Illinois Association FFA is celebrating record membership during National FFA Week.
“We’ve taken our membership from about 24,000 up to 39,000 FFA members this year.”
State President Rachel Hood of the Rushville-Industry FFA Chapter tells Brownfield funding from the Illinois Department of Agriculture has allowed Illinois to become a fully affiliated state with the National FFA Organization.
“It used to be where you were in an ag class but not necessarily an FFA member.