FFA Unraveled: A Texas FFA Podcast

Join 2024-2025 State President, Hunter Lawson, and State First Vice President, Thomas Barton as they give listeners a glimpse of what their year of service looks like and answer some member's questions!

Ashley Dunkerley, Texas FFA Communications Coordinator, takes a break from all of her "behind the scenes" efforts to share best practices to brand your chapter efforts. From creating consistency for your chapter activities to leveraging these practices to increase the value of your program within your district and community, you're going to want to tune in!

Texas FFA advisors and members will hear from State Officers Elise Sharp and Blake Koether as they share all the details about the 96th Annual Texas FFA Convention in Houston, Texas. From speakers and entertainment to how to plan for Fun Night, you're going to want to tune in for episode to hear all the tips and tricks to prepare for a great convention experience.

Texas FFA is fortunate to partner with Texas Farm Bureau through many programs such as Texas FFA Career Week, FFA Week, Day At The Capitol, and MORE! Join us for this episode to meet Texas FFA Board Member and Director of Organization, Dr. Whit Weems to learn about Texas Farm Bureau and the abundant resources and opportunities available to ag educators. Any links or specific references made during...

Join Rod Vincent (Belleville), Jacob Price (Katy), and Liz Treptow (Weimar) as they share ways to effectively motivate students on career development and leadership development teams. From recruiting students to integrating contest content into your classroom, you're not going to want to miss the knowledge these two wise owls have to share! 

Texas FFA is fortunate to have several National FFA Teacher Ambassadors who are tasked with serving as liaisons between the National FFA and our teachers. They serve to inform teachers and students of the enumerable opportunities for leadership development, chapter and individual support, and teacher resources available through the National Organization. Don't miss out on this opportunity to...

Join us as we hear from Area V Vice President Weston Parr and Area VI Vice President Jacqueline Rand as they discuss chapter meeting ideas that will have your members excited to attend! Any links or specific references made during the episode can be accessed at texasffa.org/podcast .

Join us as we discuss the Right to Farm and Ranch Amendment with Representative Dewayne Burns. Proposition 1, the Right to Farm and Ranch Amendment, protects the rights of landowners and lessees to engage in commonly accepted agricultural practices on their own properties. It is intended to preserve Texans’ access to safe and affordable food for the future by protecting our producers and our state...

Join Melissa Spicer, Florence, and Luke Parr, Blue Ridge as they share was to effectively utilize their chapter officers in order to provide meaningful opportunities for student growth while taking some of the responsibilities off the teacher's shoulders. From chapter officer retreats to the end-of-the-year banquet, you're not going to want to miss the knowledge these two wise owls have...

Join Melissa Spicer, Florence, and Luke Parr, Blue Ridge as they share was to effectively utilize their chapter officers in order to provide meaningful opportunities for student growth while taking some of the responsibilities off the teacher's shoulders. From chapter officer retreats to the end-of-the-year banquet, you're not going to want to miss the knowledge these two wise owls have...

You're not going to want to miss this episode! Hear from state staff and state officers as cover a little bit of everything about this year's convention. Get ready to CULTIVATE!

Special guest North Dakota FFA FFA Executive Director, Nikki Fideldy-Doll joins us to share best practices related to creating a successful and complete Program of Activities. During this episode we will discuss the goal setting process, efficient management of each activity, and how to utilize the Divisions (Growing Leaders, Building Communities, and Strengthening Agriculture) and how to ensure ...

Special guest North Dakota FFA FFA Executive Director, Nikki Fideldy-Doll joins us to share best practices related to creating a successful and complete Program of Activities. During this episode we will discuss the goal-setting process, efficient management of each activity, how to utilize the Divisions (Growing Leaders, Building Communities, and Strengthening Agriculture), and how to ensure acti...

Join us as we speak with Aaron Alejandro, Texas FFA Foundation Executive Director as we explore methods to develop resources for your chapter. We will discuss how advisors and chapter members can work with community leaders to create a long-term plan to support their chapter efforts. 

Join us as we speak with Aaron Alejandro, Texas FFA Foundation Executive Director as we explore methods to develop resources for your chapter. We will discuss how advisors and chapter members can work with community leaders to create a long-term plan to support their chapter efforts. 

During this episode join the state officers as they interview a few members who qualified for the national competition. Listen as they discuss their various contests, the valuable life lessons they have learned, and advice for any member striving for the same success!

During this episode join the state officers to learn more about Texas FFA's first Career Week! The goal of the initiative is to provide quality resources for teachers to utilize to provide a valuable career unit experience that will showcase the extensive career opportunities within the agricultural industry. Listen as we share insight on the comprehensive weeklong plan that can be easily imp...

During this episode hear from Dr. Candis Carraway, professor at Stephen F. Austin State University and Tammy Glascock, Texas FFA SAE and Swine Validation Coordinator as we discuss using FFA Friday as a valuable tool for teachers and students. FFA Friday allows teachers to satisfy the SAE/record book requirement for courses while also creating learning experiences from students that lies within cor...

Join us as we talk to five of our talented FFA Advisors who share their best practices for writing scripts for Texas FFA Leadership Development Events. Listen as Brent Wicker; Peaster, Casey Wilson; El Campo, Lynita Foster; Madisonville, Michelle Sammon; Dawson, and Mark Jarzombek; Floresville share tips and tricks to preparing for writing scripts and training successful teams and how they engage...

As we start the school year, we thought it would be great to hear from some of our students about what makes their chapters so unique. During our convention, the Texas FFA student media team had the chance to talk with some of our members. From gratitude to our hard-working teachers to lessons learned through their FFA experience. We have a lot of great messages from our students to share!  Interv...

You're not going to want to miss this episode! Hear from state staff,  your State Vice President from Area IX, Brady Neuman, and one of our wonderful ag teachers,  Annette Hill from East Bernard FFA. We will cover a little bit of everything from how to register to how to plan and some of the exciting additions to this year's convention. Get ready to AMPLIFY!

Join us as we visit with Jordan Blount, Student Recognition and Scholarship Coordinator, and Patrick Padgett, CDE Chairman as we discuss some of the major changes to Career Development Event rules and discuss some helpful reminders and some tips for success as we gear up for the 2022 CDE season. Any links or specific references made during the episode can be accessed at texasffa.org/podcast .

Join special guests Dr. David Frazier and state officers Gracey Leopold, Ryan Hess, Gunnar Griggs-Bell, and Ember Reyes as they share their experience and advice for individuals interested in running for a coveted state officer position. Listen as we share valuable insight into the application process as well as the selection process on-site before the Texas FFA Convention. Any links or specific r...

Texas FFA offers members countless opportunities! Some of those opportunities are initiated through an application process that can seem daunting to some. This episode discusses the various Texas FFA applications available online and tips for navigating the processes. Join Jennifer Jackson and Tammy Glascock as they provide insight to these topics. Any links or specific references made during the...

FFA Unraveled is an effort for us to do just that, unravel all of the programs and opportunities offered to Texas FFA members, and break them down in order to enable listeners to better understand and develop an action plan to move forward. Let’s continue to grow our next generation of leaders!