06 Apr 2016

Upcoming FFA Events

By Scott Johnson

Visit http://www.iowaffa.com/2016pressreleases.aspx for all the latest news and events
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05 Nov 2015

Iowa FFA Highlights From National FFA Convention & Expo

By Scott Johnson
For the 2nd time in three years, the National FFA Central Region Vice President is from Iowa! Abrah Meyer, 2014-15 Iowa FFA President, was elected last Saturday at the 88th National FFA Convention and Expo. To learn more about the new National FFA Officer team, click here.
Other Iowa highlights include (click here for the National FFA Convention and Expo press room):
127 American Degree Recipients
3rd Place Ag Communication CDE Team: Montezuma FFA Chapter
1st Place Ag Sames CDE Team: Muscatine FFA Chapter: 1st place individual Makayla Kellor and 2nd place individual Tiffany Tomlin
9th Place Dairy Cattle CDE Team: Maquoketa Valley FFA Chapter
2nd Place Farm Business Management Individual: Spencer Pech, Starmont FFA
6th Place Floriculture CDE Team: Muscatine FFA Chapter
3rd Place Prepared Public Speaking CDE: Kalee Leistikow, Wapsie Valley FFA Chapter
National FFA Proficiency Award Winner, Ag Mechanics Repair and Maintenance: Kellie Einck, South O'Brien FFA Chapter
16 Oct 2015

FFA in Iowa Sets Historical Record in Consecutive Years

By Scott Johnson

ANKENY - The future of agriculture is bright in Iowa and youth across the state want to be a part of it?in record numbers. The Iowa FFA Association has achieved a new plateau in membership by setting an all-time record with 14,857 members in 225 high schools across Iowa during the 2014-15 school year. This is the highest membership for the Iowa FFA Association since the charter of the organization in 1929 and surpassing the previous record set during the 2013-14 school year with 14,318 Iowa FFA members.

"The increase of our membership is a reflection of the dedication of our agriculture teachers and the appeal of leadership programs pertaining to all facets of the agriculture industry," said Iowa FFA Advisor Dale Gruis.

"The rigorous combination of agricultural education classes, experiential learning through supervised agricultural experience projects, and the FFA provided by our agriculture teachers provides students with relevance to their futures and helps them to build relationships within their communities."

The Iowa FFA Association has experienced a recent surge in membership with an increase of over 20% over the last four years. The new membership record is also 69% larger than 25 years ago in 1988-89 when there were only 8,748 members.

Iowa FFA President Michael Tupper added, "Our increasing membership is the result of growing opportunities available to all our students. These opportunities range from hands-on learning, leadership experiences, and over $2 million of scholarships offered through the National FFA Scholarship program annually. There are so many doors that are open to members of the Iowa FFA."

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12 Jun 2015

Iowa FFA Career Development Event Results

By Scott Johnson
Six Career Development Events were held at Iowa State University and Kirkwood Community College this past week and we have results to share!
Please go to our 2015 Press Release Webpage for more information about:
1--Vet Science
2--Ag Mechanics
3--Agronomy
4--Food Science
5--Floriculture
6--Nursery Landscape
17 Apr 2015

2015 Iowa FFA Proficiency Award Results

By Scott Johnson
ANKENY, Iowa--100% of all FFA members have proficiencies as part of the agricultural program and the FFA. These proficiencies range in the areas of Agricultural Communications to Home and/or Community Development and from Diversified Agricultural Production to Swine Production. Proficiency Award winners have excelled in their Supervised Agricultural Experience (SAE) Programs. These awards encourage members to develop specialized skills that will apply toward a future career.
State winners will advance to the National FFA competition where they will compete against winners from the other State FFA Associations. The four national finalists that are selected from each area will be recognized at the National FFA Convention and Expo in October.
The Iowa FFA Proficiency Awards program is possible with support from the many partners of the Iowa FFA Foundation. The specific partner for each area is identified in our summary of results.
Listed below are the results from the 2015 Iowa Proficiency Awards program.
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About Iowa FFA Association
The Iowa FFA Association is a youth organization of over 14,600 student members as part of 225 local FFA chapters across Iowa. The FFA mission is to make a positive difference in the lives of students by developing their potential for premier leadership, personal growth and career success through agricultural education. The Iowa FFA Association was organized by delegates from 23 schools at Iowa State College on May 17, 1929 and is an integral part of public instruction in agriculture. The Iowa Department of Education provides leadership and helps set direction for FFA as a service to local agricultural education programs. For more, visit the Iowa FFA Association online at IowaFFA.com, on Facebook, and Twitter.
17 Apr 2015

