The Straws That Stir The Drinks

Jack Lingenfelter interviews Zeke Chapman, owner of Support Georgia Agriculture. Chapman knew he wanted to help the Georgia FFA Foundation in some way during the Covid pandemic. As someone who specializes in custom apparel, he put a piece of artwork focusing on Georgia agriculture on a T-shirt and sold it online, then donated the proceeds to the foundation. He ran the fundraiser fo

Jack Lingenfelter recaps the 2022 National FFA Convention with guests including Kaitlyn Hart, 2022 American Star in Agribusiness, Taleen Hanna, Newsroom Intern, Karter Goforth, Georgia’s National Officer Candidate, Michael Howard and Leslie Sherard, two of Georgia’s voting delegates, and Ben Lastly, Georgia FFA’s executive Secretary. The National FFA Convention is held annual

Jack Lingenfelter previews 2022 National FFA convention in an interview with Erik Robinson the current National FFA Southern Region Vice President. Robinson, a member of the Effingham County FFA chapter and a student at the University of Georgia (UGA), was elected from a field of 36 candidates to serve as one of six national FFA officers for 2021-22. Each year, the National FFA Org

Jack Lingenfelter recently interviewed Tyler Harper, Georgia State Senator for District 7 - covering the largest senate district in the state. Harper lives in Ocilla and is a lifelong resident of South Georgia. He graduated from the University of Georgia with a bachelor’s degree in Agricultural Engineering and holds an associate’s degree from Abraham Baldwin Agricultural Colleg

Jack Lingenfelter interviews some of the most successful young people in Georgia livestock showing. Payton Jackson, Mason Wall, Emma Hutto and Jordan Pritchett join Jack as they discuss their individual perspectives showing different species, improving their craft and overcoming challenges. Each one provides an inside look at some of their favorite species.

Jack Lingenfelter interviews two of Hawaii's FFA Members: Sean Valencia and Vheena Sistoza. Valencia is a member of the Waipahu Chapter and Hawaii FFA State Reporter. Sistoza is also a member of the Waipahu Chapter and Hawaii FFA State President. The two discuss their unique prespectives on FFA and Agriculture. They also discuss Hawaii's agriculture contributions and the integral p

Jack Lingenfelter recently interviewed Hillery Culpepper who serves as the Assistant Director of the Georgia FFA Foundation, Inc. The Foundation is a nonprofit, tax-exempt, 501(c)3 organization committed to obtaining and providing the resources needed to advance Georgia FFA. The vision of the Georgia FFA Foundation is to be a financially sustainable source that exceeds the needs of

Jack Lingenfelter recently interviewed several former and current Georgia State FFA Officers. They discussed the 2021 Hybrid State FFA Convention in Georgia. Interviews include Emma Long, Ethan Hyers, Nate McKinney, Madison Kelly and Jacob Harper.

Jack Lingenfelter recently interviewed Tess Seibel who served as a 2019-2020 National FFA officer. Seibel is the daughter of an agriculture teacher, and she started attending the Virginia FFA state convention at 3 years old. “I joined FFA because it was a family tradition, but I stayed because of the people,” she says. She went on to serve as a state officer there, which helped

Jack Lingenfelter interviews Arham Shah who recently served as the Georgia 4H State President. Shah, from Swainsboro, Georgia, Is currently a Freshman at the University of Georgia majoring in Political Science and minoring in AgriBusiness. Shah has been a member of 4H since the 6th grade and plans to attend UGA Law School. The two discuss Shah's recent leadership positions in 4H an