sustainability

Cultivate a Career in Agriculture

Explore these five career pathways to see what your future could look like — and how your FFA involvement can help you get there.

By Lauren Quinlan|2025-01-06T14:15:58-05:00January 6th, 2025|Categories: Career Pathways, Features, FFA New Horizons, The Feed|Tags: AgCareers.com, agexplorer, agricultural business, ballweg implement, biotechnology, brock vetick, California FFA, cara crye wright, career pathways, farm supply, great plains manufacturing, Kansas FFA, land pride, matthew baxter, Milton Sabat González-Serrano, Nebraska FFA, precision agriculture, Puerto Rico FFA, settje agri-services and engineering, sheila jaeckel, skilled trades, sustainability, technology, the ohio state university, Wisconsin FFA|

Walmart’s Steps to Sustainability

Learn more about this FFA corporate partner’s journey to a more sustainable future.

By FFA New Horizons|2023-05-19T08:51:18-04:00April 1st, 2023|Categories: Ag Issues, FFA New Horizons, The Feed|Tags: Darling Ingredients, environment, sustainability, sustainable, valent, walmart|

A Call for Sustainability at Convention

Wisconsin FFA president’s SAE inspires sustainable ag practices.

By Elizabeth Richwine|2022-11-14T15:44:08-05:00October 27th, 2022|Categories: 95th National FFA Convention & Expo, FFA New Horizons, SAE, The Feed|Tags: casey denk, decade of agriculture, sustainability, wisconsin|

Surprising Career Paths to Sustainability

An FFA alumnus and rendering expert shares some less-recognized roles for making an impact.

By Lauren Denton|2022-11-15T10:26:59-05:00August 8th, 2022|Categories: Alumni & Supporters, FFA New Horizons, The Feed|Tags: Alumni, corporate sponsors, Darling Ingredients, Fall/Winter 2022, FFA Alumni, Forever Blue Network, sustainability|

4 Things to Consider for a Regenerative Agriculture SAE

If you’re interested in improving the health of the land while maintaining profitability, regenerative agriculture practices might be for you.

By Courtney Leeper Girgis|2022-03-21T14:31:52-04:00March 17th, 2022|Categories: FFA New Horizons, SAE, The Feed|Tags: regenerative agriculture, sae, supervised agricultural experience, sustainability|

Fueling the World, One By-Product at a Time

Industry leader Mike Rath shares more about biodiesel’s role in living sustainably.

By Jessica Mozo|2022-03-11T12:12:04-05:00March 11th, 2022|Categories: FFA New Horizons, Sponsors, The Feed|Tags: biodiesel, biofuel, Darling Ingredients, Inc., renewable energy, sustainability|

Alumnus Personalizes Climate-Smart Agriculture

Through his role at Corteva, Ross Deardorff helps farmers make sustainable growing decisions.

By Lauren Denton|2022-01-14T13:11:34-05:00January 7th, 2022|Categories: Alumni & Supporters, FFA New Horizons, The Feed|Tags: Agronomy, agronomy cde, carbon credits, Corteva Agriscience, sustainability|

FFA Chapter Turns Grass Into Energy

Castle FFA in Hawaii participates in a renewable energy research project.

By Jessica Walker Boehm|2021-12-16T11:11:07-05:00December 16th, 2021|Categories: Chapter Focus, FFA New Horizons, The Feed|Tags: Bana Farms, Bana grass, Castle FFA, Hawaii FFA, renewable energy, sustainability|

5 Topics You Can Explore in the FFA Blue Room

The all-virtual experience is open to everyone.

By Lauren Denton|2021-08-03T15:23:42-04:00August 3rd, 2021|Categories: 94th National FFA Convention & Expo, FFA New Horizons, Technology, The Feed|Tags: Careers, FFA Blue Room, national convention, STEM, sustainability, virtual|

Building a Responsible Textile Supply Chain

FFA alumna Ashley Gill explains the importance and process of connecting conscious producers and brands.

By Lauren Denton|2021-01-25T10:44:08-05:00January 25th, 2021|Categories: Alumni Focus, Environmental, FFA New Horizons, The Feed|Tags: responsible practices, sustainability, Texas FFA, Texas FFA Alumni, Textile Exchange, textile industry|