Hear from Lindsey Johnson of Texas FFA's Abernathy FFA about receiving the 2025 Agriscience Research & Plant Systems Proficiency Award.

Sylvia Barnes, a senior at the Sound School, shares her journey of growing succulents, starting with 15 plants and expanding to over a hundred. She faces challenges in plant care and pest management but highlights the importance of patience, work ethic, and time management. With support from her ...

Hayden Larson, a 10th grader from Safford FFA, shares his extensive SAE in plant science at Angle Orchard. For over a decade, he has cultivated apples, peaches, pears, and plums, mastering essential tasks like pruning, pest control, and harvesting. This hands-on work has instilled a strong work e...

Carson McQueen, a sixth grader, shares his journey with the Mount Pleasant FFA, focusing on his SAE in gardening with nursing home residents. He engages in activities like planting and harvesting tomatoes while prioritizing safety. With support from his ag teacher and family, Carson advises futur...

Explore the innovative turf program at Golden Valley FFA, where students take agricultural education outdoors. This hands-on initiative teaches essential skills in soil science, irrigation, and plant systems through practical field maintenance. Discover how this unique approach fosters dedication...

Hannah Shaw, a recent graduate of Central Aroostook High School in Mars Hill, Maine, describes her SAE experiences in vegetable production and ag communications within Maine's potato industry. She explains that she worked on a potato farm, sorted on a conveyor belt, and drove a potato truck, as w...

Lydia Grant, a recent graduate of Coe Brown Northwood Academy and member of the CBNA FFA chapter, describes her summer landscaping and horticulture internship at the Omni Mount Washington Resort. She details her daily responsibilities maintaining 100 acres of grounds, designing floral beds, follo...

Olivia Packard, an 11th-grader from Paradice FFA, describes her Horticultural Management SAE maintaining plants at Santa's Village and a nearby resort through watering, weeding, deadheading, and pruning. She discusses her daily routine, safety precautions, and lessons in proper plant care, fertil...

Lane Carmichael, a recent Presque Isle FFA graduate heading to Oklahoma State, shares his Supervised Agricultural Experience in vegetable production focused on his family's broccoli and cauliflower farm. He describes his work in inventory management, quality control, and coordinating spray schedu...