Governor Parson to Celebrate National FFA Week in Missouri, Host Agriculture Careers Event for Over 200 Missouri FFA Members

On Friday, February 28, 2020, Governor Mike Parson will join Lieutenant Governor Mike Kehoe, Missouri Department of Agriculture Director Chris Chinn, Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) Assistant Commissioner Blaine Henningsen, and Missouri FFA leadership to celebrate National FFA Week in Missouri. 

In honor of the FFA tradition of students driving their tractors to school during National FFA Week, Governor Parson and Lieutenant Governor Kehoe will kick off the celebrations by driving two John Deere tractors to the State Capitol. Director Chinn and more than 200 FFA students from across the state will welcome them to the Capitol on the southwest lawn. 

Immediately following the tractor parade, Governor Parson will present a proclamation designating February 22 - 29, 2020, as National FFA Week in Missouri during a ceremony in the Capitol Rotunda. 

After the proclamation ceremony, Governor Parson, Lieutenant Governor Kehoe, Director Chinn, and agriculture leaders from across Missouri will host in-depth conversations with FFA students on careers in agriculture. Career day participants include the following:

  • Ag Business – Amanda Cooper and Jessica Kueffer from MFA, Inc.
  • Ag Mechanics – Jeremy Schneider from Sydenstricker-Nobbe Partners
  • Animal Systems – Dr. Bernd Eichenmueller from Boehringer Ingelheim
  • Food Science – Dr. Christopher Daubert from MU-CAFNR
  • Plant Systems – Connie Davis from Bayer
  • Natural Resources – Kurt Boeckmann from Missouri Department of Natural Resources

 

Friday, February 28, 2020

8:35 a.m.                    What:      National FFA Week Tractor Parade

                                    Where:    Missouri Governor’s Mansion to State Capitol

                                    Media:     Open

                                              *Governor Parson and Lieutenant Governor Kehoe will start at the

                                              Missouri Governor’s Mansion and drive their tractors to the north side

                                              of the State Capitol. They will park the tractors at approximately 8:45

                                              a.m. and take photos with FFA students on the southwest lawn. 

 

9:20 a.m.                    What:      National FFA Week Proclamation Ceremony 

                                    Where:    1st Floor Capitol Rotunda

                                    Media:     Open

 

10:00 a.m.                   What:      Careers in Agriculture Day 

                                     Where:    House Hearing Rooms 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 7 

                                     Media:     Open