Agricultural education is expanding in schools, even though fewer young people are growing up on a farm.
Cheryl Zimmerman is the Executive Director for Wisconsin FFA, and also Secretary for the National FFA. She tells Brownfield this could be a record year for attendence with a large number of proficiency awards, FFA stars, and growing membership. “We have seen a record number. We are at 27,556 members. This is the highest membership in the history of our organization since 1929.”
Zimmerman says Wisconsin will present charters to two new chapters. “The La Crosse middle school chapter is going to receive a charter at the opening session, as well as the Algoma FFA. They’ve reactivated.”
LaCrosse is the only middle school FFA chapter in Wisconsin, and the state’s first in over 30 years.
