Press Releases

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.

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 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.

Today, the Aerospace Industries Association’s (AIA) American Rocketry Challenge, the world’s largest student rocketry competition, announced a new partnership with the National FFA Organization.

National FFA membership reached 1,042,245 this year with 9,407 chapters.

The National Spanish Creed Invitational Committee and the National FFA Organization have announced an agreement to provide a competitive event for high school agricultural education students. The event is an opportunity to deliver the FFA Creed in Spanish.

The National FFA Organization recently announced a partnership with Vivayic, the nation’s largest learning solution provider for agriculture, to create virtual leadership labs. This unprecedented collection of modules will use a challenge-based learning approach to help prepare FFA members for success. Development of these online programs will start this fall, with plans to make the leadership labs available to FFA members by the summer of 2026.

The National FFA Organization has announced the 16 finalists for its 2025 top achievement awards: American Star Farmer, American Star in Agribusiness, American Star in Agricultural Placement and American Star in Agriscience.

The 2025 New Century Farmer Conference will take place July 20-24 in Indianapolis, bringing together 50 elite FFA alumni from 22 states to advance their leadership and career skills while learning about working in the industry of agriculture from several different experts. Nearly a third of the participants are first-generation producers, with the majority of them being interested in farm ownership or entrepreneurship as potential career paths.

Next Gen Conferences provide FFA student members with a look into career opportunities within the industry of agriculture. The June conference brought together 73 high school sophomores, juniors and seniors to learn more about the value of agricultural education through career exploration sessions, industry roundtables, and tours.

The Institute for Competition Sciences and the National FFA Organization have announced an agreement to provide a competitive event for agricultural education students that emphasize skills in plant, soil, and aerospace science, as well as experimental design, data analysis, and teamwork.

Every year, thousands of FFA members from across the United States gather in Washington, D.C., for the Washington Leadership Conference (WLC), a premier leadership experience for high school students that exposes them to the rich history of our nation’s capital. This year’s conference, taking place between June 3-July 11, offers five week-long blocks that students can choose from. More than 1,600 students and 262 chaperones have registered.