Kansas FFA Convention Schedule of Events

8:00 am State Officer Candidate Process begins for the day

8:00 am Prepared Public Speaking Leadership Development Event – Preliminary Round

8:00 am Extemporaneous Public Speaking Leadership Development Event – Preliminary Round

8:30 am State Band Rehearsal – McCain Auditorium, Room 201

8:30 am State Chorus Rehearsal – McCain Auditorium, Room 204

9:00 am Conduct of Meetings Leadership Development Event 

10:00 am Employability Skills Leadership Development Event 

10:00 am Leadership Development Workshop – T. Wayne Williams, National FFA Southern Region Vice President – K‐State Student Union, Bluemont Room

10:30 am K-State College of Agriculture Interactive Workshops (Workshop concludes at 11 am)
Farm Your Future: Finding Your Place in the Family Operation – Thinking about returning to the farm? This interactive session will help you connect your skills, interests, and goals to real opportunities on the farm. You’ll be challenged to think beyond “returning home” and start shaping a role that brings new ideas, energy, and direction to your operation as it moves into the next generation. 

10:30 am Ag Issues Forum Leadership Development Event

10:30 am Extemporaneous Public Speaking Leadership Development Event – Semi-Final Round 

10:45 am Kansas FFA Opportunities Fair Grand Opening – K‐State Student Union, Ballroom Foyer

11:00 am-5:30 pm Convention Registration Opens – McCain Auditorium Lobby

Note: There will be no on-site registration at Morgan Family Arena.

11:00 am 26^th Annual Kansas FFA Opportunity Fair – K-State Student Union, Grand Ballroom

Student engagement opportunity: Each exhibitor at the opportunity fair will have a supply of tokens to give to a student who has a productive interaction with them. These tokens can then be turned in for a commemorative Kansas FFA Convention T-shirt. This incentive encourages students to engage in meaningful conversations with vendors and learn more about the opportunities available to them at the fair. 

The first 275 members to collect three convention tokens from exhibitors for having a quality, engaging conversation will be able to turn them in for a Kansas FFA convention t-shirt. 

11:00 am Blue & Gold Conclave – Session 1 – K‐State Student Union, Flinthills Room

11:00 am K-State College of Agriculture Interactive Workshops (Workshop concludes at 12 noon)
The Daily Grind to Make Daily Bread – Take a tour through the Grain Science & Industry pilot flour mill and learn about what it takes to make wheat flour and the careers available in the industry. The Hal Ross Mill is equipped with regular full-size equipment for our students to begin to learn the science and craft of flour milling.

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Feed Your Curiosity – What is that tall building? – At the O.H. Kruse Feed Technology Center, K-State Ag provides training in the areas of feed processing & safety, quality assurance, pet food development, and grain handling. Take a walking tour of this world-class facility used for teaching the next gen of feed industry leaders through student involvement, hands-on instruction and internships. * Special note: Visitors must wear closed-toed shoes for safety reasons. 

11:30 am Prepared Public Speaking Leadership Development Event – Semi-Final Round 

11:30 am Career Development Workshop – Wildcat Chambers, KSU Student Union (Workshop concludes at 12:30 pm)
Sharing Kansas’ Story Through Ag Education – This hands-on session is for FFA members who want to bring agriculture to life and share Kansas’s story in engaging, real-world ways. Participants will explore how our state earned its “Breadbasket of the World” title while diving into interactive activities like making Kansas Trail Mix, creating Corn Necklaces and using storytelling to connect people to agriculture. Attendees will leave with ready-to-use ideas, simple materials and the confidence to represent and promote Kansas agriculture wherever they go. Led by Serita Blankenship of Kansas Farm Bureau.

12:00 noon Convention Delegate Process – K‐State Union (Times tentative for Delegate Process Below)

**Dress code for delegate activities is Official Dress.**

• 11:30 am Registration Opens – Outside Forum Hall
• 12:00 pm Delegate Welcome & Training 
• 12:30 pm State Officer Candidate Facilitations with Delegates
• 2:10 pm Networking Training
• 2:45 pm Committee Meetings
• 3:50 pm Meet the Candidates 
• 4:45 pm Delegate Business Session
• 5:30 pm Adjourn
• 7:00 pm First General Session
  • Delegates seated in Morgan Family Arena for Candidate Speeches

12:30 pm Hands-on Service Activities – St. Isidore’s Catholic Student Center**Registration Required**

1:00 pm Creed Public Speaking Leadership Development Event 

1:00 pm K-State College of Agriculture Interactive Workshop (Workshops conclude at 2 pm)
AgTalk: Speak Up for Agriculture – Speak Up for Agriculture is an interactive, 45-minute workshop designed to help students confidently communicate about agriculture. Participants build professional networking skills, learn how to introduce themselves effectively, and practice crafting and delivering a concise, engaging elevator speech on an agriculture topic of their choice. The workshop empowers students to advocate for agriculture in conversations, events, and future professional settings. 

