Montana Member Gets Serious About Soil
FFA member Kate Indreland sees soil health as the path to a better world.
This FFA Member Is Knocking Out Hunger
Meet Mason Finocchio, a 2018 national FFA proficiency finalist, who has taken a stand against hunger in his community. Most kids Mason Finocchio’s age are thinking about college, future careers and their plans for Friday night. Finocchio thinks about those things, too, but his primary concern is helping the less fortunate. “I found out that in my community, the poverty level is 18 percent, which is 4 percent higher than the national average,” says Finocchio. “Because of that, I decided to start a project through FFA dedicated to knocking out hunger in our community.” The recent graduate of Bald Eagle Area High School in Howard, Pa., was a finalist at the 2018 National FFA Convention & Expo for his proficiency in community development. Through this proficiency, which began in 2015, Finocchio raised nearly $10,000 to provide nutritious meals for students when they weren’t in school, as well as $500 for healthy snacks and 938 pounds of canned goods. By applying for the FFA Food for All grant, he has also involved his community with the project [...]
Read to Feed
Indiana FFA members combat illiteracy, fight world hunger and raise money for a good cause.
Making a Motion for the First Conduct of Chapter Meetings LDE
After a test run in 2016, the conduct of meetings leadership development event debuted this year at the 90th National FFA Convention & Expo.
Ohio FFA Members Pay Tribute to Fallen Heroes at Arlington National Cemetery
Landscape design students at the Knox County Career Center in Mount Vernon, Ohio, travel to Washington, D.C., to help landscape at Arlington National Cemetery.
Leader2Leader: Grow. Always.
National FFA President encourages you to "Grow. Always."
On The Record: Ray Starling, Special Assistant to the President
Ray Starling, the 1996-97 National FFA Eastern Region Vice President, recently received a new position within the White House, focusing on agriculture policy.
