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Meet the Finalists: 2023 American Star in Agriscience

Watch: These four American Star finalists are competing for top honors in agriscience.

By Dené Dryden|2023-11-13T15:49:31-05:00October 18th, 2023|Categories: 96th National FFA Convention & Expo, American Star Awards, The Feed|Tags: 96th National FFA Convention & Expo, agriscience, American Star Awards, iowa, Missouri, Ohio, South Dakota, stars|

Cover Crop Champion

This farmer and FFA advisor sees the benefits of cover crops – and he wants his students to see them, too.

By FFA New Horizons|2023-09-22T10:04:18-04:00August 15th, 2023|Categories: Environmental, FFA New Horizons, The Feed|Tags: BASF, chad asmus, cover crops, environment, iowa, kevin cooper, Nevada FFA, soil|

Sunflowers Make a Bright Community

Ben Philips, an Akron-Westfield FFA member, opened his 3.5-acre sunflower patch for visitors this summer.

By Courtney Leeper Girgis|2022-11-15T11:14:02-05:00November 11th, 2022|Categories: FFA New Horizons, SAE, Technology, The Feed|Tags: agritourism, akro-westfield ffa, ben philips, iowa, sae, sunflowers|

Meet the Finalists: 2022 American Star Farmer

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

By Kyle Hampel|2022-11-16T15:36:10-05:00October 21st, 2022|Categories: 95th National FFA Convention & Expo, American Star Awards, The Feed|Tags: 95th National Convention, American Star Awards, california, iowa, Ohio, sae, Star Farmer, wisconsin|

Meet the Finalists: 2021 American Star in Agriscience

Watch: These four American Star finalists are competing for top honors in agriscience.

By Dené Dryden|2021-10-27T17:52:09-04:00October 22nd, 2021|Categories: 94th National FFA Convention & Expo, The Feed|Tags: 94th National FFA Convention & Expo, agriscience, American Star Awards, california, Florida, iowa, stars, texas|

50 Years Later: Catching Up With Wayne Humphreys

FFA alum Wayne Humphreys shares how FFA shaped him for his successful career.

By Nicole Ward Beckley|2021-10-11T11:01:22-04:00August 8th, 2021|Categories: Alumni & Supporters, The Feed|Tags: alumni and supporters, iowa, past National Officer|

Ag Education on the Move

DeWitt Central FFA creates a mobile ag education trailer with funds from the Grants for Growing program.

By Jessica Walker Boehm|2021-08-03T15:15:53-04:00August 3rd, 2021|Categories: Chapter Focus, FFA New Horizons, Grants, Living to Serve, Local Engagement, The Feed|Tags: dewitt, grant, Grants for Growing, iowa, Personal Growth|

How One Iowa Chapter Plants Seeds of Hope

“Watching this community continue to give back when the community is in need itself, that spreads hope for everyone.”

By Abbey Nickel|2020-07-15T10:31:13-04:00July 13th, 2020|Categories: FFA Challenge Accepted, Living to Serve, The Feed|Tags: Community Service, garden, iowa, living to serve, service-learning|

Member Finds Sweet SAE Success

This DeWitt-Central FFA member turns his hobby into a successful – and tasty – SAE project that’s continuing to thrive.

By Jessica Walker Boehm|2020-05-11T11:59:29-04:00May 11th, 2020|Categories: SAE, The Feed|Tags: cheesecake, dewitt, drew dunlavey, iowa, sae|

Advisor Prints Protective Equipment for Local Medical Workers

With schools closed, Bret Spurgin puts the ag department’s 3-D printer to new use.

By Lauren Denton|2020-05-04T10:00:17-04:00May 4th, 2020|Categories: Living to Serve, The Feed|Tags: 3-D printer, charles city, coronavirus, COVID-19, face mask, first responders, iowa, living to serve, medical, pandemic, protective equipment|