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The Daily Grind to Make Daily Bread

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Feed your Curiosity – What is that tall building?

1:00 pm K-State College of Agriculture Interactive Workshop (Workshops conclude at 3 pm)
Explore Engineering – In this interactive workshop, students will explore the world of engineering through hands-on challenges and real-world problem solving. Participants will work in teams to design, build, and test solutions while learning how engineers think and innovate. 

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Lung Story Short…We’re Dissecting – Students will get to dissect livestock plucks, and see how major organs in various animals interact. 

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Pawsitively Delicious – Creating Critter Snacks – Students will learn about the pet food industry and get to make their own human-grade pet treats to take home.

1:00 pm Leadership Workshop – Luke Jennings – K-State Alumni Center, Tadtman Boardroom 

1:30 pm Invitational Spanish Creed Speaking Leadership Development Event 

1:30 pm Career Development Workshop – Purple Pride Room, K-State Alumni Center (Workshops conclude at 2:30 pm)
Voices in the Field: Advocating for Agriculture and Shaping Policy – Discover how your voice can make a real impact in the future of agriculture! This workshop will introduce you to the world of agricultural advocacy and the policymaking process. You’ll learn how local and national policies affect the food system, farming, sustainability, and rural communities — and how young leaders like you can speak up and drive change.  Led by Brendan Wirth & Myndi Krafft of Kansas Farm Bureau.

1:45 pm Hands-on Service Activities – St. Isidore’s Catholic Student Center **Registration Required**

2:00 pm Deadline to submit scrapbooks for evaluation – McCain Auditorium, Registration Desk

2:15 pm Leadership Workshop – Luke Jennings – K-State Alumni Center, Tadtman Boardroom 

2:45 pm Career Development Workshop – Purple Pride Room, K-State Alumni Center (Workshops conclude at 3:45 pm)
Sorghum: An Ancient Grain With New Possibilities

Kansas FFA members and their instructors have a unique opportunity to connect agriculture, food systems and student leadership through locally grown ingredients and hands-on learning. This session explores how grain sorghum, one of Kansas’ most resilient and versatile crops, can serve not only as a nutritious, Kansas-raised ingredient in school meal programs, but also as a pathway for FFA member engagement through SAE development and AgriScience Fair projects.

Participants will learn about sorghum’s nutritional benefits, its role in Kansas agriculture and the many ways students can explore the crop through classroom instruction, entrepreneurship, food science, marketing and consumer outreach. The session will highlight how sorghum can be incorporated into school cafeterias in multiple forms — from whole grain and flour to popped sorghum — while creating opportunities for students to lead educational initiatives, conduct research projects and build connections between producers, schools and local communities.

3:00 pm Creed Public Speaking Leadership Development Event Finals **Finals are open for general attendance** 

3:00 pm Courtesy Corps Meeting – McCain Auditorium Lobby

1:45 pm Hands-on Service Activities – St. Isidore’s Catholic Student Center **Registration Required**

3:30 pm Leadership Workshop – T. Wayne Williams, National FFA Southern Region Vice President – K-State Alumni Center, Tadtman Boardroom

Note: Attire in Morgan Family Arena and McCain Auditorium will be Official Dress.

Members receiving recognition on the auditorium stage must be in proper Official Dress

OPENING SESSION, Morgan Family Arena **Delegates seated & roll called**

• 7:00 pm Posting of Colors National Anthem Opening Ceremony
• Welcome to Kansas State University
• Presentation of Chapter Charters
• Creed Speaking Awards – Creed presented by State Creed Speaking Finalists
• Invitational Spanish Creed Speaking Recognition
• Retiring Address – Dustin Denton, State Vice President
• Senior Parliamentary Procedure Awards
• Recognition of Conduct of Chapter Meeting
• Presentation of State Officer Candidate Speeches
• Closing Ceremony

9:00 pm **SOLD OUT** FFA Night at LEAP Trampoline Park – 3011 Anderson Avenue

9:30 pm Parker Ryan Concert – The Hat in Aggieville (1315 Laramie St) **Ticket Required**

Each local chapter advisor will receive one free advisor’s ticket (non‐transferable) with the purchase of ten (10) tickets.

Dress code for the concert is as follows:

● Jeans of a solid color with no logos, designs, rips, or holes with either an unaltered (1) Kansas FFA issued or purchased t‐shirt; (2) Chapter FFA issued or purchased shirt; (3) a FFA event issued or purchased t‐shirt, or (4) button‐down/ collared shirt.

● No midriffs exposed.

● No shorts allowed.

Members arriving at the concert in clothing that does not meet the above-listed code will not be allowed to enter until dressed appropriately.