Wisconsin’s State FFA President Joseph Schleis says FFA has grown over the years, with students doing and learning more than farming skills. “We have students who are doing research projects within laboratories, but then there’s also some members that just really focus on community service.”
He says today’s FFA also focuses on leadership development and helping students learn skills needed on or off the farm. “Those soft skills that employers are really looking for, whether that’s critical thinking, communication, you know, you have teamwork.
