University of Idaho Agricultural Education, Leadership, and Communications

By Liz Bumstead and Bret Kindall  Earlier this month, students from the University of Idaho spent a week at the  2017 Idaho FFA State Leadership Conference in Twin Falls, Idaho, where a staggering 1,600 FFA members flooded in from across the state.  Twenty nine UI students were enrolled in the Agriculture Education 498 course, three were student interns for the Idaho FFA Foundation, and one was present as a College of Agricultural and Life Sciences Ambassador. This is a unique and engaging opportunity offered to students at the University of Idaho. Students don’t have to be a part of a specific department to be involved, all majors are encouraged to help. For the students enrolled in the course, countless hours of preparation were conducted to coordinate various aspects of the conference. The responsibilities of these students ranged from backstage coordination to delegate business. These students met every week during the spring semester....

by Mary Kate Myers CFFA Members Travis Hoyle, Mary Kate Myers, Morgan Meyers, Erin Peek, and Taylor Nelson at Perrine Bridge It was a great week for CFFA members as they traveled down to Twin Falls for Idaho FFA State Leadership Conference (SLC). Members had a busy week of touring local Ag Programs as well as helping in all aspects of SLC. The members that traveled down to SLC with CFFA, had the opportunity to visit two Ag Programs, to see their schools and ask the Ag teachers questions about their programs and teaching styles. CFFA traveled to Burley and met their three Ag teachers; Mr. Lex Godfrey, Mr. Sam Condie, and Ms. Casey Sanders. The three teachers explained the benefits of having three teachers for their Ag program and how they are able to have more classes because they can all split up the work. Members also had the chance to tour around Burley’s newest addition to their Ag Program; a newly built Ag building, complete with a Food Science Kitchen. CFFA also t...