Six Moneymaking Ways to Diversify
How to diversify your farm by adding a business and adding income.
4 Tips for a Successful Urban Garden
This FFA chapter proves urban gardens can produce plenty of produce.
Q&A with Champion Calf Roper Tyson Durfey
World Champion Calf Roper Tyson Durfey says his FFA background in Missouri helped him achieve his biggest dreams in the Super Bowl of Rodeo.
6 Ways to Break Out of Your Shell in 2019
Cody Sanders, an agriculture instructor and FFA advisor at Sugar-Salem High School in Sugar City, Idaho, shares six ways to make this your best year in FFA ever.
A Crop With the Potential to Soar
This Alabama member plants an experimental crop that can be converted to jet fuel. Crystal Chandler was looking for a supervised agricultural experience (SAE) project when her FFA advisor at Geraldine High School in Geraldine, Ala., introduced her to carinata (Brassica carinata). The oilseed crop, a nonfood biofuel oil, can be used in jet fuel. The remnants of the carinata seed can be used as a high-protein feed for livestock. The timing was right for Chandler to plant the novel crop. Her parents had just rented 50 acres of farmland with plans to grow row crops. Also, Agrisoma Biosciences Inc., a business focused on sustainable biofuel production, was looking for Alabama farmers to experiment with the oilseed crop. Chandler was eager to take on a major project. “For my first SAE, I grew herbs,” she says. “The second year, I got a little bigger and grew 2 acres of row crops, and I wanted to do something bigger.” In 2017, Chandler planted 50 acres of carinata under contract with Agrisoma. She expected to harvest her first [...]
Florida Member Eyes A Future in Forestry
Member Hendrix Paterson grows a successful SAE to serve his chapter, school and community.
Benjamin Curtin Named 2018 Star in Agribusiness
For Ben Curtin of the Taylorville FFA Chapter in Illinois, a crossroads of art and agriculture exists in his metalworking business.
Meet Brady Womack 2018 Star in Agribusiness Finalist
If you visit a livestock show in Oklahoma, chances are you'll see Brady Womack's B-5 Enterprises Show Supplies trailer.
Meet Jarret Moser – 2018 Star in Agricultural Placement Finalist
Communication has been a key element of Jarret Moser’s success in his placement supervised agricultural experience (SAE).
National FFA Names 2018 American Star Award Finalists
National FFA selected 16 students from throughout the United States as finalists for its 2018 top achievement awards.
