Montana FFA Convention!

I found lot’s of blue and GOLD in the treasure state of Montana! Also often referred to as the big sky state. Which makes sense cause it is the 4th largest state in the U.S. and that means a lot of sky… I think.

Majh ha... lol
Seriously though there are many treasures and talents in Montana. Take for example the state officers. I really enjoyed their reflections encouraging other members and describing the different places they are from. Each of the state officers also delivered motivational RA’s straight from the heart. Very cool. I also met many talented FFA members with exceptional and award winning proficiency and star projects.

(above) Although it snowed while I was there, and many were concerned that this California girl might freeze, I really enjoyed our sight- seeing adventure as we all set out on tours around the Great Falls area. The tour I selected was of a local seed company called Timeless Seeds Inc. Timeless Seeds is a privately owned, 20 year old business that is known nationwide and even internationally for having extremely high quality seeds. Their products include: lentils, peas, flax, and cereal grains. Below are a couple pictures from our tour.


(above) Hanging with some state officer candidates! All of the candidates were a joy to be around. I also liked when they participated in the general sessions from where they were housed in the “hot box” at the back of the arena.


Below is a picture of State Vice President Danny Pratt making good use of some duck tape :)


My tall friends and pep squad- Ryan and Kurt!

Chillin at the dance with Patty Hughes I also met Sean Boden a visiting member from Virginia.

Montana FFA has a really cool and unique educational competition for students with Native American background. I really enjoyed watching the ceremonies and learning more about their culture. The traditions are amazing and the students are equally as intelligent and talented.



We learned how to do the jitterbug! How cool is that? A workshop on dancing! Thanks to all the FFA members who did their best to teach me ha ha. I’ll keep trying :)



Cool theme right! Also Montana is the 4th largest state and their primary agriculture is: Cattle, wheat, barley, sugar beets, hay, hogs. Just a couple fun facts.

Adios for now friends,

Nessie