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Tag Archives: Youth

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Visiting with America’s Young Farmers & Ranchers

The baby boomer generation combined with smaller families and the lower birth rate has a lot of people aware of the “graying of America.” I saw a stat whizz past me yesterday on Twitter that pointed out that a majority of America’s farmers and ranchers are among the AARP target audience. And that we need to find more young farmers. Well, that’s the opportunity ahead of me this weekend as I get to attend part of the American Farm Bureau Federation’s Young Farmers & Ranchers Leadership Conference!

This will be my first time at the conference so I’m not sure … Full Article »

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Originally published
February 17, 2012 by Janice Person

FFA Ag Sales

FFA: Nurturing Seeds Called Young People

My name is Greg Wildhaber, and I am the FFA Ag Sales coach from Dayton, Oregon. Four students from Dayton, a small farming town with one blinking light, are $1,000 richer because of Monsanto. And, also because of Monsanto’s continuous contribution to the FFA and Ag Sales Career Development Event, thousands of FFA students across the United States are enabled to start a career as salespeople in agriculture or many other fields.

The real life skills they learn when preparing for the Ag Sales Career Development Event, are invaluable to further themselves, as well as creating a career path for … Full Article »

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Originally published
November 1, 2011 by Monsantoco

A Young Alabama Farmer’s Lifelong Balancing Act

By Jillian


Very few college students look forward to waking up early on the weekends. Even fewer look forward to waking up to a day of manual labor in the humidity and in nearly 100 degree weather.

My fiancé, Jared Etress,doesn’t mind waking up early—or working.

Born and raised in Southeast Alabama, farming has always been a passion for Jared—it probably had something to do with the fact that he’s been riding in a tractor since he was two.

“I was riding with my granddaddy before I was big enough to walk,” explained Jared. “I guess I really started doing … Full Article »

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Originally published
July 30, 2010 by Monsantoco

Ag Education: It’s More Than Learning Where Chocolate Milk Comes From

By Megan

Although I may not wear my FFA jacket as often as I did four years ago, I still feel the power of the blue and gold and the importance of agriculture education programs. Four years ago I was serving as the Illinois FFA State Secretary where I traveled over 33,000 miles in one year across Illinois promoting agricultural education and the FFA. Throughout my year in office, I was surrounded by many passionate and influential educators and business men and women who all cared deeply for the FFA and agricultural education just as I did.

The question I … Full Article »

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Originally published
July 12, 2010 by Monsantoco

Focusing on the Future – Ag Youth Today

By Tyne Morgan

The National FFA Organization is one that is dear to me. In fact, if you took a look at my resume, each item on there could be linked back to FFA. Whether it’s the skills I gained through being involved in FFA or just the experience itself, FFA taught me a great deal and helped shape me into the ag communicator I am today.

Originally, I joined FFA to gain brownie points with my father. He’s an ag teacher, and I knew he wanted nothing more than for his children to get involved in FFA. But FFA … Full Article »

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Originally published
October 29, 2009 by Monsantoco