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2010-2011 National Collegiate Agricultural Ambassador Team Selection Underway! 

The selection process for the 2010-11 National Collegiate Ag Ambassador team is now underway.  Selected ambassadors will have the opportunity to promote agriculture awareness around their community and state, as well as have the chance to work with different organizations and groups to help them better understand the value and importance of the agriculture industry.  Ambassadors are awarded scholarship money for their service.  Additionally, ambassadors are given a digital camera to take pictures of their presentations, and the use of a laptop and LCD projector for the year.   For more information or questions, contact Marty Tatman at mtatman@ffa.org. 

• Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
• National Collegiate Agricultural Ambassador Informational Flyer

National Collegiate Agricultural Ambassadors

The 2009-10 Ambassador Team Working Hard to Help Promote Agriculture

To date over 350 presentations have been given on various agriculture topics to 20,000 plus people by the 2009-10 ambassador team.  The team continues to work hard on developing new workshops through the assistance of the sponsors – BASF – The Chemical Company, Syngenta, and Elanco Animal Health. 

If you are interested in learning more about the ambassador program or would like to have an ambassador speak to your group or organization, please contact Marty Tatman at mtatman@ffa.org.  Become a fan of the Ag Ambassador program on Facebook.

The 2009-10 ambassador team includes: 

• Matt Barton – Oklahoma State University
• Rusty Hartline –University of Florida
• Molly Heintz and Nate Dobbels – Iowa State University
• Caitlin Kasper – University of Minnesota
• Shane Kinne and Julia Shuck – University of Missouri
• Ashlee Lambrich – Southern Illinois University
• Michelle Newton – Texas Tech University
• Lauren Rogers – University of Tennessee-Knoxville
• Cole Rojewski and Jimmy Pierce – California State University – Fresno
• Cody Norton – University of Tennessee – Martin
• Katy Sartwell – University of Maine
• Chelsea Schlittenhart – University of Arizona
• Kayla Schmidt – University of Wisconsin
• Lauren Schwab – Miami University (Ohio)
• Ashley Mason – Western Illinois University
• Beau Williamson – Purdue University
• Tim Martini – Colorado State University

The ambassador program is sponsored by BASF – The Chemical Company, Syngenta, and Elanco Animal Health, as a special project of the National FFA Foundation. 

2010 FFA GO: Africa

Congratulations to the six college-age FFA members recently selected to participate in the FFA Global Outreach: Africa (FFA GO: Africa) program.  This once-in-a-lifetime opportunity features an all-expense-paid journey to Zambia, Africa, to help local farmers fight area hunger and poverty through sustainable agriculture and conservation.  The program is made possible by generous sponsorship from the Howard G. Buffett Foundation.  The 2010 FFA GO: Africa participants are:

Jake Chilcoat – Oklahoma State University Wyatt DeJong – South Dakota State University Caleb Dodd – Texas Tech University Catharine Kuber – Purdue University Thomas Larrowe – Virginia Tech University Laura Stump – University of Arizona

The group will be accompanied by Dr. Bradley Leger, Coordinator – Organization, Development and Evaluation Unit at Louisiana Agricultural Center in Baton Rouge.  Be sure to follow the group’s trip on the National FFA Blog beginning in late July.

 

To learn more, click on one of the links below:

• Link to Overview/FAQ/Ready References

If you have questions about FFA GO: Africa, please contact Marty Tatman, FFA education specialist, mtatman@ffa.org, 317-802-4356.

2010 I-CAL Team Returns from Malaysia and Taiwan

The 2010 I-CAL team, made up of twelve college students from across the U.S. returned from Malaysia and Taiwan this past month after being in Asia for eleven days.  While overseas the team had the opportunity to see and understand the importance of international ag, trade and marketing, as well as see how American agriculture plays a role in the global market place. 

The team sat in on meetings with experts from different commodity and agricultural groups including the Federation of Livestock Farmers Association of Malaysia, Foreign Agriculture Service, Taiwan Council of Agriculture, America Institute in Taiwan, and Taiwan Feed Industry Association.  The team also toured a poultry farm and processing plant, swine operation, palm tree oil production facility, feed milling operations, and two grain unloading ports.  Time was also spent touring cultural sites including the Taipei 101 building in Taiwan and the Petronas Towers in Malaysia.

Tim Martini from Colorado State University said of the program, “We all know that agriculture is a global industry and being able to spend time here in Asia has opened our eyes to different agricultural practices, and industries in agriculture. We can’t thank the United States Grain Council and The GRAINS Foundation enough for sponsoring this program.”  The I-CAL program is sponsored by The GRAINS Foundation as a special project of the National FFA Foundation.

The selection students are:

• Ronald “Wil” Baxley from North Carolina State University
• Devin Burton from the University of Wyoming
  
• Grant Christensen from Iowa State University
  
• Lucas Fuess from Cornell University
  
• Ashley Gatling from the University of Arkansas
  
• Daniel Helvig from the University of Minnesota
  
• Ryan Hrubes from Iowa State university
  
• Caitlin Kasper from the University of Minnesota
  
• Tim Martini from Colorado State University
  
• Adam Miller from Ridgewater College
  
• Amy Petersen from Utah State University
  
• Emily Schneider from Kansas State Universe

For more information on the program, please contact Marty Tatman at mtatman@ffa.org or become a fan of the program on facebook by clicking here. 

I-CAL is sponsored by the Grains Foundation as a special project of the National FFA Foundation.

Jobs and Internships Still Available!

Are you still looking for a job or internship? We have some outstanding positions from our Collegiate Career Expo sponsors. Take a look at the following postings to ensure you are making the most of your summer! Our sponsors are excited to receive your application!

• Pioneer � A DuPont Business
• Schreiber Foods
• Syngenta