Alumni Focus

QUIZ: Blue Jackets to Big Stages

How well do you know these FFA alumni who are now talented professionals?

By Jessica Mozo|2024-01-05T09:41:54-05:00January 5th, 2024|Categories: Alumni Focus, Career Pathways, FFA New Horizons, The Feed|Tags: cody johnson, famous, FFA Alumni, ffa quiz, jimmy carter, josh allen, orion samuelson, taylor swift, tim mcgraw|

Why Kentucky Alum Invests in the Future of Agriculture

Lifetime supporter and Kentucky FFA alumnus discusses what inspires him to give back to our organization.

By Jessica Mozo|2023-12-08T09:03:36-05:00December 8th, 2023|Categories: Alumni Focus, FFA New Horizons, Foundation, The Feed|Tags: Foundation, kentucky ffa, lincoln county ffa, nick carter|

FFA Paved the Way

South Carolina alumna Kinlyn Hinson is applying important lessons to her family’s multigenerational farm.

By Lauren Quinlan|2023-11-10T08:32:37-05:00November 10th, 2023|Categories: Agricultural Education, Alumni Focus, FFA New Horizons, New Century Farmer, The Feed|Tags: Alumni, family farm, leadership conference, new century farmer, production agriculture|

From FFA Talent to Convention Concert Performer

Alumnus Dillon Carmichael shares how his FFA experiences set him up for a career in country music.

By FFA|2023-11-03T12:10:14-04:00November 2nd, 2023|Categories: 96th National FFA Convention & Expo, Alumni Focus, Career Success, FFA New Horizons, The Feed|Tags: 96th National FFA Convention & Expo, convention concert, country music artist, dillon carmichael, FFA Alumni, ffa talent|

FFA Scholarships Invest in Members

Support from the National FFA scholarship program helped Lydia Johnson further her agriculture involvement and educational endeavors.

By Jodi Helmer|2023-10-22T12:16:24-04:00October 22nd, 2023|Categories: Alumni Focus, Career Success, FFA New Horizons, Scholarships, The Feed|Tags: Iowa FFA, lydia johnson, national ffa scholarship program, scholarships|

Love of Learning Extends Beyond FFA

Alumna Elise Anderson’s career path came into clear view thanks, in part, to her supervised agricultural experiences within FFA.

By Courtney Leeper Girgis|2023-10-13T10:00:19-04:00October 13th, 2023|Categories: Alumni Focus, FFA New Horizons, SAE, The Feed|Tags: ag education, anderson, entrepreneurship sae, Nebraska FFA, swine|

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|

Called to Volunteer

This Hoxie FFA alum responds to the call when disaster strikes.

By Jodi Helmer|2023-09-22T09:59:38-04:00August 15th, 2023|Categories: Alumni Focus, FFA New Horizons, Living to Serve, The Feed|Tags: cool hat, documentary, fire, firefighter, hoxie, Kansas, movie, no pay, odd hours, Volunteer|

Livestock Leader

Kass Newell's journey took her from the show ring to a leadership role with the world’s largest livestock show.

By Casyn Larman|2023-08-07T08:21:43-04:00August 4th, 2023|Categories: Alumni Focus, Career Success, The Feed|Tags: Alumni Focus, livestock show, newell, Oklahoma|

Taking Ag Issues to TV

Amber Weaver turned an LDE experience into a rewarding gig at RFD-TV.

By Lauren Denton|2024-01-11T16:41:50-05:00August 4th, 2023|Categories: Ag Communications, Ag Issues, Alumni Focus, Career Success, CDE/LDE, The Feed|Tags: Ag Explorer, Ag issues, Career Success, CDE/LDE, rfd tv, weaver|