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inew • non THE MAGAZINEOFTHE NATIONAL FFAORGANIZATION zons JANUARY/FEBRUARY2002 *** &-***> r-~ ,f"W**"" < ^ 5 *• i \\ S£"U: ; » NATIONALFFA OFFICERSBRING INTHENEWYEAR *!€ Tra cto Rod. It! inisrrA vvmner! With the Chevron Lubricant£s72002 \j Tractor Restoration Competition That's right! Chevronwantstogive youcashforrestoringtheclassicfarm tractorfromthe insideout. Amaze Chevronwithyourrestoration effort andyou couldWIN UPto$2,500. Foradditionalinformation and an Enrollment Form callChevron at (888) 385-4026orvisitwww.chevron- lubricants.com (clickon farming). Weknowyourworld:" inevron 5J Chevron Lubricants wna 6 Four on the Floor The71+th National FFAConvention recentlywrapped up in Louisville. Getfirst-hand accountsofalltheactionfromfour FFAmemberswhorecordedtheirobservationsandthoughts ontheconvention.Also, meetthe newnational FFAofficers picturedonthisissue'scover. 2 Mission: Possible FFAmembersacrosstheU.S. areraising moneyforSeptember11 relieffundswith FFAchapter-sponsored bakesales,carwashes, barbecue dinnersand raffles. Manychaptershaveevendipped into theirowntreasuriestosend moneytoreliefagencies. 14 Lab coat required Lookingforacareerwhereyoucombineyourinterestsin agricultureandscience?Hereareeightcareerideastoget '» youstarted. 18 Timber! Didyou knowthattheUnitedStatesexported$18 billionin forestproducts in2000, andthattheU.S.forest-products industryemploysalmost5.7millionworkers? Findoutmore interestingfactsin oursnapshotoftheU.S.timberindustry. ^important datps to rpmemb£1 APPLICATION DEADLINEFORFFAMEMBERSINTERESTEDIN PRESENTING ANYOFTHEFOLLOWING LEADERSHIPCONFERENCES: EXPERIENCING DISCOVERY,GROWTHANDEXCELLENCE(EDGE), MADEFOREXCELLENCE (MFE)ANDADVANCEDLEADERSHIPDEVELOPMENT(ALD). FIND APPLICATIONSANDMOREINFORMATIONONTHESEPROGRAMSAT: WWW.FFA.ORG/C0NFERENCES/INDEX.HTML "NO AOOPFNPSLTICHCHIASOTLGIAORRNESAHDTIEPAOSDPLPAIOVNRAETILUFANOBIRLTEYNEATXTOCILCOUANSSAIHLVEFILNFYAOTSONCHFOOFVALEARMRES$1HMIBMPEISRL.SLI.GOENTWIONRTH ST0R*IIEDTETAESRSANTDO1suEBf,T0R' FINDAPPLICATIONSANDMOREINFORMATIONAT: WWW.FFA.ORG/PR0GRAMS/SCHAPP/INDEX.HTML F^Ho*,Mer NACT'°NTO- p ONS NATIONALFFAWEEK to,raotre:$1$.22.500eafcohrfoonrefiyveearor(pmaoirde (SEEWWW.FFA.ORG/FFAWEEK/INDEX.HTMLFORMOREinformation) : «S.IN«268-096o APPLICATION DEADLINEFORFFAGLOBALSUMMERPROGRAMS. DON'TMISSYOURCHANCETOEXPERIENCEAGRICULTUREABROAD. WFWINWD.FAFPAP.LOICRAGT/IIONNTSERANNADTIM0ONRAEL/IINNFDOERXM.AHTTIMOLNAT: visit:www.p!ca.org - Up 'V; |c t"' DEPARTMENTS sspssssEyBsr 3 National Officer Q&A DaneWhite,thenewnationalFFApresident,talksabout hisdreamjobinagricultureandhismostembarrassing momentin highschool. 4 FFA Faces MeetsomeFFAmoversandshakersfromaroundtheU.S. 13 Puzzler Grabapencilandadictionary.Thisissue'stheme: "WhatGrowsWhere." /~T~~— "^^^ii^mes 17 What's Hot Findoutwhat'shotwith FFAmembers,includingthetop MA SB*-** - agriculturalcareerchoices. 