Latest Press Releases
National FFA Organization honored with $10 million grant from Lilly Endowment Inc.
National FFA Organization is one of six national organizations to receive a $10 million grant from Lilly Endowment Inc. These grants are being awarded through the latest round of Lilly Endowment’s initiative, Character Development Through Youth Programs, which helps youth-serving organizations with a nationwide reach create, test, implement and sustain strategies that support character development in young people ages 5 to 18. This grant will enable National FFA to expand its current efforts of character development to regional and local levels that will benefit states, teachers and students.
Celebrating National FFA During the 98th National FFA Convention & Expo
Tens of thousands of FFA members, advisors, alumni and supporters from across the country are planning to gather in Indianapolis for the 98th National FFA Convention & Expo.
Next Gen: Emerging Technology
Next Gen Conferences provide FFA members the opportunity to explore career options within the industry of agriculture. The September conference brought together 70 high school sophomores, juniors and seniors from 21 states to learn more about emerging technologies in the agricultural space through informational sessions, panel discussions, and tours.
FFA Members Continue Doing to Learn and Living to Serve During COVID-19
INDIANAPOLIS (Friday, April 10, 2020/National FFA Organization) – As the COVID-19 pandemic continues across the country, many schools have turned to e-learning, and after-school activities have come to a halt.
National FFA Organization Cancels Washington Leadership Conference Due to COVID-19 Concerns
INDIANAPOLIS (Wednesday, April 8, 2020/National FFA Organization) – For the first time in 50 years, the National FFA Organization’s Washington Leadership Conference (WLC) won’t occur this summer.
FFA Members Work Together to Spread Messages of Positivity
INDIANAPOLIS (Thursday, March 26, 2020/National FFA Organization) – FFA members across the country have a heart for service — and now more than ever, it shows.
Student Leaders Come Together Virtually to Learn How to Share Story of Agriculture
INDIANAPOLIS (Monday, March 23, 2020/National FFA Organization) – Today and tomorrow, students from across the country will come together online, to learn best practices on sharing the importance of agriculture.
