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Meet the 2018-19 National FFA East Region Vice President Adrian Shunk
https://www.ffa.org/2018/11/05/meet-the-2018-19-national-ffa-east-region-vice-president-adrian-shunk/
Adrian Schunk, a communications major at Michigan State University, was elected Eastern Region Vice President.
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Meet the 2018-19 National FFA Southern Region Vice President Jordan Stowe
https://www.ffa.org/uncategorized/meet-the-2018-19-national-ffa-southern-region-vice-president-jordan-stowe/
Jordan Stowe, an agriscience education major at Auburn University, was elected southern region vice president.
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Meet the 2018-19 National FFA Central Region Vice President Ridge Hughbanks
https://www.ffa.org/uncategorized/meet-the-2018-19-national-ffa-central-region-vice-president-ridge-hughbanks/
Ridge Hughbanks, an agribusiness major at Oklahoma State University, was elected central region vice president.
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Meet the 2018-19 National FFA Western Region Vice President Shea Booster
https://www.ffa.org/uncategorized/meet-the-2018-19-national-ffa-western-region-vice-president-shea-booster/
Shea Booster, an agricultural business management major at Oregon State University, was elected western region vice president.
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Star in Agriscience Winner: Eric Koehlmoos
https://www.ffa.org/uncategorized/star-in-agriscience-winner-eric-koehlmoos/
Not many teenagers have an ethanol producing facility in their basement, but for Eric Koehlmoos, a student from the South O’Brien FFA Chapter in Paullina, Iowa, it was all part of his supervised agricultural experience (SAE). Eric’s idea for his high school SAE sprung out of a science fair project for biology class. He looked at the ethanol industry and was curious if ethanol could be made from switchgrass and prairie cordgrass. He began his research, utilizing knowledge from his animal science class.
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Star in Agricultural Placement Winner: Colin Wegner
https://www.ffa.org/uncategorized/star-in-agricultural-placement-winner-colin-wegner/
For Colin Wegner, family is the big motivator behind his career in agriculture. In high school, his FFA advisor told him to take advantage of the opportunity to be involved on the family farm. And so the native of Wells, Minn., did.
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Star in Agricultural Placement Winner: Ben Curtin
https://www.ffa.org/uncategorized/star-in-agricultural-placement-winner-ben-curtin/
For Ben Curtin of the Taylorville FFA Chapter in Illinois, a crossroads of art and agriculture exists in his metalworking business. He started his supervised agricultural experience and business, Curtin’s Creations, during his sophomore year of high school after some encouragement from his ag teacher.
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Star Farmer Winner: Austin Stanton
https://www.ffa.org/uncategorized/star-farmer-winner-austin-stanton/
Like a good bread recipe or a cowboy tall tale, farming is a tradition Austin Stanton’s family has passed through generations. After his ancestors’ emigration from Ireland nearly 200 years ago, Austin sustains his farming operation on the same land.
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Alumni Chapter of the Year Award Recipient
https://www.ffa.org/uncategorized/alumni-chapter-of-the-year-award-recipient/
The West Rowan Alumni Chapter is the recipient of the Alumni Chapter of the Year Award. Madeline Wilhelm and Alex Sillyman represented the chapter on stage. Corryn La Rue interviewed Alex Sillyman, check it out below.
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Model of Excellence Winner – Marshall FFA Chapter
https://www.ffa.org/uncategorized/model-of-excellence-winner-marshall-ffa-chapter/
One of the ten activities planned and presented by the Marshall FFA Chapter was called ‘Swamp to Save.” A conservation class worked with professionals at local conservation to conduct avian flu tests on ducks.
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Middle School Model of Excellence Award – West Jackson Chapter
https://www.ffa.org/uncategorized/middle-school-model-of-excellence-award-west-jackson-chapter/
“It really helped me with public speaking and how to grow my chapter through activities.” –Michael Howard, West Jackson Chapter
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National Premier Chapter – Building Communities Awarded to Goreville FFA
https://www.ffa.org/uncategorized/national-premier-chapter-building-communities-awarded-to-goreville-ffa/
The Goreville FFA Chapter in Illinois, represented by Hallie Grenfell, was awarded the Premier Chapter – Building Communities award. Grenfell discusses her chapter’s community projects, including a book written by the chapter dedicated to veterans and their stories.
