Deere Innovation Is Helping Tell the Story of Cotton
With its recent attention at the National FFA Convention & Expo and the John Deere booth at CES, the cotton story is getting a little splash of the spotlight.
Getting Plugged in as a Greenhand
Here are three ways to step up your FFA involvement this upcoming year.
5 Tips to Showcase Your Skills
Ace your next interview with these tips from a human resources manager.
Arctic Agriculture: What’s FFA Like in Alaska?
Michael Boatright, 2023-24 Alaska FFA state president, shares insights about farming and FFA in The Last Frontier.
Getting Started With Hydroponics
Combat wintertime blues and exercise your green thumb with hydroponics. Let's explore the basics of these systems.
Revamped Record Keeping
Missouri FFA member Seth Timm shares his best practices for staying on top of your record book in the upcoming year.
Addressing a Wild Hog Problem
Smithville FFA members help Mississippi landowners as part of a creative new federal hog trapping program.
Why Kentucky Alum Invests in the Future of Agriculture
Lifetime supporter and Kentucky FFA alumnus discusses what inspires him to give back to our organization.
Supporting Career Paths Through Scholarships Can Lead to a Continued Passion for Agriculture
Did you know that the ag industry is one of the largest employers in the United States? Agriculture and its related industries provided 21.1 million full- and part-time jobs in 2021 — or 10.5 percent of total U.S. employment! So it shouldn’t surprise you to learn that agriculture isn’t just for those seeking careers on farms or ranches. One of the programs I manage in my work at Bayer is Grow Ag Leaders, a Bayer Fund scholarship program, which awards more than $500,000 in scholarships every year. The prospective majors of our 2023 scholarship recipients demonstrate some of the incredibly diverse college majors that feed into the field of agriculture: Animal Breeding and Genetics; Diesel Mechanics; Environmental Engineering; Communications; Welding; Natural Resources Management; Landscape Architecture; Forest Management; Parks, Recreation & Tourism Studies; and many more. One of our recent scholarship recipients perfectly illustrates how a love of agriculture can transform into a promising career. Alaina Gebel from Waukon, Iowa, received a Grow Ag Leaders scholarship in 2023. She is currently a freshman at Iowa State University, [...]
Member-Run Holiday Market Spreads Cheer
Each winter, Housatonic Valley FFA members learn life skills while keeping community traditions alive.