Agriscience Fair Winners Named at 58th State Science + Technology Fair of Iowa

By Scott Johnson
AMES, IA - The Iowa FFA Agriscience Fair was held at Hilton Coliseum in Ames on Thursday, March 26, 2015. The Iowa FFA Agriscience Fair is open to 7-12 grade students. First Place winning students have the opportunity to exhibit their Agriscience research in six different categories: Animal Systems; Environment Services/Natural Resource Systems; Food Products and Processing Systems; Plant Systems; Power, Structural and Technical Systems; and Social Systems. FFA members from Iowa that are selected as a national finalist in grades 7-12 may earn the opportunity to exhibit at the National FFA Agriscience Fair in Louisville, Kentucky, in October.
While at the National FFA Convention & Expo, students put up a display showcasing their project and interview with a panel of judges. After all students have been interviewed, national summer judging scores are then combined with convention interview scores to calculate the overall ranking of projects within each category and division. Each participant is ranked gold, silver or bronze and receives a pin. The top three projects in each category and division are recognized for their efforts on the main stage during a general convention session. During this recognition ceremony, final ranking is announced.
The top three projects in each category received medals for their achievements and each division winner will receive a plaque and be recognized at the 87th Iowa FFA Leadership Conference at Hilton Coliseum in Ames. The Agriscience Fair was made possible with support from Animal Health International through the Iowa FFA Foundation.
The results from the FFA Agriscience Fair are listed below.
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About Iowa FFA Association
The Iowa FFA Association is a youth organization of over 14,700 student members as part of 225 local FFA chapters across Iowa. The FFA mission is to make a positive difference in the lives of students by developing their potential for premier leadership, personal growth and career success through agricultural education. The Iowa FFA Association was organized by delegates from 23 schools at Iowa State College on May 17, 1929 and is an integral part of public instruction in agriculture. The Iowa Department of Education provides leadership and helps set direction for FFA as a service to local agricultural education programs. For more, visit the Iowa FFA Association online at IowaFFA.com, on Facebook, and Twitter.
07 Apr 2015

Oelwein FFA Named 2015 Iowa FFA Supreme National Chapter

By Scott Johnson
ANKENY - The Iowa FFA Supreme National Chapter Award Program will be held during the 87 Iowa FFA Leadership Conference in Ames, on April 19-21, 2015. 31 chapters participated in this year's award program. The first place chapter for the event was the Oelwein FFA Chapter. The Agricultural Education Instructors/FFA Advisors are Mr. Michael Haden and Mr. Daniel Doeing. The second place chapter for the event was the West Liberty FFA Chapter. The Agricultural Education Instructors/FFA Advisors are Mr. Dick Brand and Mr. Zach Morris.

The National Chapter Award program encourages participating chapters to plan activities and carry them out with a successful Program of Activities. Chapters are recognized for outstanding  achievement in the areas of Student Development, Chapter Development, and Community Development. The National Chapter Awards are sponsored by John Deere as a special project of the National FFA Foundation.

Three FFA Chapters were recognized for outstanding achievement in the three development areas. The Oelwein FFA Chapter was named the winner in Student Development as well as the top chapter in Chapter Development. The West Liberty FFA Chapter was named the top Community Development Chapter. The top 22 FFA Chapters in Iowa will advance to the National FFA competition and will be recognized at the 88 National FFA Leadership Conference in Louisville, KY.

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About Iowa FFA Association
The Iowa FFA Association is a youth organization of over 14,600 student members as part of 225 local FFA chapters across Iowa. The FFA mission is to make a positive difference in the lives of students by developing their potential for premier leadership, personal growth and career success through agricultural education. The Iowa FFA Association was organized by delegates from 23 schools at Iowa State College on May 17, 1929 and is an integral part of public instruction in agriculture. The Iowa Department of Education provides leadership and helps set direction for FFA as a service to local agricultural education programs. For more, visit the Iowa FFA Association online at IowaFFA.com, on Facebook, and Twitter.
01 Apr 2015

