FFA Members Leave a Legacy of Love
After a friend dies, two FFA members make sure her memory will live on.
The Sky’s the Limit
Box Elder FFA members in Utah gain the power of flight during high school aviation courses.
Let’s Be Friends
These six ag educators use social media to reach a digital generation. Follow each to learn more.
A Future in Floriculture
FFA members learn more about floriculture at the American Institute of Floral Designers National Symposium.
Students Come Together for Ag Education
Students at disparate schools in northern Virginia join for a hands-on agricultural experience and award-winning FFA chapter.
A Dream Takes Flight Through Falconry
This FFA member turns a unique passion into a career in agriculture.
FFA Sponsor, German Students Send Experiment to Space
FFA members interested in STEM careers will soon have a new tool to power their educational efforts.
6 Ways to Break Out of Your Shell in 2019
Cody Sanders, an agriculture instructor and FFA advisor at Sugar-Salem High School in Sugar City, Idaho, shares six ways to make this your best year in FFA ever.
A Crop With the Potential to Soar
This Alabama member plants an experimental crop that can be converted to jet fuel. Crystal Chandler was looking for a supervised agricultural experience (SAE) project when her FFA advisor at Geraldine High School in Geraldine, Ala., introduced her to carinata (Brassica carinata). The oilseed crop, a nonfood biofuel oil, can be used in jet fuel. The remnants of the carinata seed can be used as a high-protein feed for livestock. The timing was right for Chandler to plant the novel crop. Her parents had just rented 50 acres of farmland with plans to grow row crops. Also, Agrisoma Biosciences Inc., a [...]
Persistence Earns Tractor Restoration Champ Jay Leno Appearance
As the 2017 Grand Champion in the Delo Tractor Restoration Competition, Corey Verstraeten can certainly attest to the old adage, “If at first you don’t succeed, try again.” After being named as a finalist in three previous competitions, Verstraeten finally won the top prize during his senior year in high school with a restored Oliver 1755. Perhaps even more exciting, though, was the invitation Verstraeten received to appear on the television show, Jay Leno’s Garage, in August. It proves the value of perseverance and the importance of never giving up. 1972 Oliver 1755 A 2018 graduate of Southwest High School in [...]