20Your Money Whatareyouworth?Howtonegotiatewagesandsalaries. 22 Body & Soul FuFaArnMiontgttoodo,dolngtolearpnaiminngstolive,livingtoserve. 23 WtCFai0shnttdhaiylnotSguIr'y5o"s5uWUrheaHVwt'ao'PsyUtZHtZolhSterr"ou-u"vrgohtveetsh(^yaenfdi^ngaentc^itahle^aaindsw^perrocse1ss.^^- FF—FFAWfAgitrcMimuciaiurskltstueiurosrnanalalrStEpEaoddstuuricectamaittevriineootnnd^fPf(lrteerLeno-ngstuhm^a,^il|eciavUd^eresgtrUU5)^hrfaiMls[1)te|uda^dugpecrenairttcssiuocombnaniyra.rleee., 24 Last Laff ^r^dttZesources.stems. MoreoftheFFAmembers'jokesandriddles,plusthe Agrinutstalkaboutthenational FFAconvention. FFA members help raise money Mission: Possible for Sentpmbpr 11 rplipf funds WWiitthhiinnhhoouurrssoofftthheeSSeepptteemmbbeerrn11 bbeeeennaanniinnccrreeddiibblleeggrroouuppeeffffoort,"Alicia than$35,000.Theevent, heldatPlantCity aattttaacckkss,,AAmmeerriiccaannssbbeeggaannttooffiigghhtt ssaayyss..""EEvveerryybbooddyyppiittcchheessiinnaassmuchas HighSchool, included,amongother bbaacckk..TThheeyyssttaarrtteeddbbyyddooiinnggtthhee ppoossssiibbllee.."" things,thesaleof3,000barbecued- onlythingtheycoulddo-helpingthesur- AtPlainviewHighSchoolinPlainview, chickendinners,afiredepartmentboot vivorsandthefamiliesofthosewhodied. Nebraska, FFAchaptermembershave driveandasilentauction. Notsurprisingly,FFAmembersand takenadecidedlydifferentapproach. ConsideringtheseverityofSeptember's chaptersacrossthecountryhaveralliedto Immediatelyaftertheattacks,ameeting attackonAmerica,fewbelievetheir dotheirpartfortherecovery.Chapter- washeld. Membersvotedtowithdraw donationsalonecan healthenation's sponsored bakesales,carwashesand moneydirectlyfromthechapteraccount wounds. ButasShaneScheinost,asoph- silentauctionshaveraisedthousandsof andsenda$100checktotheRedCross. omorememberofthePlainviewFFA dollars.Communitybarbecuedinners, Then,theytookitastepfurther.As explains,theycancertainlyhelp.Asfor numerousraffles,andsalesofT-shirts, chapterreporterBeckyFosterexplains, themoney,Shanesays,"werealized New patrioticpinsandflowershavecon- "Weknewwecouldn'tdonatealotof Yorkcouldprobablyuseitalotmorethan tributedthousandsmore. money,sowethoughtaboutwhatwe wecouldrightnow."1? AtPuebloCountyHighSchoolin coulddotoreallymakeadifference.We Pueblo,Colorado,FFAmembershave decidedmaybeotherchaptersinthestate raisedmorethan$2,000fromthesaleof mightwanttohelpout."So,theysentan Uniquered,"whiteandbluepinstoteach- e-mailtoeveryotherchapterinNebraska ers,classmates^.familyandpeopleinthe andchallengedthemeachtomatchor community.The*fundraising,saysFFA bettertheir$100donation. chaptersecretaryAlfa,a Kirchner,beganat Afundraiserjoiningmorethan200 HhehomecomingfootbaLIgameandhas volunteersfromfivedifferentFFAchapters beengainingmomentumeversince. "It's in EastHillsborough, Florida, netted more r\7l [email protected] ivi..;-j^ ',iii i Dane White JOINED