New state officers inducted at MO FFA Convention

A new state FFA officer team was named and inducted at the Missouri State FFA Convention in Columbia. Ivy Elwell from La Monte FFA is the new state FFA president. Seth Engeman from Montrose FFA is the 2026 state FFA first vice president and Ryatt Haggerman from the Versailles FFA is the new secretary. The…Continue Reading

MO FFA President: serving FFA the honor of a lifetime

The 2024 Missouri FFA President Andi Belt says it’s been an honor of a lifetime representing Missouri FFA and serving nearly 27,000 members this year. Her year of serving comes to an end at the close of this week’s state FFA convention. “It was such an honor to be in this position,” Belt says. “I…Continue Reading

Rains in Kansas may have helped state’s wheat crop

An extension wheat and forage specialist says recent timely rains have come at a critical time for the Kansas wheat crop.    Romulo Lollato with Kansas State says conditions were starting to deteriorate prior to this week’s rainfall. “It’s starting to go through drought stress in parts of the state. We’re seeing that bottom canopy…Continue Reading

Rapid planting progress in southern Ohio

A field agronomist at Beck’s Hybrids says the 2025 planting season is rapidly progressing in southern Ohio. Luke Schulte says parts of the state missed last week’s expected rain, which opened up a good window for planting. “Here in the last three to four days, planting has really picked up,” he says. “Prep work has…Continue Reading

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