Future of Farming

Teegan Timmons leads Washington's FFA with one goal in mind: keeping that family feeling strong as the organization grows.

Often when people think about the diversity of Oregon agriculture, they think about the Willamette Valley. But, as Addie Saunders points out, the eastside of the state is pretty diverse, and pretty special.

Getting young people excited about farming isn't just a Northwest problem. It's something agriculture is wrestling with across the entire country right now.

Dylan Orr's got a message for anyone in agriculture: your voice matters more than you think in shaping how people see farming.

Students heading back to school soon are deciding between sports, clubs, and classes. Local FFA chapters are making their case for why agriculture programs deserve a spot on that list.

Oregon FFA State President Anna Kliewer says local FFA chapters give everyday farmers a real opening to talk with young people about what modern agriculture actually looks like on the ground.

Advocacy doesn't always mean storytelling, sometimes it’s correcting misinformation. Tucker Van Dyke, the Oregon FFA state Secretary, used IP28 as an example in today's Future of Farming.

FFA membership just topped one million students nationwide for the first time, and the Pacific Northwest is well represented, with Oregon alone home to more than 16,000 members.

Oregon FFA Vice President Braelyn Marino is encouraging agricultural producers to speak up and not sidestep tough talks with urban communities about where food comes from.

Kaylyn Bozeman, the 2025-2026 Washington FFA Reporter, says she would like to see ag advocacy start much earlier in school then it currently is.