National FFA Officers Talk Inclusiveness
2019 National FFA Officers reflect on the 50th anniversary of women in FFA and a future of inclusiveness for members.
The Fight for Female Membership
Let's celebrate the 50th anniversary of women gaining full membership into the National FFA Organization!
FFA Encourages Inclusion and Diversity in Agriculture
FFA aims to increase diversity across the organization and continues to encourage inclusivity in agriculture.
On the Record: Robert Jones
The chancellor of the University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana started on a sharecrop farm in the segregated South of the 1950s. An FFA background launched his incredible journey.
Female Leaders in Agriculture Encourage, Empower the Next Generation of Women
Female leaders in agriculture share stories and advice for future leaders.
Yo Puedo Nosotros Será FFA: Puerto Rican FFA Members Attend Convention
FFA convention provides needed respite from hurricane clean up.
We Can Do It: Women in Welding
How women can meet growing demands in the American welding industry.
Coming of Age: Young Women and FFA
In 1928 the Future Farmers of America was created. However a dispute quickly cropped up about who could join and fully participate.
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 [...]
