Category Archives: 2018 Convention

Communication has been a key element of Jarret Moser’s success in his placement supervised agricultural experience (SAE). Jarret took many lessons to heart from his time in the Jefferson County FFA chapter in Jefferson City, Tenn., but building his business … Continue reading →

Not many teenagers have an ethanol producing facility in their basement, but for Eric Koehlmoos, a student from the South O’Brien FFA Chapter in Paullina, Iowa, it was all part of his supervised agricultural experience (SAE). Eric’s idea for his … Continue reading →

When you are extremely happy with your job, it is hard to think about doing anything else. That was what Landon Herring of the Lowndes County FFA Chapter in Georgia said he feels about his FFA supervised agricultural experience (SAE). … Continue reading →

When Dylan Finken set out to start his FFA supervised agricultural experience (SAE), he started working with what he had available: haying equipment on his father’s farm. Originally purchased to help feed livestock that Dylan’s family used to own, the … Continue reading →

When Katherine Fazzino’s father and grandfather, both farmers, needed an organic fertilizer that increased crop yields but would not damage the soil, Katherine not only found a product, but she also researched its effects for four years. “When I came … Continue reading →

For many FFA members, their supervised agricultural experience (SAE) begins in freshman or sophomore year of high school. Adam Eichacker of the McCook Central FFA chapter in Salem, South Dakota, credits the beginning of his SAE when his grandfather bought … Continue reading →

Through his agribusiness SAE, Aaron Deunk of the Norris FFA Chapter said he is getting closer to his dream of being a farmer, a vision he has held since childhood growing up with on the family farm in Nebraska. “I … Continue reading →

Agriculture is a way of life for Gracie Danner of the West Liberty FFA Chapter in West Liberty, Iowa; she grew up on her family’s farm, where she saw an opportunity for a placement supervised agricultural experience (SAE) when they … Continue reading →

As a student intrigued by science—her favorite school subject—Adrienne Blakey found an interest in plant genetics as a student in the Stillwater FFA Chapter in Stillwater, Oklahoma. Though she participated in a beef placement supervised agricultural experience (SAE) in high … Continue reading →

For Ben Curtin of the Taylorville FFA Chapter in Illinois, a crossroads of art and agriculture exists in his metalworking business. He started his supervised agricultural experience and business, Curtin’s Creations, during his sophomore year of high school after some … Continue reading →