Illinois

Meet the Finalists: 2023 American Star Farmer

These four American Star Farmer finalists are breaking new ground in production agriculture.

By Kyle Hampel|2023-11-13T14:29:34-05:00October 18th, 2023|Categories: 96th National FFA Convention & Expo, American Star Awards, The Feed|Tags: 96th National FFA Convention & Expo, American Star Awards, Illinois, minnesota, Ohio, sae, Star Farmer, texas|

Meet the Finalists: 2023 American Star in Agricultural Placement

See why these four American Star Award finalists have the top agricultural placement SAEs in the nation.

By Kyle Hampel|2023-11-13T15:00:16-05:00October 16th, 2023|Categories: 96th National FFA Convention & Expo, American Star Awards, The Feed|Tags: 96th National FFA Convention & Expo, American Star in Agricultural Placement, Illinois, Ohio, Oklahoma, stars, texas|

Living Up to the Family Legacy

For one Marion FFA alum, membership is a family tradition.

By Jodi Helmer|2023-09-01T11:00:40-04:00September 1st, 2023|Categories: Alumni Focus, FFA History, FFA New Horizons, The Feed|Tags: family, history, Illinois, john fietsam, kegacy, valent|

Fixing a Food Desert

In rural Illinois, the Stark County FFA Chapter brainstormed to solve a community issue: food access.

By Jodi Helmer|2023-08-08T12:51:48-04:00August 3rd, 2023|Categories: Chapter Focus, FFA New Horizons, The Feed|Tags: desert, Food, greenhouse, grocery store, Illinois, memphis, produce, snack 360, stark county|

Lifesaving Labrador

North Clay FFA in Illinois started fundraising to purchase a seizure-response dog for one of their members.

By Jodi Helmer|2021-09-08T08:46:11-04:00August 3rd, 2021|Categories: FFA New Horizons, Living to Serve, The Feed|Tags: Illinois, Louisville, North Clay FFA, seizure-response, service dog|

Meet the 2020 American Star in Agribusiness Winner

Blake Kirchhoff from Nebraska is the 2020 American Star in Agribusiness.

By Kyle Hampel|2020-11-09T13:01:44-05:00October 23rd, 2020|Categories: 93rd National FFA Convention & Expo, American Star Awards, The Feed|Tags: 93rd National FFA Convention & Expo, agribusiness, convention, georgia, Illinois, kentucky, Nebraska, stars|

Meet the 2020 American Star in Agriscience Winner

Nicole Stevens from Oklahoma is the 2020 American Star in Agribusiness.

By Dené Dryden|2020-10-28T21:34:25-04:00October 23rd, 2020|Categories: 93rd National FFA Convention & Expo, American Star Awards, The Feed|Tags: 93rd National FFA Convention & Expo, agriscience, convention, Florida, Illinois, Oklahoma, stars, texas|

Produce Pays for a Pickup

Trico FFA member turned sweet corn into a sweet ride.

By Jodi Helmer|2020-07-06T10:38:58-04:00July 6th, 2020|Categories: FFA New Horizons, SAE, The Feed|Tags: Illinois, Korey bunselmeyer, Korey's krops, produce, triko ffa, vegetables|

Why I Give: Jay Vroom Knows FFA Cultivates Leaders

FFA Alum Jay Vroom is ensuring that American agriculture remains strong.

By Abbey Nickel|2020-02-17T14:58:15-05:00February 13th, 2020|Categories: Donors, The Feed|Tags: agriculture, Donor, FFA Alumni, Illinois, Individual Giving Council, Jay Vroom, National FFA Foundation, sponsors, supporter|

Illinois Chapter Celebrates Golden Farmers

Seneca FFA in Illinois honors local farmers who’ve spent 50 years in the field.

By Lauren Denton|2019-11-21T10:51:28-05:00November 12th, 2019|Categories: Chapter Focus, FFA New Horizons, The Feed|Tags: golden farmers, Illinois, seneca|