FFA National President 1LOSTRACEFORFFA CHAPTERSENTINEL Whyisagriculture event(CDE)field day, Iwas Describeyourhometown 'NAMEDSTARGREENHAND importanttoyou? carryingafriendon myback oFEureka, California. •ELECTED FFASECTIONAL REPORTER Agricultureisvitallyimportant infrontofaverylargegroup Eurekaisabsolutelybeautiful. to me because I seethe ofpeople. I decidedtorun, ItisaVictorian seaport TINOOSKTAFTIEFTFHFAPLDAACIERYIJNDUIDVGIIDNUGAL irreplaceablevalueitbringsto and nosoonerhad I broken steeped in historyand eachofourlives. Besidesthe intoasprint, myfeetgaveway character,framed byredwood 'ELECTED FFACHAPTER essentialnatureoftheindustry, and Islammedfacefirstinto forests,ascenicand rugged PRESIDENT thehistorybehind itandthe thepavement. Lesson learned. coastandfog-shrouded lifestylethataccompaniesit mountains.Thepeoplethere havehelped buildour Howdidyoudevelop areamazinglyhardworking, societyandshapeournation. yourleadershipskills? genuineandwelcoming. Bymaintaininganopen mind Eureka isa placeI am proud Whatisyourdreamjob? andfocusingongrowth.With tocall home. •ELECTEDCALIFORNIA I'd lovetobetheagriculture everyexperience,whether FFASTATESENTINEL I tCaelaicfhoerrniaanSdchFoFoAlafdovristohreaDteatfh.e twraisusmopmheetdhoirngfaitloedb,etlheearrened. yWohuartspdaoryeotuidmoe?in •RFFEACEDIEVEGDREAEMERICAN I lovesign language, and I Ialsoexplored everyopportu- I lovetogotothe beach,write would liketobeabletocom- nitypresentedtome-whether in myjournal, hikeinthe binemypassionsof itwasan FFAoffice,a mountains,swim,run,spend teaching,agriculture differentsupervised timewith myfamilyand andhelpingpeople. agriculturalexperi- friends,camp,snow-ski and nce(SAE)oracom- water-ski-prettymuch Whatisyour petition.Theyall anythingoutdoors. mostembarrassing providedsome- momentin thingthatshaped highschool? myskillsand Atacareer abilities. development EUREKA,CALIFORNIA EUREKAFFA SANDYLOVFALDANDJIMSMITH DAIRYCATTLEPRODUCTIONANDDAIRYWORKEXPERIENCE FRESHMAN,CALIFORNIAPOLYTECHNICSTATE UNIVERSITYATSAN LUISOBISPO AGRICULTURALEDUCATION DCTALKANDCREED "HARRYrOTTERANDTHEGOBLET OFFIRE"BYJ.K.ROWLING SMARTSTART(WITHSOYPROTEIN) YELLOWC^KEWITHCHOCOLATEFRO^.NJG "SERENDIPITY" an races WANTTOSEEYOURSELF, AFRIENDORYOUR ADVISORONTHISPAGE? SEESUBMISSION REQUIREMENTSBELOW. JHIJ.'.l:y:H.'.MNI!IJl.llJJJ:IJ)IJJ SOUTH CAROLINA Jeremy Hartman James Minus Becky Rosenow HIGH SCHOOLGRADUATE SENIOR JUNIOR Jeremy,a20-year-oldWestern This17-year-old EdistoFFA AnactiveKimballFFAChapter BrownFFAChaptermember, Chaptersecretaryrecently membersinceherfreshmanyear, recentlyearnedhisAmerican participatedinafundraiserfor 16-year-oldBeckythrivesonher FFADegreeandwonthestate victimsoftheSeptember11 involvementin FFA. Inaddition proficiencyawardinspecialty tragediesthatraised morethan toherparticipationinvarious cropproduction. Henowworks $1,000.James,whoplansto chapterevents,she'sa