Young Farmers
As exhibitors prepare for show season, it’s important to develop a plan for how to handle livestock emergencies. Having a plan in place prior to the show ensures quick action and timely care should an emergency happen.
Liz Hayden, a freshman at Lincoln Land Community College and a former Section 12 Illinois FFA president, recently voiced her opinion on Senate Bill 2132 during a testimony in front of an Illinois Senate committee.
From beginning their cow-calf herd to selling a majority of their beef in their own retail store in just over a decade, first-generation ranchers, Ben and Lauren Neale, have built their business piece by piece.
Records were smashed for a second consecutive year at the Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo Jr. Sale of Champions. Since the 2020 auction, the Jr. Sale of Champions revenues have increased by more than 35%.
Kristen Clenney recently earned the title of ‘cancer survivor’. The wife, mother and veterinarian says it’s a title she feels fortunate to have after her year long journey during the pandemic took grit and grace.
Tyler and Amanda Radke have three goals on the farm: provide peace with a place to heal, experience a family full of love and introduce them to a household strong in faith; a recipe that’s filled with grit and grace.
A truck and trailer with two show pigs has been found Tuesday morning after they were stolen sometime between 8 p.m. Saturday and 8 a.m. Sunday from a hotel parking lot in Denver, Colo.
Sometimes the greatest lesson we can learn in life is how to not see a setback as a failure. Here’s how five FFA members are discovering challenges are never the end of the road, but rather the beginning.
Thaddeus Bergschneider has been elected as the 2024-2025 National FFA President.