National FFA Week Begins Tuesday, Officially
Each year, FFA chapters around the country celebrate National FFA Week. It’s a time to share what FFA is and the impact it has on members every day.
Currently, FFA has more than700,000 student members as part of 8,600 local FFA chapters in all 50 states and Puerto Rico, and the organization is supported by 8 million+ alumni members.
Suggested events are planned for each day this week. Today, FFA alums are encouraged to host a meal to celebrate Alumni Day and use it as a recruitment event to sign up new members (Email [email protected] for free membership brochures).
Other suggested activities this week can be found here.
The FFA is a very important component of rural life in Franklin and surrounding counties.
According to the Georgia FFA chapter, the Franklin County FFA had a stellar year at the 94th National FFA Convention this year.
Franklin County High School and Franklin County Middle School each received a national 3-Star ranking, the highest-ranking offered in the National Chapter Award program.
Additionally, Franklin County FFA member Tyler Ertzberger won the 2021 American Star in Agribusiness Award for his livestock photography business. Begun in 2013, Ertzberger takes livestock photos at local, county, and state fairs and livestock exhibitions. He also received the American FFA Degree in 2021 during the national convention.
Other Franklin County FFA members were named national FFA proficiency award winners for success in their Supervised Agricultural Experience programs.
They included Devin Boyer of Franklin County who is in Diversified Horticulture and Eli Hallford of Franklin County in Poultry Production.
Grace Adcock and Allie Royston of Franklin County Middle School in the FFA’s Social Science – Division 6 were two of four winners in the National Agriscience Fair.
Additional Agriscience Fair entries from Franklin County earned top 3 national honors.
They included Anna Cantrell and Claire Hall who received 3rd place – Animal Systems Division 2, Canyon Randall and Lex Turner who placed 2nd place – Animal Systems Division 6, and Taylor Atkinson and Kayden Swaney who placed 2nd – Plant Systems Division 2.
A history of the FFA can be found here.