member foraconstructioncompany, studyagriculturaleducationat ofthedairyfoods, meats,small hasasmall herdofcattle, ClemsonUniversityafterhe animalsandsoilscareerdevelop- growscropsanddoescustom graduates, isa memberofthe mentevent(CDE)teams.She baling.Heenjoyshelpinghis chapteragricultural mechanics creditspartofhersuccesstothe littlebrotherandsisterwith teamthatcompetedatthe chapteradvisor, Mr. Meyer,k theirFFAprojects. localandstatelevels.t< Jessica Guthrie JamieThomas Leslie Harris SOPHOMORE ADVISOR Knownasa hardworkerwitha Foranassignmentin her Asaneighth-grader,Bailey,13, Knownas"Bronc"tomost, greatsenseofhumor,16-year- agricultureclass,15-year-old hasalreadyprovenshe'sready Vernon FFAChapteradvisor oldJessicaparticipatedinthe Jamie,a LoganCountyFFA foraleadershiproleinFFA. LeslieHarrishaslefthismark Chowchilla FFAChapter'snovice Chaptermember,wrote her She'spresidentofthe onseveralFFAchaptersinthe parliamentaryprocedureand own interpretationofthe FFA MenomonieMiddleSchoolFFA state.TrentMcknight,whojust bestinformedgreenhand Creed. Here'sanexcerpt: Chapterand isactiveinall finishedhisyearasnational teams.Jessicabelievesincom- "BeingpartofFFA, Iwillstand chapteractivities,frommeetings FFApresident,wasastudent munityservice, havingrecently proudofwhatmyancestors tocommitteestofundraisers. ofhisattheThrockmortonFFA. helpedoutwithalocalbig haveaccomplished andwhat Shealsohelpsheradvisor HesaysMr.Harrishelpsstudents cuddiesprogram,achildren's Iwillaccomplish bybeing intheclassroom. Baileyis excelthroughhisinvolvementin hospitalandaChristmasfood enrolled inthisprogram." involved inbandandlikesto theirgrowthasindividuals,fe basketprogram.t< racego-karts. £^> FFAFacesisbroughttoyou by CHEVYTRUCKS yi-iflWfc vaMtk'.'i iX^WNtOA^TH^i : Silverado^3500erQw'Gafar Mostmaximumpayjoadcapacity.*;^ailablel ^ ''~i:rj. !-si)---'" JN. '-~'. Duramax"'DieselV8:300hp,520Ibv-ft.torque.Themostpowerfuldieselyoucangetina pickup!Moretowing r-: \ " . capacitythanthecompetitionwiththeavailableVortec"8100V8.340hp,455 Ib.-ft.torque.FromChevy. Themostdependable, longest-lastingtrucksontheroad!*877-THETRUCKorchevy.com/silverado SILVERADO HD LIKE A ROCK full-linelight-dutytruckcompanyregistrations.ExcludesotherGMdivisionst,acnd20c0ar1goG.+MBaCsoerdp.onBuhcokrlseepuopw,erA.me•r^'iDceap!endabilitybasedonlongevity:1981-J>ujly*. CrCrAA Natimonlalm "uta'|»__| Coiwention When the last of the ^6,000-plus FFA members and guests had left Louisville following the mth National FFA Convention, the cleanup began and the convention buildings went silent, except for the distant hum of fork lifts and buffing machines. In the previous four days, the nonstop action inside these same walls inspired a generation of tomorrow's agricultural leaders. Before the convention began, we asked four of these future leaders to each record their thoughts and observations on the convention