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Jessa’s Barnyard Buddies brings inclusive livestock experience to special needs youth
Barnyard Buddies
A young participant in a wheelchair works with his FFA buddy to show a dairy heifer during Jessa’s Barnyard Buddies at the Los Banos Fairgrounds, an inclusive livestock event created for children with special needs (Photo by Dan Gomes).
LOS BANOS — Dozens of special‑needs children from across the region gathered at the Los Banos Fairgrounds on March 28 for Jessa’s Barnyard Buddies, an inclusive livestock experience created to ensure every child has the chance to participate in agriculture.