Press Releases
The Wisconsin FFA Foundation officially welcomes a new Executive Director, Abigail Quinlan.
Through the remainder of the year, the Wisconsin FFA Foundation will be celebrating and reconnecting with past chapter officers. With over 250 FFA chapters in the state of Wisconsin, hundreds of students serve annually as officers that help lead the organization at the local level. Past chapter officers can share stories about their time as chapter leaders with the Wisconsin FFA Foundation by tagging the Foundation’s Facebook or LinkedIn page and using the hashtag #WIFFAPCO in any social media posts. The Foundation will post and share these stories throughout the campaign.
Zimmerman will serve as Wisconsin’s first national officer since 2011-12
Organization begins a new campaign year with four new at-large directors.
Organization begins a new campaign year with three new at-large directors
Applications must be postmarked by March 22
http://farmprogressamerica.com/video.aspx?vc=16
The Obama Administration is firmly committed to promoting family farmers and respecting the rural way of life, especially the role that parents and other family members play in passing those traditions down through the generations. The Obama Administration is also deeply committed to listening and responding to what Americans across the country have to say about proposed rules and regulations. As a result, the Department of Labor is announcing today the withdrawal of the proposed rule dealing with children under the age of 16 who work in agricultural vocations. The decision to withdraw this rule including provisions to define the parental exemption was made in response to thousands of comments expressing concerns about the effect of the proposed rules on small family-owned farms. To be clear, this regulation will not be pursued for the duration of the Obama Administration. Instead, the Departments of Labor and Agriculture will work with rural stakeholders such as the American Farm Bureau Federation, the National Farmers Union, the Future Farmers of America, and 4-H to develop an educational program to reduce accidents to young workers and promote safer agricultural working practices.
This is a huge victory for American production agriculture ... and for school-based agricultural education ... and we extend our thanks to all who made the choice to get involved in preventing this proposed rulemaking from being implemented. Good work Team Ag Ed!
Were particularly pleased at the news as it is an outgrowth of the meeting National FFA had earlier this year with Secretary Duncan and Secretary Vilsack. It was at that occasion that we first proposed an interagency agreement. The benefits can extend to all of career and technical education. We expect more positive developments that will derive from this closer collaboration.
http://www.ed.gov/news/press-releases/usda-and-education-host-white-house-rural-council-meeting-sign-interagency-agree
2011-2012 NAAE Board of Directors
Congratulations to the newly installed NAAE board of directors. Leaders for the upcoming year were elected at last week's NAAE convention.
President - Ken Couture, CT
President-elect - Farrah Johnson, FL
Region I Vice President - Erica Whitmore, WA
Region I Secretary - Heath Hornecker, WY
Region II Vice President - Kevin Stacy, OK
Region II Secretary - James Cannon, AR
Region III Vice President - Terry Rieckman, SD
Region III Secretary - Glenda Crook, WI
Region IV Vice President - Charlie Sappington, IL
Region IV Secretary - Scott Stone, MO
Region V Vice President - Daryl Behel, MS
Region V Secretary - Joshua Davenport, MS
Region VI Vice President - Michael Harrington, MD
Region VI Secretary - Debra Seibert, PA
To read about award winners and download press releases, click here.
To view photos from the convention, click here. Please note that due to high volume, we still in the process of uploading photos.