for a day. Here are their takes on the convention. ©©©>© Wednesda' Thirty-threemembers, ouslyuponatractor. startwithus. AfterReflections, includingme,fromSouth Aswewalkedfromboothto ourchapterwenttowaiton THE2000-2001 NATIONAL Carolina'sManningFFA booth,welearnedalotabout ourparliamentaryprocedure FFAOFFICERTEAMKICKSOFF ChapterarrivedattheKentucky careeropportunitiesinagricul- teammemberswhowere THECONVENTIONWITHAN INSPIRING REFLECTIONS FairandExpositionCenter tureandsawboothsfromcol- takingtheirexam. SESSION.THISYEAR'STHEME: (KFEC)onWednesdaymorning, legesalloverthecountry. Aftera longandexciting "FFAMAKESITREAL" thefirstdayoftheconvention. Whenwestoppedbythe day,wearrivedsafelybackat FFAMEMBERSHOST500AREA Wewentstraighttothe Carharttdisplay,wehadanice ourhoteldowntown. Looking THIRD-GRADERSFORTHEPALS PartnersinActiveLearning chatwiththerepresentative backonthetrip, I realizethat CONFERENCE. (PALS)Conference,wheresixof fromCarharttandalsomet Iwasawestruckateverything FFAMEMBERSSHOWTHEIR dusrepdrsesofenFtFeAdmaectmibveitrisesatnodhun- ENreicwhHGoaruikzeoln,s.thFeroemdittohreroefwFeFA tEhveercyotnivmeentyioounghoadtotaocofofne-r. TAKTENCATHCHNKEOFALOGORRGIYSSCCIIINEENCNCOCEMEPAFENATIDIRT.ION theirthird-grade"pals"from hadtheopportunitytolisten vention,thereissomething FFAMEMBERSBEGIN areagradeschools.Mygroup's totheBosesoundsystem newanddifferenttoexperi- COMPETING IN23CAREER activitywastocreateapicture demonstrationinsideaChevy ence. Ifyou havenotyet DEVELOPMENTEVENTS(CDES). framedecoratedwithblueand Trailblazer. attendedthenational FFA 475FFADELEGATESBEGIN goldpuzzlepieces.Wealso Onourwayoutofthecareer convention,talktoyour CONDUCTING BUSINESS tookPolaroidsofourpalswith show,wepickedupsome advisorandtrytoattend SESSIONS. FFAmembers. oranges(oneofthemany nextyear. THEFFANATIONALAGRICULTURAL Ourchaptersplitupafter careershowgiveaways,along Thereissomuchtodo, YCEAARRE,EROPSEHNOSW,WIITNHITAS36TH thePALSworkshop.Somewent withthehats,candy,pens, seeandexperience.Andthere PERFORMANCEBYTHENATIONAL toserveontheFFACourtesy stickersandmore)onourway arealotofgreatpeopleto FFABANDANDFLAGTEAM. Corps.ThreefriendsandIwent tomeetupwiththerestofour meet.SoI hopetoseealot FFAMEMBERSGETAFULL totheFFANationalAgricultural chapterforthe"Reflections" moreblueandgoldjackets HELPINGOFRODEOACTIONAT CareerShow.Whilescopingout sessioninFreedomHall. atthe75th NationalFFA THEBLUEGRASSBULLBASH. the300-plusbooths,my Thisturnedouttobeavery Convention. FFAMEMBERSCELEBRATETHE friendsBrandiandLeetested interestingevent.Thenational CLOSEOFTHEFIRSTDAYAT THECONVENTIONDANCE. theirknowledgeattheJohn FFAofficers,afterdoingafunny ByManningFFA Deerequiz.Meanwhile, skit,toldusthat"FFAMakesit ChapterVicePresident Stefanie,ourexchangestudent Real"(thiswasalsothecon- CarrieTrebilofSouth fromGermany,climbednerv- ventiontheme)butithasto Carolina. DELEGATESFROM