Ag Executive Remembers His FFA Roots
David Hollinrake, president of Syngenta Seeds North America, shares his FFA story with current members of his former chapter.
Past National Officer Recognizes the Unbreakable FFA Bond
Although successful careers and busy lives sometimes make it a challenge, FFA members maintain lifelong connections.
Check IN to a Lifelong Community
Four FFA Alumni Check IN to share memories, lessons learned and opportunities afforded by their FFA membership.
On the Record: Kip Tom
Northern Indiana farmer, entrepreneur and former National FFA Foundation trustee Kip Tom.
Jump-Start Your Summer Reading With FFA New Horizons
The elephant wouldn't typically be considered a farm animal, read why it's featured on the cover FFA New Horizons magazine.
FFA Alumna Is a Natural Fit in Nature
As an education ranger, this FFA alumna spends time interacting with park visitors, delivering school programs and teaching others about natural resource systems.
Q&A with Original FFA Band Member Neil Overly
Concert bands have been a fixture at the National FFA Convention since 1947, when the first official band was selected from FFA member tryouts. But that wasn’t the first band to play at the convention. An FFA band from Fredericktown, Ohio, performed in Kansas City at the fifth convention in 1933. Remarkably, two members of that band are still living – Linden Scheff (pictured above, left) and Neil Overly – and they attended a recent ceremony that recognized Fredericktown as the home of the FFA jacket. Overly, a retired farmer, turned 100 on Nov. 8. Here, he discusses his FFA experience and the years since. New Horizons: What is the background of that 1933 FFA convention band? Neil Overly: I grew up on the family farm and was a pretty good trumpet player, too. When I was 14 and a freshman in high school, the school FFA leader asked me to join FFA and go with them to Kansas City to play in a band he was taking. We rode the Buckeye Stages bus line and stayed overnight in Indianapolis. [...]
Wisconsin Community Goes All In for Agricultural Education
The community of New Richmond, Wis. steps up in big ways to support its FFA chapter, thanks to the tireless efforts of the agricultural education instructor.
Corporate Employees Connect with Local FFA Chapters
Nontraditional alumni and supporters chapters lend time and talent to help FFA members, chapters and advisors.
Introducing the FFA Alumni Educational Enrichment Program
FFA has partnered with Pearson to offer this new program for FFA Alumni members everywhere.
