Corduroy Connect

Listen in as Nicholas and Abby interview two of our National FFA Officers, Cole Baerlocher and Jackson Sylvester. Throughout this episode, we learn more about their history in FFA, their journey to becoming National Officers, and what their future looks like following their year of service.

Tune in as Nicholas and Kourtney interview National FFA CEO, Scott Stump. In this episode, we discuss Stump's history with FFA and agricultural education. Near the end of the episode, Stump tells us his plans for the National FFA Organization. 

In this episode Tyler and Jordyn interview our 2021 National FFA Officer Candidate, Derick Williams. Listen in to hear more about Derick's FFA journey and his preparation for the National Officer rounds.

Tune in as Nicholas and Jeremiah discuss Counselor Life at the Indiana FFA Leadership Center. Make sure to stay for the interviews with Blake Buchanan (DIV President), Jenna Kelsay (DVIII President), and Mr. Martin (INFFA Program Specialist) about the application process!

Listen in as Abby and Madisen introduce and interview the BRAND NEW State Officer Team in Season 2 of Corduroy Connect. Make sure to stick around until the end of the episode for our new segment, Indiana FFA Fun Facts!

Join Blayne and Evan as they sit down with Dr. Steve McKinley and Dane Chapman to talk about the future of agriculture and how to overcome the inevitable challenges we will face!

Looking for some extra motivation? Sarah Johnson and James Nichols share their inspirational stories in this episode of the Corduroy Connect Podcast. Listen in as we chat about mental health, overcoming obstacles, and finding purpose in the FFA.  

State Secretary, Kylie Schakel, and State Southern Region Vice President, Loren Matlock, chat with Dillon Sheiss. Dillon was the 2020 State Star Farmer and was involved in FFA from 6th grade to 12th grade at Columbia City High School. He raises show cattle and pigs to sell to youth exhibitors. Dillon is currently a freshman at Blackhawk East in Galva, Illinois where he is apart of the livestock judging team. Listen today to learn more about Dillon and how he built a successful SAE. 

Tune in to hear from Jeremiah Geise and Ashanti Snodgrass about their experience with leadership in FFA! 

Check out this episode of the Corduroy Connect Podcast as Blayne and Loren discuss Farm to School Programs. Thank you to the Members and Advisors from the Tri-County and Indian Creek FFA Chapters for sharing their insights and experiences.

Tune into this episode of the Corduroy Connect as Julia and Derick talk with State Senator Brian Buchanan of the Indiana State Legislature. Listen in as we discuss his work as a State Senator, current agricultural policy, and what some of our best Christmas gifts have been.

Join us for this episode of the Corduroy Connect as Derick and Julia talk with Director Bruce Kettler of the Indiana State Department of Agriculture. Listen in as we discuss his work, the future of Indiana agriculture, and how we would sell hot chocolate in Florida.

Tune in for the next episode of the Corduroy Connect podcast series as Evan and Derick sit down with Donna Rogler to talk about forestry! Join in to learn about what forestry is, potential careers in forestry, and ways that we are connected to forestry.

Listen in as Kylie and Luc sit down with Noah Berning, Indiana's National Officer Candidate, to learn more about him!

Dive deeper into diversity in Agricultural Education in the second part to Corduroy Connect's Special Edition podcast.

Happy National Teach Ag Day! Tune in for a Special Edition episode of Corduroy Connect, where Luc and Kylie talk with Dr. Sarah LaRose, Dr. Mark Russell, and Grant Sanchez about diversity in Agricultural Education. 

Join us for the premier episode of Indiana FFA's ALL NEW Corduroy Connect Podcast, where listeners get the chance to learn a little bit more about the newly elected team!

Corduroy Connect is a one-stop shop for all Indiana FFA and Agricultural News. Here, we share stories of FFA members, their chapters, alumni, and today's industry leaders.