PUERTORICOTUNE INAS2000-01 NATIONALFFA PRESIDENTTRENT MCKNIGHTCONDUCTS MOVINGTOTHE ABUSINESSSESSION MUSICATTHE FFADANCE 2000-2001NATIONAL FFAOFFICERSTRENT MCKNIGHTAND KATYPOTH HAVEFUN DURINGASKITATA REFLECTIONSSESSION ATHIRD-GRADER HASABLASTATTHE PALSCONFERENCE 7VTH NATIONAL FFA CONVENTION 7ifTH NATIONAL FFA CONVENTION Thursday,October25,2001, membersenjoyingoneanoth- openingthememusicplayed. THENATIONALFFAORGANIZA- theseconddayofthe er'scompanyandthelive JenniferEdwards'spowerful TIONANNOUNCESTHAT nationalFFAconvention, entertainmentprovidedby retiringaddressleftanimpact IRTESATCOHTEADLiMfE57M,B27E8R,SAHNIPHAS hadsomethingforeveryone. NationalFFATalentactsfrom oneveryone.Nervousgrinsand 18-YEAR-HIGH. Especiallyfun!Thedaykicked acrossthecountry. ecstaticcheersweresharedas DURINGTHESTARSOVER offateightinthemorningwith Attendeesofthesecond theStarsOverAmericafinalists AMERICAPAGEANT,THE thefirstopeningsession. generalsessionwerereadyto wereintroducedandthe NATIONALFFAORGANIZATION FFAmemberswereenter- danceastheFFAdelegatesled winnersannounced. TNITHASEMMENOSASTTTIHOPENRAERLSETCSIITPGAIIREONUITSNSAOWFARDS: tsapienaekderaDnidckinVsitpailree,dabnyAkBeCynaontde taihsele"sC.hOiuctksetnaDndainncge"FFiAncthhaep- day,Atwtehewebreegitnonlidntghaotft"hFeFA AGRIBUSINESS,STARIN ESPNsportsanalyst.The terswerehonoredduringthis makesitreal."Butwhatis ASTGARRICIUNLTAUGRRIASLCPILEANCCEEMAENNTD, NationalFFABandmadeits sessionandthenationalFFA "it"?"It"isthewarm,proud STARFARMER. grandentryandwasacontinu- bandandchorusperformed andpatrioticfeelingyouget THENATIONALFFAALUMNI alsourceofprideandfaithin throughouttheafternoon. whenyou'resurroundedby SILENTAUCTIONBEGINS ourcountryandtheFFA. SeveralCDEcompetitions over1+0,000blueandgold (BYTHETIMEITWOULDEND Afterthesessionwasover, wereheldthroughouttheday. corduroyjackets.Thursday, $O1N0/+F,ROIODAOY,WOMUOLRDEBTEHARNAISED FFAmembershadtheopportu- WalkingthroughFinalsHall, withoutadoubt,provedthat FORFFAPROGRAMS). nitytoattendthecareershow onecouldfeeltheanticipation the2001NationalFFA NATIONALFFATALENTACTS andeatorshopattheFFA anddreadintheairas ConventionmadeFFAreal! PERFORMFORTHOUSANDS shoppingmall.Thecareer competitorsanxiouslywaited ATAGENERALSESSION. showwasjam-packedas toheartheresults. ByWestVirginiaFFAVice JAMESBOREL,PRESIDENT memberstouredexhibits,par- Bythetimethelastgeneral PresidentSusanWilkins, OFDUPONTCROPPROTECTION, ticipatedinfun-filledtractor sessionofthedayrolled whoisamemberofthe SAPBEOAUKTSHTIOSTRHOELECOANSVE2N0T0I2ON races,andclimbedagiant around,theexcitementand PocahontasFFA 4 CHAIRMAN OFTHE wallattheUnitedStatesArmy enthusiasmweregoingthrough Chapterandthe NATIONALFFAFOUNDATION exhibit.Themallandfood theroof!Theentirearenaburst FFANewHorizons SPONSORS'BOARD. courtwerealsofilledwithFFA intodanceandcheersasthe EditorialBoard

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