, 2023

Bonifas among top four in nation for mum project
 

  • Morgan Bonifas holds a pot of her mums near the stage at the national FFA Convention in Indianapolis earlier this month, where she was recognized as one of the four national finalists in FFA proficiency in the area of specialty crop production and entrepreneurship.
    Morgan Bonifas holds a pot of her mums near the stage at the national FFA Convention in Indianapolis earlier this month, where she was recognized as one of the four national finalists in FFA proficiency in the area of specialty crop production and entrepreneurship.
  • Morgan Bonifas grows her potted mums during the summer months on a concrete pad on the family farm north of Aurora. Since starting Morgan’s Mums four years ago she had tripled her production of the colorful crop.
    Morgan Bonifas grows her potted mums during the summer months on a concrete pad on the family farm north of Aurora. Since starting Morgan’s Mums four years ago she had tripled her production of the colorful crop.
    An Aurora High School senior has finished her fourth season of raising and selling potted mums with a flourish. Morgan Bonifas traveled with her parents Greg and Barb to the 96th annual FFA Convention and Expo in Indianapolis, Ind., Nov. 1-4 where she was awarded a plaque and gold pin recognizing her as one of the four national finalists in FFA proficiency in the area of specialty crop producti...

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