The Emerge Education Project supports work-based learning and skill development of our emerging FFA leaders to enhance their career readiness within STEM industries throughout Montana in learning pathways offered through Agricultural Education. This special project provides Montana Agricultural Education programs with funding to enhance instruction needed for leadership and career skill development, as well as … Read more
The first-ever Junior Ag Mechanics Projects show took place on August 2 at the Montana State Fair in Great Falls, MT. This show focused on Montana FFA members’ expertise to design and construct agricultural mechanics projects. Students could submit projects in four areas: livestock equipment, outdoor recreation, trailers, and agricultural machinery. From beginning-level projects such … Read more
Montana FFA members kicked off their summer in the best way possible, through agricultural opportunity discovery. June 10-13 marked the 12th annual Montana FFA Agricultural Opportunities Tour. This year, Ag Tour took place in Southwestern Montana, making stops in Helena, Dillon, Butte, and Deer Lodge. Twenty-one students and all eight State FFA Officers made the 382-mile treck. The Ag … Read more
In 2020, the Montana FFA Foundation awarded over $100,000 in scholarships and grants to Montana FFA members. This incredible achievement triples the amount of funding awarded in scholarships and grants just five years prior in 2015. These awards support students in attending leadership conferences, building their entrepreneurship projects, and providing STEM equipment to enhance Agricultural … Read more
Montana Ag Educators Keturah Moberg of Medicine Lake and Dana Jansen of Broadview have are finding new ways to take advantage of professional development opportunities and bring the skills learned back to their classroom and community. Moberg and Jansen are recent participants in the Montana Farm Bureau’s ACE Program. Montana Farm Bureau’s ACE program is … Read more