National FFA Convention

At the end of October, I traveled with KDHL Farm Director Jerry Groskruetz to Louisville, Kentucky, for the National FFA Convention. This was my third time attending for work, and the last time the convention will be hosted there before moving to Indianapolis, Indiana. The students are there to compete, partake in the national band or choir, learn more about agriculture, and get fired up from the

Not long ago, I traveled with KDHL Farm Director Jerry Groskruetz to the National FFA Convention and Expo in Louisville, Ken., to meet up with area students and learn about their involvement in the FFA as well as their experience at the Expo.

It's Throwback Thursday! For the past two years, I have traveled along with Farm Director Jerry Groskreutz to the National FFA Convention held in Louisville, Kentucky. Each year we spend our days interviewing area FFA Chapter members and learning about their involvement in the organization. As we prepare to head back to Louisville for the 2015 National FFA Convention, I thought it would be fun to

While in Kentucky a few weeks back, we spotted this little guy in a Blue Jacket. His mom told us that it had been specially made for him by his grandmother.

At the annual FFA Convention, students have a chance to walk around and explore colleges and the business expo. The exhibitors have come up with some pretty interesting displays to draw the students attention. In a quick stroll through, I snapped a few pictures of some of the more interesting set ups that I saw!

Last week I traveled to Louisville, Kentucky for the Annual FFA Convention along with about 66,000 other people! There were blue jackets as far as the eye could see, and not wanting to miss out on the fun, Farm Director Jerry Groskreutz and I decided to be part of it!

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Last year at about this time, I hopped on a plane and headed to Louisville, KY for the 86th Annual FFA Convention! We spent our time interviewing local FFA students and sending reports back to KDHL. Next week, we make that same journey, so I thought it would be a fun timeto look back!