FFA Unraveled: A Texas FFA Podcast
Episodes
25 episodes
Ep. 24: Q&A with the Texas FFA Officer Travel Team
Join 2024-2025 State President, Hunter Lawson, and State First Vice President, Thomas Barton as they give listeners a glimpse of what their year of service looks like and answer some member's questions!
Ep. 23: Boosting Your Chapter Branding
Ashley Dunkerley, Texas FFA Communications Coordinator, takes a break from all of her "behind the scenes" efforts to share best practices to brand your chapter efforts. From creating consistency for your chapter activities to leveraging these p...
The 96th Annual Texas FFA Convention
Texas FFA advisors and members will hear from State Officers Elise Sharp and Blake Koether as they share all the details about the 96th Annual Texas FFA Convention in Houston, Texas. From speakers and entertainment to how to plan for Fun Night,...
Ep. 21: Better Together with Texas Farm Bureau
Texas FFA is fortunate to partner with Texas Farm Bureau through many programs such as Texas FFA Career Week, FFA Week, Day At The Capitol, and MORE! Join us for this episode to meet Texas FFA Board Member and Director of Organization, Dr. Whit...
Ep. 20: Motivating Students on Teams
Join Rod Vincent (Belleville), Jacob Price (Katy), and Liz Treptow (Weimar) as they share ways to effectively motivate students on career development and leadership development teams. From recruiting students to integrating contest content into...
Ep. 19: Meet Your National FFA Teacher Ambassadors
Texas FFA is fortunate to have several National FFA Teacher Ambassadors who are tasked with serving as liaisons between the National FFA and our teachers. They serve to inform teachers and students of the enumerable opportunities for leadership...
Ep. 18: FFA Meetings For Greater Engagement
Join us as we hear from Area V Vice President Weston Parr and Area VI Vice President Jacqueline Rand as they discuss chapter meeting ideas that will have your members excited to attend!Any links or specific references made during the ep...
Ep. 17: Right To Farm Bill
Join us as we discuss the Right to Farm and Ranch Amendment with Representative Dewayne Burns. Proposition 1, the Right to Farm and Ranch Amendment, protects the rights of landowners and lessees to engage in commonly accepted agricultural pract...
Ep. 16: Empowering Your Chapter Officer Team - Part II
Join Melissa Spicer, Florence, and Luke Parr, Blue Ridge as they share was to effectively utilize their chapter officers in order to provide meaningful opportunities for student growth while taking some of the responsibilities off the teacher's...
Ep. 15: Empowering Your Chapter Officer Team - Part I
Join Melissa Spicer, Florence, and Luke Parr, Blue Ridge as they share was to effectively utilize their chapter officers in order to provide meaningful opportunities for student growth while taking some of the responsibilities off the teacher's...
Ep. 14: The 95th Annual Texas FFA Convention
You're not going to want to miss this episode! Hear from state staff and state officers as cover a little bit of everything about this year's convention. Get ready to CULTIVATE!
Ep. 13: Chapter Success Ends With POA - Part II
Special guest North Dakota FFA FFA Executive Director, Nikki Fideldy-Doll joins us to share best practices related to creating a successful and complete Program of Activities. During this episode we will discuss the goal setting process, effici...
Ep. 12: Chapter Success Starts With POA - Part I
Special guest North Dakota FFA FFA Executive Director, Nikki Fideldy-Doll joins us to share best practices related to creating a successful and complete Program of Activities. During this episode we will discuss the goal-setting process, effici...
Ep. 11: Cultivating Support at the Local Level - Part II
Join us as we speak with Aaron Alejandro, Texas FFA Foundation Executive Director as we explore methods to develop resources for your chapter. We will discuss how advisors and chapter members can work with community leaders to create a long-ter...
Ep. 10: Cultivating Support at the Local Level - Part I
Join us as we speak with Aaron Alejandro, Texas FFA Foundation Executive Director as we explore methods to develop resources for your chapter. We will discuss how advisors and chapter members can work with community leaders to create a long-ter...
Ep. 9: Striving for Success in Competitive Events
During this episode join the state officers as they interview a few members who qualified for the national competition. Listen as they discuss their various contests, the valuable life lessons they have learned, and advice for any member strivi...
Ep. 8: Career Week
During this episode join the state officers to learn more about Texas FFA's first Career Week! The goal of the initiative is to provide quality resources for teachers to utilize to provide a valuable career unit experience that will showcase th...
Ep. 7: FFA Friday
During this episode hear from Dr. Candis Carraway, professor at Stephen F. Austin State University and Tammy Glascock, Texas FFA SAE and Swine Validation Coordinator as we discuss using FFA Friday as a valuable tool for teachers and students. F...
Ep. 6: Script Writing: The Stuff You Should Know
Join us as we talk to five of our talented FFA Advisors who share their best practices for writing scripts for Texas FFA Leadership Development Events. Listen as Brent Wicker; Peaster, Casey Wilson; El Campo, Lynita Foster; Madisonville, Michel...
Ep. 5: Asking Our Members – Vol. I
As we start the school year, we thought it would be great to hear from some of our students about what makes their chapters so unique. During our convention, the Texas FFA student media team had the chance to talk with some of our members. From...
Ep. 4: The 94th Annual Texas FFA Convention
You're not going to want to miss this episode! Hear from state staff, your State Vice President from Area IX, Brady Neuman, and one of our wonderful ag teachers, Annette Hill from East Bernard FFA. We will cover a little bit of ever...
Ep. 3: Career Development Events - Revisions, Reminders, and Tips For Success
Join us as we visit with Jordan Blount, Student Recognition and Scholarship Coordinator, and Patrick Padgett, CDE Chairman as we discuss some of the major changes to Career Development Event rules and discuss some helpful reminders and some tip...
Ep. 2: The Texas FFA State Officer Selection Process
Join special guests Dr. David Frazier and state officers Gracey Leopold, Ryan Hess, Gunnar Griggs-Bell, and Ember Reyes as they share their experience and advice for individuals interested in running for a coveted state officer position. Listen...
Ep. 1: Program, Award and Degree Applications
Texas FFA offers members countless opportunities! Some of those opportunities are initiated through an application process that can seem daunting to some. This episode discusses the various Texas FFA applications available online and tips for n...