More than 500 Delaware FFA members from 36 schools convened at the Delaware State Fairgrounds in March to attend the 93^rd Delaware FFA State Convention, sponsored by Mountaire. During the convention, both high school and middle school members competed in career and leadership development events, participated in two Day of Service activities, attended leadership workshops and a career fair, and were recognized for their efforts throughout the past year. High school members competed in 12 events and middle school members competed in seven events.  See the top 10 individual results and top five team results.

Members also were recognized for earning American and State FFA degrees, which are a culmination of the efforts in their Supervised Agricultural Experience programs.  See a complete list of the American and State degree recipients.

During the first general session at convention 84 Delaware FFA members received their very own blue jacket (FFA Jacket) from the Delaware Farm Bureau as part of their Blue Jacket Bonanza program. After session more than 100 members participated in two Day of Service activities. At the Day of Service, FFA members assembled 1,000 blessing bags for Delaware veterans. These blessing bags were done in partnership with the VFWs in Delaware. Additionally, members constructed cat and dog toys that were distributed to Delaware SPCA locations.

Members also had the opportunity to participate in the Ag-stravaganza. This event was a career fair that allowed members to learn about and explore new career options for their future. Thank you to the following Ag-stravaganza participants: Artesian Water, Bayer Crop Science, Brittingham Lavender, Carpenters Union, Coastal Equine & Livestock Supply, Delaware Department of Agriculture (DDA) – Forest Services, Delaware Farm Bureau, Delaware State Grange, DHSS – Office of Drinking Water, Delaware National Guard, Delaware Technical Community College Ag/Hort, Delaware Sea Grant, Delaware State University – MANNRS, Delaware DNREC Division of Water Shed Stewardship, Delaware DNREC Division of Parks and Recreation, Food Bank of Delaware, Frozen Farmer, GROWMARK FS, LLC, Harvest Ridge Winery, Horizon Farm Credit, Kent Conservation District, Kent Nutrition Group, Merck, NR Hudson Consulting, Nutrien Ag Solutions, Pioneer/Trap Woods Consulting, Polytech Adult Education, Sussex Conservation District, University of Delaware, and Universal Technical Institute.

The following members were elected to serve as the 2023-2024 Delaware FFA State Officer Team to lead the Delaware FFA Association in the upcoming year:

Sentinel, Joey Nowotny – Laurel

Reporter, Keeley McCormick – Appoquinimink

Treasurer, Kyle Gares – Appoquinimink

Secretary, Anya Phillips – Milford

Vice President, Hannah Haigh – Milford

President, Noah Dixon – Lake Forest

Delaware FFA is a leading Career and Technical Student Organization (CTSO) for students pursuing careers in agriculture, food, natural resources, and other related career fields. For more information, please visit the FFA Web site at www.ffa.org or contact Dr. Bart Gill, Delaware FFA state advisor, at bart.gill@doe.k12.de.us.

Media contact: Alison May, alison.may@doe.k12.de.us, 302-735-4006

Students from across the state took home honors during the 100^th Delaware State Fair in Harrington last week.

The list of the members’ accomplishments is available here.

Nearly 300 students, advisors, and judges representing business and industry throughout the state participated in state career and leadership development events during the Delaware State Fair. Members demonstrated professionalism, leadership and skill attainment in 23 events.

The Delaware FFA Association is a career and technical student organization that is dedicated to making a positive difference in the lives of students by developing their potential for premier leadership, personal growth and career success through agricultural education. To learn more about the Delaware FFA Association, please contact Bart Gill by phone at (302) 857-4019 or by email at bart.gill@doe.k12.de.us.

Media Contact: Alison May, alison.may@doe.k12.de.us, 302-735-4006

Students from across the state took home honors from the 89^th Delaware State FFA Convention in Dover on Tuesday.

The list of the members’ accomplishments is here.

Nearly 600 students, advisors, and judges representing business and industry throughout the state participated in state career and leadership development events during the Delaware State FFA Convention. Members demonstrated professionalism, leadership and skill attainment in 15 events.

The following Delaware FFA members were elected to serve on the State Officer Leadership Team for 2019 – 2020:

Timothy Mulderrig (Middletown) – President

Gillian Cannon (Seaford) – Vice President

Abby Edwards (Lake Forest) – Secretary

Larry “Trey” Thompson (Smyrna) – Treasurer

Emily Samick (Middletown) – Reporter

Jackson Sylvester (Lake Forest) – Sentinel

The Delaware FFA Association is a Career and Technical Student Organization (CTSO) that is dedicated to making a positive difference in the lives of students by developing their potential for premier leadership, personal growth and career success through agricultural education. To learn more about the Delaware FFA Association, please contact Bart Gill by phone at: (302) 857-4019 or by email at bart.gill@doe.k12.de.us.

Media Contact: Alison May, alison.may@doe.k12.de.us, 302-735-4006

CAMDEN, Del.  — Woodbridge High School’s FFA took the top spot at the 2018 Forestry Career Development Event (CDE) held in Camden, Delaware this week.  Middletown took second place, followed by Smyrna and Sussex Central. Woodbridge now goes on to represent Delaware at the 91st Annual FFA Convention & Expo in Indianapolis from October 24 to 27, 2018. For the first time, the 2018 challenge included eight middle and high school teams competing in separate events at the same location. Smyrna Middle School’s FFA took first place among middle schools, beating out Alfred G. Waters Middle School (Appoquinimink), Everett Meredith Middle School (Appoquinimink), and Millsboro Middle School. More photos are available (see below) or on Flickr.

The forestry event was held at Kent County’s Brecknock Park under the direction of Delaware Forest Service education specialist Ashley Melvin, who oversaw the competition for her tenth time. The challenge is designed to measure student knowledge in six separate skill areas: identification of trees, forest pests, and diseases, equipment and mapping, timber stand improvement, compass and pacing, board-foot volume estimation, and an individual written examination.

The National FFA Organization considers itself the “premier youth organization dedicated to preparing members for leadership and careers in the science, business and technology of agriculture.” According to FFA, members are driven by the organization’s foundational motto: “Learning to Do, Doing to Learn, Earning to Live, Living to Serve.” The goal is to prepare students to “support and contribute to future sustainability in farming, science, medicine, and business alike.” The National FFA organization provides leadership and personal growth opportunities through agricultural education to more than 650,000 student members belonging to 8,500 local FFA chapters throughout the United States, Puerto Rico and the United States Virgin Islands.