Florida

Helping a Threatened Species: Incubate in the Sunshine State

Peyton Gay is the caretaker of threatened geese species. His goal is to help protect them, and his gaggle keeps growing.

By Madelin Garcia|2024-09-09T19:33:16-04:00September 9th, 2024|Categories: FFA in the USA|Tags: Animal Systems, Florida, Southern Region|

Buzzing With Purpose

In Florida, Horizon FFA Chapter President Madison Strain launched her beekeeping business, Horizon Honey, in 2022.

By Ava Yarborough|2024-09-04T12:36:32-04:00August 30th, 2024|Categories: FFA in the USA|Tags: Florida, Southern Region, Sustainability Systems|

National Officer Year Officially Kicks Off With Experience Week in Florida

The national officer team begins their adventures on the road, telling the unique stories of FFA members along the way.

By 2022-23 National FFA Officers|2023-02-28T16:00:19-05:00February 8th, 2023|Categories: The Feed|Tags: 2022-23 National FFA Officers, Florida|

Attending Convention Despite the Odds

Some chapters pushed through pain and personal loss caused by natural disasters to attend national convention.

By Elizabeth Richwine|2022-11-14T15:39:04-05:00October 29th, 2022|Categories: 95th National FFA Convention & Expo, Crisis Relief, FFA New Horizons, The Feed|Tags: 95th National Convention, flood, Florida, hurricane fiona, hurricane ian, kentucky, natural disaster, Puerto Rico|

Meet the Finalists: 2021 American Star in Agriscience

Watch: These four American Star finalists are competing for top honors in agriscience.

By Dené Dryden|2021-10-27T17:52:09-04:00October 22nd, 2021|Categories: 94th National FFA Convention & Expo, The Feed|Tags: 94th National FFA Convention & Expo, agriscience, American Star Awards, california, Florida, iowa, stars, texas|

Meet the Finalists: 2021 American Star in Agribusiness

Watch: It's all about agribusiness for these four 2021 American Star finalists.

By Kyle Hampel|2021-10-27T17:56:53-04:00October 22nd, 2021|Categories: 94th National FFA Convention & Expo, The Feed|Tags: 2020 American Star Awards, 94th National FFA Convention & Expo, agribusiness, American Star Awards, Florida, georgia, kentucky, Star awards, Star in Agribusiness, texas|

Meet the 2020 American Star in Agriscience Winner

Nicole Stevens from Oklahoma is the 2020 American Star in Agribusiness.

By Dené Dryden|2020-10-28T21:34:25-04:00October 23rd, 2020|Categories: 93rd National FFA Convention & Expo, American Star Awards, The Feed|Tags: 93rd National FFA Convention & Expo, agriscience, convention, Florida, Illinois, Oklahoma, stars, texas|

Ag Saves the School

A Florida school facing hard times found its footing by reimplementing ag education and FFA.

By Jessica Walker Boehm|2020-04-20T10:16:32-04:00April 20th, 2020|Categories: Chapter Focus, FFA New Horizons, The Feed|Tags: Florida, Hawthorne high school, Hawthorne Middle|

Women in FFA: Leading the Future of Food Production

As a plant scientist at NASA, Dr. Gioia Massa uses her FFA experience to lead cutting-edge agricultural research on the final frontier.

By Bev Flatt|2021-03-09T13:18:13-05:00October 29th, 2019|Categories: 50 Years of Women in FFA, 92nd National FFA Convention & Expo, Alumni & Supporters, Career Success, FFA Membership, Results Top Story, The Feed|Tags: 50 Years of Women in FFA, DeLand FFA Chapter, Florida, gioia massa, NASA|

Thriving FFA Chapter Grows in Tampa, Florida

How one teacher dug in to create new opportunities for his students in urban Florida.

By Jessica Walker Boehm|2019-05-06T10:42:42-04:00May 6th, 2019|Categories: Chapter Focus, FFA New Horizons, The Feed|Tags: Florida, Kenneth Coogan, tampa, woodrow wilson ffa, woodrow wilson middle school|