FFA members across Iowa will be celebrating success when they gather for the 94 th Iowa FFA Leadership Conference on April 10-12 at Iowa State University’s Hilton Coliseum in Ames, Iowa. The Iowa FFA State Leadership Conference is one the largest of its kind in the National FFA Organization. The annual conference will provide agricultural education students the opportunity to participate in Leadership and Career Development Event competitions, be recognized for accomplishments in events during the past year, become inspired by motivational speakers, interact with college and business professionals, and develop leadership skills. Chapter delegates and Iowa FFA Officers will also conduct the annual business session to make decisions for the student-run Iowa FFA Association. Students will also be engaged in a service project with Meals from the Heartland. Several exciting guests will be present at the 2022 Iowa FFA Leadership Conference. Keynote Eric Hanson, motivational speaker and National FFA President, Cole Baerlocher will address the conference. State officers from 11 other states will also be in attendance presenting various workshops and interacting with FFA members from Iowa. The Iowa FFA State Leadership Conference is presented with support from the Iowa Farm Bureau Federation through the Iowa FFA Foundation.
MMCRU Sent 15 High School FFA members and seven interested middle school students to the convention. The High School Members were Torey Tentiger, Hannah Doellinger, Caitlin Olson, Kaden Neddermeyer, Gunnar Grage, Carson Loutsch, Matthew Kollbaum, Cody Simons, Branden Whited, Mason Peters, Derek Goth, Kaden Galles, Hayven Hollingshead, Regan Peters, and Sophie Hohbach. MMCRU had Caitlin selected to sing in the choir, many contests were done, and the business session included two of our delegates.