C-W Valley Co-op General Manager Mike Bjertness is working at the same company where he was an intern as a high school FFA student. Bjertness has many highlights from his FFA career, but the biggest was serving as a North Dakota state FFA officer. Bjertness credits his time in FFA for developing the life skills he uses as an adult. “Every day, in just about everything I do, really comes down to the skill set and the confidence that was instilled in me during FFA and the leadership, having a shared goal and working with a team to achieve that,” said Bjertness. “FFA is not just for farmers or agribusiness, it can apply to any industry and it is great experience and great skill set for the future.” Bjertness’s home FFA chapter was in Kindred , North Dakota. The full interview can be found online.