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Premier Chapter: Growing Leaders Winner: Hope FFA, Indiana
https://www.ffa.org/uncategorized/premier-chapter-growing-leaders-winner-hope-ffa-indiana/
After recognizing a rise in suicides, Hope FFA was determined to create a cultural change. The chapter began a campaign titled “Go Live Yourself.” Members collaborated with their school administration to hold a convocation encouraging students to be better friends, partners and leaders. They also taught peers coping strategies and how to help others, as well as themselves. Hope FFA encourages everyone to find peace and help one another.
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This Nevada Chapter is Primed for Pomegranates
https://www.ffa.org/features/this-nevada-chapter-is-primed-for-pomegranates/
The Moapa Valley FFA Chapter in Overton, Nev. have a 40-acre farm with pomegranates, a hydroponic greenhouse, cattle and more.
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3 Great ‘Grants for Growing’ Projects
https://www.ffa.org/ffa-new-horizons/3-great-grants-for-growing-projects/
Does your chapter need funds to develop or improve an agricultural education project? You’re in luck.
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Quiz: Meet Our Members
https://www.ffa.org/ffa-new-horizons/quiz-meet-our-members/
How much do you know about our FFA membership? Pick the right answers in this multiple-choice quiz.
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How to Support Your FFA Advisor
https://www.ffa.org/ffa-new-horizons/how-to-support-your-ffa-advisor/
FFA advisors have a lot on their plates, but they don’t have to do it all alone. FFA advisors and supporters share some simple ways you can help.
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Agricultural Education Inside the AgroBox
https://www.ffa.org/ffa-new-horizons/agricultural-education-inside-the-agrobox/
In order to feed a hungry planet, future agriculturists have to think outside the box. For some students, this means working inside the AgroBox.
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Montana Member Gets Serious About Soil
https://www.ffa.org/ffa-new-horizons/montana-member-gets-serious-about-soil/
FFA member Kate Indreland sees soil health as the path to a better world.
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Winter 2018: FFA in the USA
https://www.ffa.org/ffa-in-the-usa/winter-2018-ffa-in-the-usa/
Here are some of the important and exciting things happening in FFA chapters around the country.
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On the Record: Robert Jones
https://www.ffa.org/ffa-new-horizons/on-the-record-robert-jones/
The chancellor of the University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana started on a sharecrop farm in the segregated South of the 1950s. An FFA background launched his incredible journey.
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Ag Angle: Thomas, Louisiana
https://www.ffa.org/the-feed/ag-angle-thomas-louisiana/
Varnado Jr. High FFA Chapter Advisor Emily Cooper shares a seasonal photo from Thomas, La.
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Letter From the Editor, Winter 2018
https://www.ffa.org/ffa-new-horizons/letter-from-the-editor-winter-2018/
Could the time, talent and treasure of just one person really make an impact and ignite support from others in the community? The answer is yes.
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Winter 2018 National Officer Q&A
https://www.ffa.org/the-feed/winter-2018-national-officer-qa/
We ask the 2017-18 national officer about their hopes for the future of the organization.
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FFA Alumna Answers Call to Communicate
https://www.ffa.org/career-success/ffa-alumna-answers-call-to-communicate/
This FFA alumna credits the organization – and FFA New Horizons – with helping her uncover her path to professional success. It was an FFA New Horizons article, much like the one you’re reading now, that helped Julie Groce determine she wanted to pursue a career in agricultural communications. Groce, a second-generation FFA member and former member and past president of the Hillsdale FFA in Jeromesville, Ohio, was interested in agricultural broadcasting and competed at the state level in Creed speaking and prepared public speaking leadership development events. She didn’t realize her passions and talents could easily be transformed into a rewarding career. She remembers flipping through FFA New Horizons and landing on an article that outlined the career possibilities in agricultural communications, and that was when she knew it was the path for her. “I was so excited to discover that people in ag communications often wrote about agriculture or worked on the broadcasting side, because both of those sounded perfect for me,” Groce says. “After reading that article, a light bulb went off for [...]
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