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Iowa FFA State Leadership Conference Scheduled For Next Week

Iowa FFA State Leadership Conference Scheduled For Next Week

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Thousands of blue corduroy jackets will be seen on the Iowa State University campus at Ames, Iowa, next week as Iowa FFA members will gather for its annual State Leadership Convention.  Scott Johnson is the executive director with the Iowa FFA Association.  He says more than 6,000 members will attend the agricultural youth conference.

Johnson says the Iowa FFA program has witnessed an increase of ten percent in membership over 2021 numbers.

The Iowa FFA State Leadership Conference will be held on Monday and Tuesday.

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