Iowa FFA to Package and Donate 250,000 Meals

By Scott Johnson
AMES, IA - The Iowa FFA Association and Meals from the Heartland are proud to announce that they will 
partner together to package 250,000 meals at the 87th Iowa FFA Leadership Conference at Hilton Coliseum in 
Ames, Iowa on Sunday, April 19th and Monday, April 20th
organizations have engaged in this partnership.
More than 1,500 FFA members from throughout Iowa are expected to volunteer in this effort to package 
250,000 rice-soy meals. If the goal of 250,000 meals is met, this project over the course of four years will 
have contributed 1,000,000 meals to those in need throughout Iowa and around the world.
Meals from the Heartland is a non-profit organization composed of volunteers who package meals for delivery 
to starving people in Iowa, the United States and around the world. Since 2008, Meals from the Heartland has 
provided more than 39 million meals to the food insecure.
This packaging event is made possible with support from the Iowa FFA Foundation and GROWMARK.
About Iowa FFA Association
The Iowa FFA Association is a youth organization of over 14,600 student members as part of 225 local FFA chapters across 
Iowa. The FFA mission is to make a positive difference in the lives of students by developing their potential for premier 
leadership, personal growth and career success through agricultural education. The Iowa FFA Association was organized by 
delegates from 23 schools at Iowa State College on May 17, 1929 and is an integral part of public instruction in agriculture. 
The Iowa Department of Education provides leadership and helps set direction for FFA as a service to local agricultural 
education programs. For more, visit the Iowa FFA Association online at IowaFFA.com, on Facebook, and Twitter.
. 2015 marks the fourth year these two 
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01 Apr 2015

Iowa FFA Holds 87th Annual Conference

By Scott Johnson
ANKENY, Iowa--FFA members across Iowa will be celebrating success when they gather for the 87th Iowa FFA
Leadership Conference on April 19-21 at Iowa State University's Hilton Coliseum in Ames, Iowa. The Iowa FFA 
State Leadership Conference is the 5th largest of its kind in the National FFA Organization.
"Go All Out", the theme for this year's convention, is geared toward supreme dedication to leadership, growth, 
and success. It also seeks to challenge FFA members to think about how they can "Go All Out" in everything 
that they do.
The annual conference will provide agricultural education students the opportunity to participate in Career 
Development Event competitions, be recognized for accomplishments in events during the past year, become 
inspired by motivational speakers, interact with college and business professionals, and develop leadership 
skills. Chapter delegates and Iowa FFA Officers will also conduct the annual business session to make 
decisions for the student-run Iowa FFA Association. Students will also be engaged in a service project with 
Meals from the Heartland with a goal of packaging their one-millionth meal since beginning this partnership in 
2012.
Several exciting guests will be present at the 2015 Iowa FFA Leadership Conference. These include keynote 
speakers Dr. William Keim of Oregon State University, motivational speaker and Founder of The Character 
Institute; and Kyle Scheele, a professional youth speaker. National FFA Southern Region Vice President 
Stephen McBride will also address the conference.
The Iowa FFA State Leadership Conference is possible with support from the following partners of the Iowa 
FFA Foundation: Iowa State University College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Farm Credit Services of 
America, Des Moines Area Community College, and Iowa Farm Bureau Federation
17 Feb 2015

2015 National FFA Week, February 21-28

By Scott Johnson
ANKENY, IOWA- FFA Chapters across Iowa will celebrate National FFA Week, February 21-28. This year's theme is Go All Out! and it embraces more than 80 years of FFA traditions while looking forward to the organization's future. More than half a million members will participate in National FFA Week activities at local, state, and national levels. These members have a passion for agriculture.

Designated as National FFA Week in 1947, the week of George Washington's birthday is FFA Week, and runs from Saturday to Saturday. FFA Week gives FFA members an opportunity to educate the public about agriculture. During the week, chapters conduct a variety of activities to help others in their school and community learn about FFA and agricultural education. FFA chapters across Iowa will celebrate National FFA Week by participating in activities such as: service activities, appreciation breakfasts, Agricultural Olympics, dress up days, and drive your tractor to school day.

Today's FFA members are the innovators and leaders of tomorrow. Through agricultural and hands-on learning, they are preparing for more than 300 career opportunities in the food, fiber and natural resources industry.

The Iowa FFA Association provides leadership, personal growth and career success training through agricultural education to over 14,400 student members who belong to one of 225 local FFA chapters throughout Iowa.

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About Iowa FFA Association

The Iowa FFA Association is a youth organization of over 14,400 student members as part of 225 local FFA chapters across Iowa. The FFA mission is to make a positive difference in the lives of students by developing their potential for premier leadership, personal growth and career success through agricultural education. The Iowa FFA Association was organized by delegates from 23 schools at Iowa State College on May 17, 1929 and is an integral part of public instruction in agriculture. The Iowa Department of Education provides leadership and helps set direction for FFA as a service to local agricultural education programs. For more, visit the Iowa FFA Association online at IowaFFA.com, on Facebook, and Twitter.

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