#AgItForward: California FFA Chapter Promotes Agricultural Literacy
The San Luis Obispo FFA in central California created a viral social media campaign in 2014.
Ag Angle: Stewartsville, Missouri
The bond this man has with his granddaughters is enough to make anyone swell with pride.
Monument Valley FFA Chapter Featured On PBS NewsHour
The agricultural education program of an impressive Arizona FFA Chapter earned more recognition this week as it was featured on PBS NewsHour. Monument Valley FFA Chapter, located in Kayenta, Arizona, is home to a career and technical education program that defies odds and serves students inside the Navajo Nation. The program is coordinated by Clyde McBride, recently named as an Education Week Leader To Learn From: McBride, who is the director of career and technical education in the 2,000-student Kayenta Unified school district, started this program in 1990 and has built it into a powerhouse that catapults students past the odds they’d face without it. In a Native American community of high poverty and unemployment, his 200 students outscore their peers statewide on math and English tests, and 100 percent graduate from high school, outstripping the statewide average by 22 percentage points. Three-quarters of McBride’s graduates enroll in college or training programs. The rest go straight into the workforce. “The work he does and the successes of his students are phenomenal,” says Jeanne Roberts, who oversees [...]
Spring 2017: FFA in the USA
FFA chapters and state associations nationwide share their recent highlights.
Take Off! Indiana FFA Members Soar With Drone Technology
These high-flying Indiana high schools bring cutting-edge precision technologies to the classroom.
Ag Angle: Crescent City, California
“We love the critters on our farm: chickens, sheep, geese, turkeys, cows and even elk. I captured this while we were out moving one of our chicken coops to a different paddock in the pasture."
Missouri: State President Speaks to General Assembly
It's an annual tradition among many state FFA associations to visit with state government leaders as a way to promote FFA and agricultural education.
A Focus on Soy Quality
Soybeans may not be a hot topic of discussion among many high school students, but for one FFA chapter in Illinois, they are creating quite a buzz.
The School at the Zoo
Most high school students would jump at the chance to spend half their school day at the local zoo.
Recruitment By The Book
When a Minnesota FFA chapter was asked about writing a book for kindergartners in their school district, they jumped at the opportunity to share the story of the blue jacket.
