Welcome to Collegiate FFA!
This site is packed with new opportunities for you to enhance your collegiate experience. Make sure to check out all the areas that now provide you with ways to improve your chapter and yourself while preparing for your future career on campus.
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Travel with the International Collegiate Ag Leadership (I-CAL) Program
The best way to learn about international agriculture is to experience it! Each May, the International Collegiate Ag Leadership (I-CAL) program travels overseas to help twelve college students better understand international agriculture trade and marketing. The program is designed for students to become immersed in international agriculture and to acquire a unique cultural experience.
Pervious I-CAL locations have included Spain, Morocco, Egypt, China and Vietnam and the 2010 program will be going back to Asia! Tentative dates for the 2010 program will be May 15-29, 2010 (depending on international airfare). Applications must be postmarked by February 15, 2010. Please contact Marty Tatman with any questions at mtatman@ffa.org.
I-Cal is sponsored by the Grains Foundation as a special project of the National FFA Foundation.
New Century Farmer Applications are Now Available!
Applications for the New Century Farmer program are now available on-line! Fifty of the agriculture industry’s best are selected each year to be part of this week long experience. Selected participants will partake in numerous learning sessions on topics ranging from farm succession, global agriculture, ag marketing and finance, to new and emerging farm machinery. Additionally participants will take part in numerous field and operation tours and participate in an extensive team building experience.
The New Century Farmer program will be July 19-23, 2010 in Johnston, IA. Applicants must be:
- Enrolled or a recent graduate of an agriculture college or university
- Have a background in production agriculture
- Plan to return to production agriculture as a career after college
Applications must be postmarked by March 15, 2010. Please contact Marty Tatman for any questions at mtatman@ffa.org.
- New Century Farmer Application
- Frequently Asked Questions – New Century Farmer
- New Century Farmer Informational Flyer
New Century Farmer is sponsored by Pioneer, Rabo Agrifinance and Case IH Agriculture as a special project of the National FFA Foundation.
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National Collegiate Agricultural Ambassadors
Twenty college students were recently selected to serve as National Collegiate Agricultural Ambassadors. These ambassadors will spend the next year promoting agricultural awareness to different local school and community groups in their state. The ambassadors work to help their communities better understand the value and importance of agriculture and how it is a part of their daily lives. To date, over 1,300 presentations have been given to over 62,000 people since the program began in 2006.
The ambassadors went through an application and interview process before being selected. For their year of service to the program, they will receive a $1500 scholarship and the use of a digital camera, lap top and LCD projector.
Selected ambassadors include:
- Matt Barton – Oklahoma State University
- Rusty Hartline – University of Florida
- Molly Heintz and Nate Dobbels – Iowa State University
- Caitlin Kasper – University of Minnesota
- Shane Kinne and Julia Shuck – University of Missouri
- Ashlee Lambrich – Southern Illinois University
- Michelle Newton – Texas Tech University
- Lauren Rogers – University of Tennessee-Knoxville
- Cole Rojewski and Jimmy Pierce – California State University – Fresno
- Cody Norton – University of Tennessee – Martin
- Katy Sartwell – University of Maine
- Chelsea Schlittenhart – University of Arizona
- Kayla Schmidt – University of Wisconsin
- Laurn Schwab – Miami University (Ohio)
- Ashley Mason – Western Illinois University
- Beau Williamson – Purdue University
- Tim Martini – Colorado State University
The ambassador program is generously sponsored by BASF, Syngenta, and Elanco Animal Health. If you are interested in learning more about the program or would be interested in having an ambassador speak to your group or organization, please contact Marty Tatman at mtatman@ffa.org or 317-802-4356.
The National Collegiate Agricultural Ambassadors are sponsored by BASF, Elanco and Syngenta as a special project of the National FFA Foundation.
