Story by Sydney Anthony, Contributing writer Fourteen students from Murray State’s Hutson School of Agriculture were among the 64,000 students from across the nation to attend the 89th National Future Farmers of America (FFA) Convention and Expo held in Indianapolis from Oct. 19 through 22. FFA is a youth organization committed to promoting career success through Read More
The Murray State Collegiate FFA chapter will take part in the nationwide celebration of agriculture next week. Since 1947, the week of George Washington’s birthday has been designated as National FFA Week for FFA chapters everywhere to commend agricultural efforts and promote the purposes FFA serves. Mercedes Smith, junior from Lowes, Ky., serves as president Read More
The Kentucky FFA Association provides numerous opportunities for students to succeed, whether those students are in high school or college. The William “Bill” Cherry Expo Center and College Farm Complex hosted this year’s State Horse Judging Career Development Event (CDE), Veterinary Science CDE and State Horsemanship Contest with the Kentucky FFA Association. More than 350 Read More
Students from the Hutson School of Agriculture traveled to Louisville, Ky., last week with the values of the FFA in mind. The 86th National FFA Convention was held at the Kentucky Exposition Center in Louisville and Murray State sent students from various agricultural groups. Chelsea Daugherty, junior from Morgantown, Ky., represented Murray State by being Read More
The Hutson School of Agriculture hosted Racer Roundup, an annual leadership conference, on Sept. 14 in the CFSB Center. The conference was held for high school students in Future Farmers of America (FFA). Murray State has been a collegiate member of FFA since 1998. The conference included 535 FFA members from 27 different schools, most Read More