FFA Chapter Takes Ag Out to the Ballgame
Members of Apalachee FFA in Georgia passed out peanuts to their increasingly urban community to educate about the importance of ag.
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 business focused on sustainable biofuel production, was looking for Alabama farmers to experiment with the oilseed crop. Chandler was eager to take on a major project. “For my first SAE, I grew herbs,” she says. “The second year, I got a little bigger and grew 2 acres of row crops, and I wanted to do something bigger.” In 2017, Chandler planted 50 acres of carinata under contract with Agrisoma. She expected to harvest her first [...]
