Press Releases

INDIANAPOLIS (Monday, July 24, 2023/National FFA Organization) – An elite group of 43 FFA Alumni, between the ages of 18-24, from 21 states across the country were selected to attend the New Century Farmer Conference, taking place July 23-27 in Des Moines, Iowa.

INDIANAPOLIS (Wednesday, July 19, 2023/National FFA Organization) – The National FFA Organization has announced the 16 finalists for its 2023 top achievement awards: American Star Farmer, American Star in Agribusiness, American Star in Agricultural Placement and American Star in Agriscience.

INDIANAPOLIS (Tuesday, June 27, 2023/National FFA Organization) – National FFA has developed Next Gen Conferences to give students the opportunity to explore a variety of career paths before they graduate high school.

INDIANAPOLIS (Wednesday, June 7, 2023/National FFA Organization) – Teachers around the country are sharing the word about agriculture and agricultural education. More than 70 agricultural education teachers are sharing the message of agriculture as part of the National Teacher Ambassadors for FFA program.

INDIANAPOLIS (Monday, June 5, 2023/National FFA Organization) – For more than 50 years, thousands of FFA members from across the country have converged in our nation’s capital each summer to engage with legislators, hone civic engagement and leadership skills, and create community impact projects to take back to their cities and towns.

INDIANAPOLIS (Thursday, June 1, 2023/National FFA Organization) – The National FFA Organization has named Corey Flournoy the executive in residence for equity, diversity and inclusion (EDI).

INDIANAPOLIS (Monday, May 22, 2023/National FFA Organization) – Five FFA members were recently named U.S. Presidential Scholars — one of the nation's highest honors for high school students — for their academic accomplishments, the arts, and career and technical education. Each year, up to 161 students receive this honor.

INDIANAPOLIS (Tuesday, May 9, 2023/National FFA Organization) – Dan Riley has been named the chief financial officer of the National FFA Organization and the National FFA Foundation.

INDIANAPOLIS (Saturday, April 22, 2023/National FFA Organization) – The National FFA Organization is aware of circulating photos showing a student wearing a costume associated with a symbol of hate with the FFA Emblem in the background. Racial harassment, discrimination, hate speech, or degradation of any kind will not be tolerated.

INDIANAPOLIS (Monday, March 13, 2023/National FFA Organization) – This spring, 73 FFA members from across the country traveled to Denver, Colo., to explore careers in the animal systems industry. It’s part of the Next Gen Conference offered by the National FFA Organization.

INDIANAPOLIS (Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2023/National FFA Organization) – John Deere announced a donation of $1 million to the National FFA Organization to support the growth of future leaders, feed agricuture’s talent pipeline, and honor the organization’s community service efforts.

INDIANAPOLIS (Monday, Feb. 6, 2023/National FFA Organization) – This month, FFA members around the country will celebrate agriculture and FFA during National FFA Week.