Monthly Archives: October 2021
2021 Fiber and/or Oil Crop Production – Entrepreneurship/Placement Winner Brady Walker
Brady Walker of the Tift County FFA Chapter in Georgia works at Docia Farms, growing 850 acres of peanuts and 1,200 acres of cotton on sandy loam soils. His normal duties include harrowing in front of the peanut planter, planting, … Continue reading
2021 Agricultural Sales – Entrepreneurship Winner Drake Williams
Drake Williams of the Cherokee FFA Chapter in Oklahoma has been buying and re-selling various breeds of goats, sheep and exotic animals for three years. He attends sales throughout the area to purchase bred nannies and replacement bucks for resale … Continue reading
2021 Agricultural Communication – Entrepreneurship/Placement Proficiency Winner Lashawna Vogel
Lashawna Vogel of the Denmark FFA Chapter in Wisconsin has become an expert at communicating information and ideas with her larger community and FFA chapter. Leading up to National FFA Week, she writes articles reflecting on each of her chapter’s … Continue reading
2021 Agricultural Services – Entrepreneurship/Placement Winner Cassie Carter
Cassie Carter of the Habersham Central FFA Chapter in Georgia works for Trophy Taker Taxidermy during summers and after school. There, she works with mounts for clients. She washes the animal hides, dries them, and applies the preservatives to each … Continue reading
Retiring Address: Anna Mathis
Listen to 2020-2021 National FFA Secretary Anna Mathis deliver her retiring address… http://www.ffaconvention.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/RA_MathisAnna.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download
Corteva Agriscience Shares Hands-On Activities with FFA Students
Ronda Hamm, Academic Relations Manager at Corteva Agriscience, discusses the interactive activities in the booth at the 94th National FFA Convention and Expo and the acoustic performances by the National FFA Band and Chorus with Broadcast Desk Intern, Lydia Johnson. … Continue reading
2021 Agricultural Sales – Placement Winner Emily Wise
Emily Wise of the Bakersfield Christian FFA Chapter in California works for Redhouse, an integrated agricultural family operation specializing in producing and selling grass-fed beef, poultry, almonds and honey. Her responsibilities include customer relations, product marketing and branding, processing online … Continue reading
National FFA Announces Proficiency Winners
INDIANAPOLIS (Thursday, Oct. 28, 2021/National FFA Organization) – Nine winners of the 2021 Agricultural Proficiency Awards were named during the second session of the 94th National FFA Convention & Expo on Thursday, Oct. 28, which is being held in Indianapolis … Continue reading
Students Work Hard And John Deere Says It’s OK To Take A Break
Even the hardest workers need to take a break; that’s the message John Deere focuses on this year at the National FFA Convention. Students in FFA are constantly working hard, and John Deer wants to provide a place where they … Continue reading
Self-Confidence and Agriculture Advocacy are Key Themes for Keynote Speaker, Courtenay DeHoff
Courtenay DeHoff, founder of Fancy Lady Cowgirl, addressed attendees at the 94th National FFA Convention and Expo. She sits down with Broadcast Desk Intern, Lydia Johnson, to discuss the brand she built, ways youth can combat misconceptions in agriculture, and … Continue reading