Episode 22 Kentucky State FFA Conversations
The 2024 State FFA Convention was filled with competition, excitement, and making new friends. This year Ag Credit interns, Emily Murphy and Braden Porter, interviewed a few of the attendees. Listen to what they had to say about FFA!
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(Intro)
Welcome to Beyond Agriculture, the podcast that takes you beyond the scope of Ag and into the real life stories, conversations, and events taking place in our community. Who we are and what we do is beyond agriculture.Braden Porter
Welcome back to the Beyond Agriculture podcast. This is Braden PorterEmily Murphy
and I'm Emily MurphyBraden Porter
and we are the marketing interns here at Central Kentucky Ag Credit, and we're looking forward to this rewarding experience that Ag Credit has to offer.Emily Murphy
To kick us off, we want to share some of the discussion that we had with Kentucky FFA members last week at state convention. After spending two days connecting and bonding with members from neighboring counties, we are empowered to keep the tradition of agriculture education alive, which is why today we are going to share some of our key takeaways from the event. First, we would like to share how Central Kentucky Ag Credit played a role in this event. Our staff members represented us at an Ag Credit booth where we had giveaway items and an interactive contest for attendees. Braden, could you tell us a little bit more about the contest that was hosted?Braden Porter
Of course. Our team hosted a contest to see who could guess the correct amount of M&Ms in a jar. FFA members and advisors were able to cast their guesses through a link provided at our booth. The winning prize was a $50 Visa gift card to the participant with the closest guests. By hosting this contest, we were able to form connections with those associated with Kentucky FFA. This opportunity was also used as an outlet for attendees to receive more resourceful information from Ag Credit following the convention.Emily Murphy
As you know, state convention is a very exciting time for FFA members in the bluegrass state. Over just a few days, youth are actively competing in advanced competitions to showcase their skills, ranging from parliamentary procedure to speeches, as well as many other agriculture related events. This is also the time where youth elect their upcoming state officer team. Throughout the event, we were able to speak to some candidates about the in depth details of the state officer selection process. You can find those discussions on our social media pages to see how these youth are dedicated to cultivating leadership and advocating for the agriculture industry.Braden Porter
We also saw this event as an opportunity to interview members about what agriculture means to them. Here are their responses. What does agriculture mean to you?FFA Member
Well, I've raised cattle all my life and raising cattle has just helped me get out in the world and network throughout the community. So agriculture is just really important to me and important to our business and everything like that.Braden Porter
Thank you.FFA Member
There is something that is needed in the world and the people who support it are even better. The community, the outreach, the networking everything like that, the FFA events, everything that brings people together. So I think all in all, agriculture means togetherness and safety for me.Braden Porter
Thank you.FFA Member
Getting together, get to know new people, and adventure.FFA Member
It means, like, leadership and generations of farming to me.FFA Member
To me, agriculture is anything to do with outside.FFA Member
It means like passing down your family farms, trying to keep the family farms going instead of run them all out of town, out of business like they have been recently.FFA Member
It means a lot. I am a fourth or fifth generation of equestrian and horse people to train, help train out thoroughbreds and ride different disciplines.Braden Porter
Here at Central Kentucky AG Credit we're grateful for organizations like the FFA who help get youth involved in agriculture. We're always looking forward to opportunities such as this one, where we can find ourselves advocating for rural communities. Isn't that right, Emily?Emily Murphy
Absolutely. Thank you all for listening to beyond agriculture, and please stay tuned for future episodes. We'll see you next time.Outro
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