Agricultural Education

Students will explore how personal beliefs influence their decisions and behaviors. Using the retiring address of 2024-25 National FFA Southern Region Vice President Jack Lingenfelter, students will analyze how beliefs shape actions.

In her retiring address, 2024-2025 National FFA Western Region Vice President Abigale Jacobsen shares her personal experiences with building emotional “walls” and how they can limit connection with others.

Being a light can help others overcome challenging times. In his retiring address, 2024-25 National FFA Secretary Luke Jennings shares his experience of the power of support systems.

Achieving success requires sacrifice and finding your purpose. In his retiring address, 2024-25 National FFA President Thaddeus Bergschneider shares his story about the impact of sacrifice.

This past Arkansas state officer and current Walmart executive continues to draw on his FFA experiences and pay it forward to future generations of members.

From corporate offices to cameras, these past national officers discovered lessons in leadership, teamwork and career growth.

In this guide, you will find activities for six articles in the spring/summer 2026 issue of FFA New Horizons. Worksheet answer keys can be found at the end of the activity worksheet. The activities are aligned to educational standards.

In partnership with Outrun the Sun, this sun safety in agriculture resource is designed to teach students about sun-safe practices in agriculture and the importance of being sun-smart. In addition to the two lesson plans, use the outreach guide to help share sun safety in agriculture with the community through projects and activities.

Use this outreach guide to assist your agriculture class or FFA chapter in planning a hands-on outreach project to educate others about sun safety in agriculture. These activities are great to use when building a chapter's program of activities (POA) that meets National Chapter Award standards. This guide is part of a resource in partnership with Outrun the Sun.

Students will practice selecting and promoting effective sun protection strategies to reduce Ultraviolet (UV) exposure in agricultural work settings. This lesson is part of a resource in partnership with Outrun the Sun.

Students will examine how sun exposure impacts people, crops and livestock in agriculture and identify work situations that increase Ultraviolet (UV)-related health risks. This lesson is part of a resource in partnership with Outrun the Sun.

A choice board you can leave for students when you have a substitute teacher in the classroom. All activities are related to plant systems.