Building Bunk Beds for Foster Kids
When a local farmer donated lumber to this agricultural education program, the students wasted no time putting it to use.
Dinosaur Fish Offer New Lessons
An FFA chapter is netting fresh insights from a giant, endangered species.
FFA Chapters Raise Guide Dogs for the Blind
This puppy project teaches FFA members lifelong lessons and skills, and provides a valuable opportunity to serve.
FFA Family Donates Dwarf Goats
A unique donation helps Mulrennan Middle FFA members and other students in their community connect with livestock.
FFA Chapter Finds a Thousand Ways to Care
Members of Turlock FFA served their community last summer, but the teens received much more than they gave.
Why I Give: Bob Funk Knows How to Steer Success
FFA donor Bob Funk knows what a winner looks like — an FFA member — and he's making sure our future talent pipeline sees blue and gold.
Women in FFA: The Motion That Launched a Career
Little did Bill Sarpalius know his first public vote to extend FFA membership to women would lead to a lifelong career as a political servant and advocate for agriculture.
5 Things to Avoid When Running for State Office
Steer clear of these common mistakes with advice from current and past state officers.
Cargill: The Reasons Why We Give
If John Niemann had been skilled in mechanics as a young man, he probably would not be the person he is today—at one of the world’s largest providers of food, agriculture and risk management products and services. “My dad wanted me to overhaul the engine on his lawn mower, so I signed up for FFA,” explains Niemann, president of Cargill Protein—Ingredients & International. “I learned pretty quickly that was not my skill set, but because FFA had so many other things that I liked, I kept going. It’s the best thing that ever happened to me. I wouldn’t be here if it weren’t for FFA. The Atchison County FFA Chapter in Effingham, Kan., cultivated his passion for leadership throughout high school. He served as district and then state officer, and he became state president in college. Niemann now presides as chair on the National FFA Foundation Sponsors’ Board. “FFA guided me in a direction and gave me a vision for what I wanted to do and created a passion that I had in me that I [...]
FFA Chapters Try the #10GallonChallenge
As part of a social media challenge, California FFA chapters collected and donated 1,240 gallons of milk to local food banks.
