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A Lap Around the Sun: 365 Days of Agriculture
https://www.ffa.org/ffa-in-the-usa/a-lap-around-the-sun-claire-murnin/
This agriculture advocacy-focused Instagram account is run by a hardworking and relentless Montana FFA member named Claire Murnin.
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Cultivating Knowledge: Josiah Saravia’s Journey in Rare Plant Care
https://www.ffa.org/ffa-in-the-usa/cultivating-knowledge-rare-plant-care-saravina/
In North Carolina, this Millbrook FFA member's SAE includes working at the Atlantic Gardening Company and gaining horticulture experience.
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Taxidermy Triumph: Nate Emmons’ Latest FFA Endeavor
https://www.ffa.org/ffa-in-the-usa/taxidermy-triumph-nate-emmons-latest-ffa-endeavor/
This 16 year old explores taxidermy as his SAE, emphasizing ethical considerations and hands-on learning.
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This DeWitt Central FFA Member Has Too Much Bling
https://www.ffa.org/ffa-in-the-usa/this-dewitt-central-ffa-member-has-too-much-bling/
Check out how DeWitt Central FFA Member Taylor Houser has turned a passion for jewelry into a successful small business.
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Wyatt Wonnell’s MagnaWave SAE Magic
https://www.ffa.org/ffa-in-the-usa/wyatts-magnawave-sae-magic/
For his SAE, this Nipomo FFA member from California decided to experiment and became a licensed practitioner.
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Making the Community Clean for Everyone
https://www.ffa.org/ffa-in-the-usa/making-the-community-clean-for-everyone/
This past summer, Hankinson FFA Student Advisor Andrew Jean cleaned up a local park and beach in his North Dakota community.
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Barn to Business: Cristen Haynes’ Swine SAE
https://www.ffa.org/ffa-in-the-usa/barn-to-business-cristen-haynes-swine-sae/
This Lincoln FFA Chapter member from Alabama has managed a swine production and management SAE since the seventh grade.
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Claire Grimes is Growing Hoosier Highland Farm
https://www.ffa.org/ffa-in-the-usa/growing-hoosier-highlands/
What started as a dream for this FFA member has since become a lifelong passion for raising awareness of the Highland breed in Indiana.
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Feeding a Community With Forest- and Pasture-Raised Pork
https://www.ffa.org/ffa-in-the-usa/forest-and-pasture-raised-pork-feed-a-community/
AJ Taylor of Bergman, Ark., describes how his pork production SAE has grown since starting it with his grandfather in 2022.
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From Agriculture Class to the National Stage
https://www.ffa.org/ffa-in-the-usa/from-agriculture-class-to-the-national-stage/
Hanford FFA Member Ayden Coelho from California shares his journey as a national finalist in agriscience research.
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From Ashes to Innovation
https://www.ffa.org/ffa-in-the-usa/from-ashes-to-innovation-tessa-camacho/
Tessa Camacho’s innovative project uses horticultural charcoal to speed up plant recovery on wildfire-damaged land.
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From Grandpa’s Pasture to an SAE Project
https://www.ffa.org/ffa-in-the-usa/from-grandpas-pasture-to-my-sae-project/
In Idaho, Sugar-Salem FFA Member Carter Moore’s SAE was influenced by his grandfather’s love for cows and has grown since 2021.
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Giving Students Goat Opportunities
https://www.ffa.org/ffa-in-the-usa/giving-students-goat-opportunities/
Nevaeh Locklear, a Lumberton FFA member from North Carolina, helps raise, care for and show goats as part of her SAE.
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Grease and Glory: A Passion for Classic Tractors
https://www.ffa.org/ffa-in-the-usa/grease-and-glory-a-passion-for-classic-tractors/
Inspiring FFA member Andrew Curtis Szalach turns his passion for classic tractors into a gold-winning SAE.
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Helping a Threatened Species: Incubate in the Sunshine State
https://www.ffa.org/ffa-in-the-usa/helping-a-threatened-species-incubate-in-the-sunshine-state/
Peyton Gay is the caretaker of threatened geese species. His goal is to help protect them, and his gaggle keeps growing.
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Kora Greene Is Cultivating Commitment
https://www.ffa.org/ffa-in-the-usa/cultivating-commitment-kora-greene/
This Hillsboro Great Oaks FFA member’s SAE project is showing rabbits at the fair. Check out this article to learn more about her story.
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Lei-ing a Legacy: Hawai’i FFA Member’s SAE Project Takes Root
https://www.ffa.org/ffa-in-the-usa/leiing-a-legacy-hawaii-ffa-member-sae-project-takes-root/
Kenneth Matsuda has a unique SAE project: a lei garden, which focuses on spreading Hawaiian culture throughout his community.
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Mason Duke Finds His Path Through an SAE
https://www.ffa.org/ffa-in-the-usa/mason-duke-finds-his-path-through-his-sae/
What started out as a playing a simple video game led to real-world experiences that helped this Tennessee FFA member develop a passion.
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Ohio FFA Member Shows Nationally While Sticking to Her Roots
https://www.ffa.org/ffa-in-the-usa/ohio-ffa-member-shows-nationally-while-sticking-to-her-roots/
Alexis White interns at Campbell Farms, where she shows various livestock at the local, state and national levels.
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One of Many SAEs in Puerto Rico
https://www.ffa.org/ffa-in-the-usa/one-of-many-sae-s-in-puerto-rico/
Dra. María Socorro Lacot FFA Member Gabriela López stands out for her incredible SAE focused on raising laying hens and selling their eggs.
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The Tarpon Feed & Supply
https://www.ffa.org/ffa-in-the-usa/the-tarpon-feed-supply/
Charlotte Sr. FFA Chapter saw a need and opened a chapter-run feed and supply store on the campus land lab.
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Goats Meet Greatness for This Oregon FFA Member
https://www.ffa.org/ffa-in-the-usa/goats-meet-greatness-oregon-ffa-member/
Megan Benson reflects on her experiences showing goats for her SAE and earning reserve champion honors at her county fair this summer.
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Harris Boys’ Roadside Stand
https://www.ffa.org/ffa-in-the-usa/sae-harris-boys-roadside-stand/
Drew Harris and his family own and operate a roadside stand in Utica, Ohio, where they raise maple syrup, sweet corn and pumpkins.
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Saddling Up for Success
https://www.ffa.org/ffa-in-the-usa/saddling-up-for-success/
Cale Wasilchen has been competitively riding horses since she was 6 years old and dreams of riding at the National FEI level.
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SAE Grows to National Prominence
https://www.ffa.org/ffa-in-the-usa/sae-grows-to-national-prominence/
West Holt FFA Member Teagan Butterfield from Nebraska has grown her Gelbvieh cattle herd and earned recognition at shows nationwide.
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