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Articles tagged under: National FFA Week

You Only Get Out What You Put Into It

Published February 24, 2020

Charlie Vogel is a former Idaho FFA member and state officer, now serving as the executive director for the Minnesota Association of Wheat Growers. Vogel says the path to his current career didn’t follow the straight and narrow. "It's a…
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Step Outside Your Comfort Zone

Published February 24, 2020

Former Hitchcock-Tulare South Dakota FFA member Angie Bushong credits the FFA to helping her develop core leadership skills, including communications. "Extemporaneous speaking taught me to be uncomfortable. I think that is so important when you enter the workforce. A comfort…
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FFA Develops the Next Generation

Published February 21, 2020

When former Ada, Minnesota FFA member Nathan Purrington looks back at his FFA experience, he remembers advisor Lowell Gunderson. "He was always passionate about his students." Purrington taught agricultural education in Ada for a few years. Now, he teaches agricultural…
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Thankful for the Opportunities

Published February 25, 2019

CHS Senior Vice-President of Refined Fuels Jason Schwantz serves on the Minnesota FFA Foundation. "One of the things I see is the diversity of people in FFA," says Schwantz. "When I was a younger man, that's exactly what it was, a…
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Developing Future Leaders in FFA

Published February 22, 2019

Former Larimore (ND) FFA member Tom Lilja served North Dakota FFA as a state officer. "I really enjoyed talking to local FFA chapters about leadership development," he says. Listen to Lilja's story.    
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Working Hard to Achieve Big Goals

Published February 22, 2019

Former Gettysburg (SD) FFA member Dewayne Siebrasse values hard work. Growing up on a farm, his parents instilled a strong work ethic that fueled a desire to set big goals and achieve them through the FFA. "My FFA advisors motivated…
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Tradition and History of the FFA Jacket

Published February 21, 2019

The blue corduroy FFA jacket represents tradition and history. Former Wellcome Memorial FFA member and Minnesota Farm Bureau President Kevin Paap says a young FFA member once told him the blue jacket can tell you a lot about a person.…
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The Lasting Impact of an FFA Advisor

Published February 20, 2019

Farming was tough in the 1980s and former Beach (ND) FFA member Greg Lardy knew he wouldn’t return to the farm. It was FFA advisor Doug Vannurden who encouraged Lardy to stay in agriculture. "He was a tremendous influence," says…
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Supporting Ag Education In and Out of the Classroom

Published February 20, 2019

There's a shortage of agriculture teachers in the U.S. Vivayic Senior Learning Designer Tiffany Sanderson says as the shortages have presented themselves and continue, states and local school districts are getting creative about bringing passionate and interested people into the…
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Making Strong Connections With Others

Published February 19, 2019

Not all FFA members pursue a career in agriculture. Former Stanley and Minot, North Dakota FFA member Jon Solberg is a emergency and trauma doctor in Bismarck. "The more experience you can have understanding how people work together and think,…
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