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Nebraska Hero Gone But Not Forgotten

A Nebraska farmer and FFA alumni member is remembered for his passion for agriculture and willingness to lend a helping hand.

By Jodi Helmer|2019-09-24T14:31:49-04:00August 12th, 2019|Categories: Alumni & Supporters, FFA New Horizons, Honorary, The Feed|Tags: alumni and supporters, flood, james, Lakewood FFA, Nebraska, wilke|

Meet the 44 Members Vying to Serve on the Next National Officer Team

Find out who will represent your state in this year's national officer election.

By Julie Woodard|2020-09-30T15:35:56-04:00August 6th, 2019|Categories: 92nd National FFA Convention & Expo, National Officers, The Feed|Tags: 92nd National FFA Convention & Expo, convention, National Officers|

Kentucky FFA Members Choose Their Ag Venture

With funding from the Kentucky FFA Foundation, local students explore a variety of innovative farming practices.

By Lauren Denton|2019-08-06T10:37:19-04:00August 5th, 2019|Categories: FFA New Horizons, The Feed|Tags: bards town, grant, kentucky, kentucky ffa, land lab, legacy core, thomas nelson high school|

Your 2019 National Chapter, Agriscience and Proficiency Finalists

These FFA members and chapters are headed to national convention to compete on the big stage.

By FFA New Horizons|2019-08-06T15:05:50-04:00August 1st, 2019|Categories: Agriscience, National Chapter, Proficiency, The Feed|Tags: 92nd National FFA Convention & Expo, agriscience, convention, national chapter, proficiency|

Announcing the 2019 American Star Award Finalists

Meet the 16 FFA members who will vie for the 2019 American Star Awards this October.

By FFA New Horizons|2019-07-31T09:22:16-04:00July 31st, 2019|Categories: American Star Awards, The Feed|Tags: 92nd National FFA Convention & Expo, American Star Awards, convention, sae|

Growers Have Hopes for Hemp

Pioneer growers are proving that industrial hemp could be the next big thing.

By John Walter|2019-11-08T11:03:19-05:00July 22nd, 2019|Categories: Agriscience, FFA New Horizons, Plant Systems, The Feed|Tags: cannabidiol, CBD, hemp, marijuana, national hemp association, usda|

FFA Member Creates Livestock Show for Special Needs Participants

This Living to Serve project helps participants vie for Best in Show.

By Jodi Helmer|2019-12-18T15:10:14-05:00July 15th, 2019|Categories: FFA New Horizons, Living to Serve, The Feed|Tags: Fair, kylie ramirez, livestock, living to serve, Ohio, special needs, washington leadership conference, west holmes, wlc|

Q&A With Turf Manager Nick McKenna

This former FFA member is now an athletic fields manager at Texas A&M University and is working with FFA to enhance the turfgrass SAE.

By John Walter|2019-07-15T14:52:21-04:00July 15th, 2019|Categories: FFA New Horizons, On The Record, The Feed|Tags: nick mckenna, sae, supervised agricultural experience, texas a&m, turf, turf grass, washington leadership conference, wlc|

Women in FFA: From Communications to Chickens

After earning a degree in ag communications, Hannah Borg returned to the family farm to raise chickens and continue her family legacy.

By Bev Flatt|2019-07-09T15:25:59-04:00July 9th, 2019|Categories: 50 Years of Women in FFA, FFA New Horizons, New Century Farmer, The Feed|Tags: 50 Years of Women in FFA, borg, chicken, Costco, hannah, Nebraska, new century farmer, women in ffa|

Iowa FFA Chapter Takes an International Adventure

A trip to the other side of the world taught FFA members that we all have something in common.

By Jodi Helmer|2019-07-09T16:40:00-04:00July 8th, 2019|Categories: Chapter Focus, FFA New Horizons, The Feed|Tags: china, corteva, international learning opportunity, iowa, john deere, pleasant hill, southeast polk, syngenta|