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Meet the 2020 American Star in Agricultural Placement Winner

Will Shelby from Oklahoma is the 2020 American Star in Agricultural Placement.

By Dené Dryden|2020-10-28T21:31:31-04:00October 23rd, 2020|Categories: 93rd National FFA Convention & Expo, American Star Awards, The Feed|Tags: 93rd National FFA Convention & Expo, Ag Placement, Arkansas, convention, Oklahoma, South Dakota, stars, texas|

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|

Members Grow With Virtual Horizon Conference

Focusing on production ag, the Horizon Conference aims to help cultivate the sector’s next generation of leaders.

By Jessica Walker Boehm|2020-08-31T13:39:02-04:00August 31st, 2020|Categories: Conferences, FFA New Horizons, The Feed|Tags: corteva, horizon conference, Kasey Naylor, production agriculture, sam Rayburn, texas|

Alumna Enables U.S. Army to Impact Food Production in Conflict Zones

Dr. Shannon Norris developed a curricular framework to teach the U.S. Special Forces about agriculture.

By Lauren Denton|2020-08-31T13:37:20-04:00August 31st, 2020|Categories: 50 Years of Women in FFA, Alumni & Supporters, Alumni Focus, FFA New Horizons, The Feed|Tags: 50 Years of Women in FFA, army, cliff ffa, new mexico, Shannon Norris, special forces, texas|

Making the Wildorado Cattle Company

Supervised Agricultural Experience projects can sometimes take on a life of their own.

By Bev Flatt|2020-03-09T14:24:00-04:00March 9th, 2020|Categories: The Feed|Tags: documentary, film, texas, wildorado, wildorado cattle company|

Beehive Partnership Leads to National TV Recognition, Scholarships

A Texas FFA chapter earned sweet reward for helping a local company banish unwanted bees.

By Jodi Helmer|2020-03-06T11:00:03-05:00November 18th, 2019|Categories: 50 Years of Women in FFA, Agribusiness Systems, Chapter Focus, FFA New Horizons, The Feed|Tags: 50 Years of Women in FFA, apiary, beekeeping, bees, hawkins ffa, hive, nestle, texas, women in ffa|

2019 National FFA Talent Winner Shares Quick Rise to the Top

Lasara FFA member Eros Villarreal first picked up a guitar nine months ago. Today, he's a top musical talent.

By Dené Dryden|2019-11-02T12:57:53-04:00November 2nd, 2019|Categories: 92nd National FFA Convention & Expo, The Feed|Tags: Band Chorus Talent, eros villarreal, national ffa talent competition, Talent, texas|

Utopia FFA Members Reach New Heights

FFA Drone Ground School helps these members explore careers in modern agriculture, including agricultural aviation.

By Jessica Walker Boehm|2019-11-08T11:37:11-05:00September 24th, 2019|Categories: Chapter Focus, FFA New Horizons, Power Structural & Technical, Technology, The Feed|Tags: drone, Drone Ground School, grant, texas, utopia ffa|

Women in FFA: The Motion That Launched a Career

Little did Bill Sarpalius know his first public vote to extend FFA membership to women would lead to a lifelong career as a political servant and advocate for agriculture.

By Bev Flatt|2019-06-06T15:51:46-04:00April 1st, 2019|Categories: 50 Years of Women in FFA, FFA Membership, FFA New Horizons, The Feed|Tags: 1969, 50 Years of Women in FFA, bill, Membership, sarpalius, texas, vote, women in ffa|

A Lasting Legacy for FFA

This former FFA state and national officer gives back to the organization in a unique way.

By Jessica Walker Boehm|2019-01-15T16:25:04-05:00January 14th, 2019|Categories: Alumni & Supporters, FFA New Horizons, Foundation|Tags: corey rosenbusch, Foundation, planned giving, sub stories, texas|