Purdue Agricultural Education

10/27/2026

We are ready to win back the spirit 📣📣📣 award at the Ag Council Ag Olympics!

We don't know if the college is ready for us!

10/27/2026

Come join us as a student in our Ag Ed major!

Turn your passion for agriculture into a career that helps students discover theirs. Agricultural education prepares you to teach agricultural subjects through hands-on coursework, early classroom experiences, and student teaching. Learn to create engaging lessons, lead student organizations, and connect classroom learning with local communities and careers. Purdue’s accredited program prepares you to earn your Indiana teaching license, qualifying you to teach agricultural subjects in grades 5–12, with interstate reciprocity agreements that can help you pursue teaching opportunities across the country.

Apply now to study Agricultural Education today and teach the future!

admissions.purdue.edu/become-student/apply/

10/26/2026

We're back on campus🚂! We missed our students and are so pumped to be back (but are feeling a nap 💤😴 might be in the future)

Tell us about your favorite experiences from convention 💙💛 in the comments! WE WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU!

10/24/2026

The American Degree Session begins at 7:30am in Lucas Oil 🏈 Stadium! You can tune in to see the session on RFD-TV.

There are 147 students from the state of Indiana who are joining the 5,816 members nationwide who will be conveyed their degrees during the session!

Congratulate our final recipient, Whitney Smith of Cascade FFA, on earning her degree!

10/23/2026

student Erianna Vela is earning her American Degree charm tomorrow!

🇺🇸 American FFA Degree Recipients receive a gold American FFA Degree key 🔑 💛 to display on their FFA Jackets to represent the years if dedication it took to earn! Erianna is an alumnus of Prairie Heights FFA.

Keep up the good work, Erianna!

Boiler up! 🚂🖤💛💙

10/23/2026

Every year Dr. Sarah LaRose helps run the national Conduct of Chapter Meetings LDE at National FFA Convention. She has been a member of the committee that plans, runs, and updates this LDE since 2015. Some of her responsibilities have included writing oral questions, co-presenting instructional webinars for event participants and their coaches, organizing the responsibilities of the Convention Collegiate Assistants (CCAs), and more. This year the event drew 42 teams from across the country, for a total of 294 FFA members! Today is the finals for CCM in the Indiana Convention Center, where Dr. LaRose is serving as the master of ceremonies. Assisting with Conduct of Chapter Meetings at National FFA Convention is one of Dr. LaRose's favorite events each year because it means she gets to interact with FFA members and Ag teachers from across the country, and see excellent parliamentary procedure in action!

10/23/2026

Check out the advice Lucas Lyons (Ag Ed B.S. ‘26) has for getting involved on campus. Our Ag Ed students are involved at the department, college, and university levels, in a variety of option clubs and organizations! In the words of Lucas, “Be a sponge, and get involved across campus.” 🧽🧠📚🚂



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10/22/2026

It's been a busy day at the 99th National FFA Organization Convention!

Professor Emeritus Dr. Allen Talbert and Ag Ed Senior Lecturer Amanda Line spent the day judging the 🦉 Agricultural Education Invitational!

The National Agricultural Education Invitational enables FFA members to explore the career field of Agricultural Education. Members are provided an opportunity to practice teaching skills, comprehend methods and teaching behaviors, follow a lesson plan, provide feedback to members, foster leadership and communication skills, and promote agricultural education.

10/22/2026

It’s been a busy week at National FFA Convention! Each year our students step up to serve in different ways to help bring convention to life for FFA Members and Advisors. Yesterday, four of our students assisted with the national Conduct of Chapter Meetings LDE, the only competitive event open to middle school members at the national level. They helped move students from their holding room to competition rooms, enter scores for our judges, and help keep the holding room light and less stressful. They did a great job!!

Thank you to: Kaysie Anthrop, Kaitlyn Kalbaugh, Ethan Sheets, and Conner Keeslar!

10/22/2026

The 🇺🇸 American Degree requirements include earning their state degree, holding active FFA membership, completing secondary institution instruction, and operating an outstanding SAE program.

Our students model all of these traits with excellence!

Today we want to spotlight Nolan Drake of Northeastern Wayne FFA for his efforts in his home 💙💛chapter and at 🖤💛Purdue!

Congratulations Nolan!!!

Keep an 👁 out for more Boilermaker success at the 99th National FFA Organization Convention & Expo!