The new Nebraska Agriculture Academy (NAA) has made FFA accessible for all students, regardless whether they attend a public, private or homeschool setting.
For the first time in its FFA chapter history, an FFA member from Deshler, Neb., has received the prestigious American FFA Degree. On Nov. 4, at the National FFA Convention in Indianapolis, Ind., Lacey Schmidt, a 2021.
In April 1929, the first chapter in Nebraska was chartered at Beatrice Public Schools with 62 vocational agriculture students. Now, the district has a chapter once again.
Officials hope the annual FFA state convention, which runs through Friday, will be a chance to recruit students interested in teaching about agriculture.