WASHINGTON, D.C. — First District Congressman Tracey Mann was part of a bi-partisian group to introduce resolution designating Feb. 19-26 as National FFA Week. Nearly 90 co-sponsors joined the effort in the U.S. House of Representatives and it was also introduced in the U.S. Senate.
In addition to designating National FFA Week, the resolution also recognizes the important role of the National FFA Organization in developing the next generation of leaders who will change the world and celebrates 70 years of the National FFA Organization’s membership magazine, now called New Horizons.
“The future is making strong demands,” Mann said. “By the year 2030, the global population is expected to surpass eight billion people. Now more than ever, we need young people with the foresight, creativity, and skills necessary to meet the challenges of delivering food, fiber, and fuel to the world. The National FFA Organization, state FFA associations, and local FFA chapters across the country give students the tools and resources they need to tackle those problems head-on. As a past chapter FFA officer from Quinter, Kansas, proud FFA alumnus, and founder of the Congressional FFA Caucus, I am honored to introduce this resolution to celebrate National FFA Week.”
Rep. Mann helped launch the Congressional FFA Caucus in December of 2021. The organization serves to raise the profile of school-based agricultural education and FFA, and to develop relationships between Congress and the next generation of leaders in food and agriculture. There are currently 38 members of the U.S. House of Representatives in the Congressional FFA Caucus.