Dustin Lambertsen, Ashlynn Meyer and Ella Rolf of the Tarkio FFA Chapter accept a Building Our American Communities Grant during the 91st Missouri FFA Convention in Columbia, April 25-26, 2019. The Missouri Department of Agriculture sponsors the award.

Dustin Lambertsen, Ashlynn Meyer and Ella Rolf of the Tarkio FFA Chapter accepted a Building Our American Communities Grant during the 91st Missouri FFA Convention in Columbia April 25-26, 2019. The Missouri Department of Agriculture sponsors the award. The grant will be used to aid with their project in downtown Tarkio.

The Missouri FFA has 25,375 members representing 347 chapters. The national organization has more than 669,000 members representing 8,630 chapters in all 50 states, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

The FFA makes a positive difference in the lives of students by developing their potential for premier leadership, personal growth and career success through agricultural education.