Nearly 250 FFA members from across Minnesota will converge on St. Cloud State University Monday, December 15, to vie for spots in national competition in Leadership Development Events (LDEs). Team and individual winners in the areas of Prepared and Extemporaneous Public Speaking, Parliamentary Procedure, Ag Issues, Conduct of Chapter Meetings, Employment Skills and FFA Creed will move on to the National FFA Convention held in the fall of 2026.
Compeer Financial is a major sponsor of the Winter Leadership Summit. Compeer Financial and the Minnesota FFA Foundation work to enrich agriculture through the investment in FFA members.
The Summit also hosts the Minnesota Farm Bureau FFA Discussion Meet on Sunday evening. An invitational event for the FFA Creed will be held in Spanish, Hmong and Somali. It is made possible by a grant for Underserved Populations through the Minnesota Career and Technical Student Organizations (CTSOs) with awards sponsored by the Minnesota Department of Agriculture.
Minnesota’s pork, beef, dairy and turkey sectors will join the Summit as well, presenting Livestock Quality Assurance information session along with up-to-date agriculture information. The Minnesota Soybean Research and Promotion Council is providing support for chapter travel to St. Cloud.
The Winter Leadership Summit is complementary to the Minnesota FFA State Convention held in April, where Career Development Events (CDEs) are held to select national competitors.
For more information on the Minnesota FFA Leadership Conference, visit MNFFA.org.
Source: Minnesota FFA Foundation
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