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Brookings Hosts South Dakota FFA Convention

Published April 16, 2024

This year's South Dakota FFA state convention, held in Brookings, includes over a dozen competitions, a career carnival, a day of service, and according to South Dakota FFA Association Executive Director Gerri Eide, lots of opportunities for students to learn…

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Celebrating Growth

Published April 19, 2023

South Dakota FFA Association is in a time of growth. "In addition to watching our growth in numbers, we've seen a growth in quality in our students and chapters," said Executive Director Wyatt DeJong. That excitement was seen at the…

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South Dakota FFA Slates New Officer Team

Published April 19, 2023

The South Dakota FFA Association has slated the 2023- 2024 state officer team. South Dakota State FFA Treasurer Gretta Larson says she ran for state office to get more young leaders involved in agriculture. "I was inspired to run for…

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A Sustainable Future

Published April 19, 2023

One feature of the South Dakota State FFA Convention is the career carnival. South Dakota Soil Health Coalition Coordinator Cindy Zenk said her group educates youth about possible careers. Regarding the wet spring, Zenk says the recent weather has gone…

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Stars Shine at FFA Convention

Published April 19, 2023

The South Dakota Star in Agriscience is Mason Pulse of the McCook Central FFA Chapter. Northwestern Area FFA Chapter member Ella Haven was named Star in Ag Placement. Her family’s custom harvest business was her emphasis. "Haven Harvesting goes down…

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Stiefvater Leads Officer Team

Published May 1, 2022

South Dakota FFA has elected their 2022-2023 state officer team. Ella Stiefvater from the Salem FFA Chapter will serve as president. The new vice president is Megan Sanders from Oral and Kathryn Rausch from the Hoven FFA Chapter is secretary.…

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More Than Cows, Plows, and Sows

Published May 1, 2022

During the South Dakota convention, National FFA Eastern Region Vice President Mallory White conducted a workshop on the ability to impact agriculture. "I used to get caught up in what I can do to impact agriculture while not producing a…

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South Dakota FFA Membership Exceeds 5,000

Published May 1, 2022

South Dakota FFA Foundation Executive Director Gerri Eide says the number of FFA chapters in South Dakota has been increasing for the past five years. "This coming year we have over 102 chapters and just over 5,000 members.  The challenge…

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Community Service Project Feeds Thousands

Published May 1, 2022

Learning to do, doing to learn, earning to live and living to serve. That’s the FFA motto. South Dakota FFA members participated in a service project during convention, packaging over 50,000 meals. Feeding South Dakota Community Engagement Manager Jennifer Stanza…

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South Dakota FFA Names Stars

Published April 28, 2022

South Dakota's Star in Agriscience and Ag Placement is Ella Stiefvater, McCook Central FFA Chapter. The Star in Ag Business is Andrew Rick from the West Central FFA Chapter and Caleb McGreggor from the Webster FFA Chapter is the Star…

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