“I wasn’t planning on joining FFA this year, but this is my first year and it’s been really fun so far. I’m in the novice parli group. We’ve been practicing our meeting procedures and we are doing really well. I am excited about the competitions. I have made so many friends through FFA. I’ve been working around cattle at home for about seven years. I really like watching them grow and I love seeing calves born. I like the fact that I see them every day. I know that everything I learn in FFA will help me in some way in the future.” Behind the scenes with agri.CULTURE … @patreon.com/agriculturepeople

“This is my first year in FFA; I am doing some of the novice events, like Creed speaking, first year CDE and novice parli. All these events will help me grow as a leader. I really enjoy them because I get to be with my friends. I was in 4-H for seven years so FFA was a natural next step. I have shown pigs in 4-H and will continue to do that. FFA will however give me more opportunities to enter more events. I think FFA will help me grow as a leader and help me with public speaking. Creed speaking is learning the FFA creed and presenting it with…

“I started my journey in the ag world in fourth grade when I started raising sheep for the fairs.  For years, showing sheep and pigs was my only participation in the ag industry, besides visiting farms of my family members every once in a while.  High school was when I really started to get involved and immersed in the agriculture world.  My freshman year, I was introduced to FFA.  All I had known about FFA at that time is that they were the older kids that wore uniforms while showing their animals.  I went to a few meetings, and started to work on lots of projects that the chapter was…